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Finding Critical Literature

Bibliographies

Carpenter, Charles.A. Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism, 1966-1980: An International Bibliography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, c1986.
Regenstein, 3rd Floor Reference Collection
Z5781.C32

Carpenter, Charles. A. Modern Drama: Scholarship and Criticism, 1981-1990: An International Bibliography. Toronto; University of Toronto Press, c1997.
Regenstein, 3rd Floor Reference Collection
Z5781 .C38 1997

Eddleman, Floyd Eugene. American Drama Criticism: Interpretations, 1890-1977. & supplement (1984) Hamden, Conn.: Shoe String Press, 1979.
Regenstein, 3rd Floor Reference Collection
Z1231.D7P19 1979

Salem, James M. A Guide to Critical Reviews. Metuchen, N.J.:Scarecrow Press, 1973-
Regenstein, 3rd Floor Reference Collection
Z5782.S191 1984
Pt. 1 American Drama, 1909-1982 (3rd ed., 1984); pt. 2 The Musical, 1909-1974 (2nd ed.); pt. 3 Foreign Drama, 1909-1977 (2nd ed.).

Indexes

International Index to the Performing Arts: Indexes over 200 international periodicals that cover all aspects of the performing arts, including dance, film, drama/theater, stagecraft, broadcast arts, circus performance, comedy, storytelling, pantomime, puppetry, magic, and the performance business.

MLA: Modern Language Association Bibliography; 1921-: Indexes over 4,000 journals in the fields of literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore.

ABELL: Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature; 1920-: Includes monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays and doctoral dissertations published anywhere in the world. Coverage begins wlith 1920.

British Humanities Index: Indexes over 320 humanities journals and weekly magazines, as well as selected newspapers published in the UK and the United States. Covers 1962 to the present.

Humanities Full Text/Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: Provides citations to journal articles covering a wide range of interdisciplinary fields from a broad array of journals. Coverage begins with 1907.

Humanities International Complete: A comprehensive database of humanities literature that provides full-text articles from hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world. Includes records from the American Humanities Index and Humanities International Index

International Bibliography of Theatre; sponsored by the American Society for Theatre Research, and the International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts in cooperation with the International Federation for Theatre Research. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Theatre Research Data Center, Brooklyn College, City University of New York ; New York, 1982-1999.
Regenstein, Bookstacks
Z6935.I53

Periodicals Index Online: Indexes the contents of thousands of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences from 1770 to 1995, including numerous European titles. Dates of full-text coverage vary by title. Browse the database to view titles by subject or language. One of the most comprehensive bibliographic resources available. Includes Reviews. Full text access to over 350 titles is available through Periodicals Archive Online.

IBZ: Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur aus allen Gebieten des Wissens: International in coverage, the IBZ includes journal articles from over 11,000 English and European periodicals, books, and dissertations. From the main database page, select "Bibliographien des K.G. Saur Verlages, M|nchen - IBZ, etc." Click on the little English flag in the top left corner to switch languages. Coverage begins with 1984. IBZ is the most comprehensive resource for multidisciplinary access to European titles.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index: Part of the Web of Science(SM), which also includes the Social Sciences and Science Citation Indexes. From the home page, click on "ISI Web of Science" to proceed with the search and access the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Allows searching by cited author as well as author and title. Coverage begins with 1975.

Academic Search Premier: Provides citations and abstracts for articles from over 4,140 journals, and includes full text from over 3,170 journals. Note: Searches may be limited to "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals."

Bulletin Signalétique. 523: Histoire et science de la littérature, arts du spectacle. Paris, Centre de documentation du C.N.R.S.
Regenstein, 3rd Floor Reference Collection
Z6513.F81
Continued by Francis, 1984-

Dramatic Index, 1909-May/Aug. 1953. (Part of the Bulletin of Bibliography)
Regenstein, Bookstacks
Z1007.B94 v.6