Guide to Selected Theatre Arts Resources
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| Humanities Abstracts |
1984 to present. |
| Project Muse |
Offers full-text electronic access to over 160 scholarly journals. 1993 to present. |
| LION (Literature Online) |
Coverage varies. English and American poetry, drama and prose, 154 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources. |
| MLA International Bibliography |
1963 to present. An essential index to articles and essays on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. |
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Wilson Select Plus
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1994 to present |
| American Drama Criticism |
Z1231.D7P3 1979 |
| Dramatic Criticism Index |
Z5781.B8 |
| European Drama Criticism |
Z5781.P2 |
| Guide to Critical Reviews Part I: American Drama, 1909-1982; Part II: The Musical, 1909-1989. |
Z5781.S16 1984 |
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Option 1 - Ames Library Catalog
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Search for books and other materials owned by IWU.
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- If IWU owns the item you may check it out.
- If IWU does not own the item, use I-Share to check other CARLI libraries to see if it is available. If so, you may request the item. If not, see Option 2.
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Option 2 - WorldCat
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A catalog of books and other materials worldwide.
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| Theatre Call Number Ranges |
GT510 Costume
GV 1580-1799.3 Dancing
PN 2000-3307 Dramatic representation. The theater.
PN 2061-2071 Art of acting
PN2071 Monologues
PN 2085-2091 Stage and accessories. Stage Design.
PN 2131-219 By period
PN 2131-2145 Ancient
PN 2152-2160 Medieval
PN 2171-2179 Renaissance
PN 2181-2193 Modern
PN 2219.3-3030 Special regions or countries
PN 3035 The Jewish theater
PN 3151-3171 Amateur theater
PN 3175-3191 College and school theatricals
PN 3203-3299 Tableaux, pageants, "Happenings," etc.
TT507 Costume Design
The Ames Library uses Library of Congress Classification.
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| Inter-Play |
Index to plays in published collections. |
| Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections, 7th edition |
Z5781.O8 1988 |
| Index to Plays in Periodicals |
RZ5781.K43 1990 |
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| Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama |
PN1861.C65 2007 |
| Drama Dictionary |
Ref. PN1625.H62 1988 |
| Harold Pinter.org |
Official website of "playwright, director, actor, poet and political activist" Harold Pinter, who was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in literature. Features information about productions of his plays, selected poetry, information about his political activities, bibliographies of works by and about Pinter, images, and more. |
| International Dictionary of Theatre |
Ref. PN2035.I49 1992 |
| Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia |
Explore music, theatre arts, and dance at the Library of Congress |
| Oxford Dictionary of Plays |
Ref. 1925.P38 2005 |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance |
Ref. PN2035.O94 2003 |
| Performing Arts: A Guide to the Reference Literature |
Ref. PN1584.S56 1994 - Annotated bibliography describing, evaluating and comparing reference sources in theater, dance, music theater, puppetry, mime, magic and the circus. |
| World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre |
Ref. PN1861.W67 1994 |
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| Costume Site |
Online costuming sources for historical, science fiction, and fantasy costumers. |
| Costume Gallery |
Links to over 400 sites about costume designers, goods and services, and costume history. Links to over 1800 images. |
| Costumes |
Comprehensive site providing access to textural information, historical images, chronological links to costume sites. |
| History of Costume |
Reproduces 500 costume designs from antiquity through the 19th century that appeared in the History of Costume published in Munich from 1871-1880. |
| Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion |
Ref. GT507.E53 2005 |
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