Drama, Film, Theater
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research guide: books, articles, web sites, & videos
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How to Find Books in the ODU Library: Search in the ODU Library Catalog.
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Reference Books—A Selection
Reference books provide a good starting point for
your research. Reference items are located in the Library’s Reference
collection, behind the Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.
See also these
related research guides: American Literature and Literary Analysis, Epic and Classical
Literature, English Literature and Literary Analysis, Mythology/Folklore/Legend,
and Shakespeare Research.
Bibliographies
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American
Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion (1877-1995).
R 782.14 B6233a, 1996 2 vols.
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Dramatists Sourcebook. R 792.02 D763s
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The Films of the Eighties. R 016.79143 N948f,
1991
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Holocaust Film Sourcebook. R 016.794 H7411f, 2
vols.
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The Literary Filmography. R
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Ottemiller’s Index to Plays in Collections. R 016.80882
O89i, 1988
Biographies
For biographical sketches of the life and works of authors, as well as
lists of works by subject, author, or title, consult the sources that follow.
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African
American Dramatists: An A-to-Z Guide. R 812.0098 A833a
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Contemporary
Dramatists. R 822 C761, 1999
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The New
Biographical Dictionary of Film. R 791.4309 T3827n
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Women Filmmakers
and their Films. R 791.4308 W87222f, 1998
Criticism
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150
Years of Popular Musical Theatre. R
782.1403 G1596e, 2000
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American
Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. R 782.81B729a, 2001
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Drama Criticism. R 809.2 D763 multi-vols.
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Horror
Films of the 1970s R 791.43 M8962h
Dictionaries
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The Complete Film Dictionary. R 791.4303 K824c,
1998
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Dictionary of American Classical Composers. R
780.9227 B9827d
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The Oxford Dictionary of Opera. R 782.103 W286ox,
1992
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Twentieth Century Literary Movements Dictionary.
R 809.9109 T97151, 2000
Directories
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The Dramatists Guild Resource Directory. R 792.025
D763, 2007
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Film & Video Finder. R 011.37 F487, 1997 vols.
1-3
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
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The
American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia.
R 782.1409 H6731a, 1999
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American
Musical Theatre. R 782.81 B729a, 2001
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The
Cambridge Guide to World Theatre. R 792.03 C178w, 1988
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The
Cambridge History of American Theatre.
Volume 1. R 792.0973 C178, 1998
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Dramatists
Sourcebook: Complete Opportunities for Playwrights, Translators, Composers,
Lyricists, & Librettists. R 792.02 D763s
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The
Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. R 782.1403
G1596e, 2001 3 vols.
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The
Encyclopedia of Novels into Film. R 791.436 T432e
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English
Drama, 1900-1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period. 016.822 N645,
1973
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The
English Morality and Related Drama: A Bibliographical Survey. 822.051
H838e
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Famous
American Playhouses, 1716-1899. R 792.0973 Y78, 1973, v.1
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Famous
American Playhouses, 1900-1971. R 792.0973 Y78, 1973, v.2
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The Film Encyclopedia. R 791.43 K19f, 1990
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McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of World Drama. R 809.2 M147, 1984 5 vols.
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The
Oxford History of World Cinema. R 791.43 P98h, 1996
Reference Resources Online
Provides full-text access to many reference resources online,
including:
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Merriam
Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature;
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Beacham's
six-volume Research Guide to Biography and Criticism;
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Continuum’s
encyclopedia’s of American, British, and children’s literature;
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The
New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics and The
Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story;
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The
Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature; The Literary Encyclopedia;
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Masterplots and Masterplots II;Cyclopedia of
World Authors, Cyclopedia of Literary
Characters, and Magill's
Literary Annual;
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The Harold
Bloom series of over 500 books; and additional resources of information on notable authors of long and short fiction,
poetry, drama, and philosophy.
To access: Library homepage > Articles in Databases
> English Language and Literature
Full-Text. Offers access to
the online, historical dictionary of the English language. Updated quarterly.
To
access:
Library homepage > Articles in Databases > English Language and
Literature
Full-text Primary
Literature Online
American Drama
Full-text. Includes over 700 plays from 1714 to the
present. When completed, will have over 2,000 plays.
To access: Library homepage > Articles in Databases
> English Language and Literature—Drama
Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare
Full-text.
Includes 11 major editions of Shakespeare's works, and related works.
To access: Library homepage > Articles in Databases
> English Language and Literature—Drama
English
Prose Drama
Full-text. Includes over 1,800 plays written in prose
from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century.
English
Verse Drama
Full-text. Contains more than 2,200 works of poetry
intended for the stage from 1400 to 1900.
To access: Library homepage > Articles in Databases
> English Language and Literature—Drama
Library
Quick Reference
Links to several online resources for primary literature, including The
Complete Works of Shakespeare.
To access: Library homepage > Quick Refernece >
Etexts—Literature
eBooks
Full-text ebook database. Search
among 15,000 ebooks from multiple disciplines, including reference books, other
nonfiction, and fiction—including drama and drama and film criticism. Search by
keyword, title, or author. To
access: From the library homepage, click on Books, and then select NetLibrary.
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Use an online
research database to find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines,
and newspapers. ·
To access the
databases below, from the Library’s Articles in Databases page, select the English Language
& Literature--Drama category, or choose from the A-Z index near the
top of the page. ·
To Help You Search
in the Databases: |
Recommended Databases
Contains
peer-reviewed journal coverage from more than 3,400 scholarly
publications. Covers many academic areas of study,
including language, linguistics, arts, and literature. Updated daily.
Humanities
International Complete
Covers articles, essays and
reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction,
photographs, paintings, and illustrations—all in the disciplines of the
humanities.
Citations only. Indexes articles from over 12,000 journals,
including journals in the humanities.
Updated daily.
Electronic
Journal Center
Presents
over 4300 research journals, covering numerous subject areas.
Film
& Television Literature Index
Covers
the literature about television and film writing, and provides indexing and
abstracts for more than 300 publications and selected coverage of 300 more.
Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation &
restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and
reviews.
International
Bibliography of Theatre and Dance
Multicultural and interdisciplinary database of journal articles,
books, and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of drama, theatre, film and
performance in 126 countries.
Literary
Reference Center
Offers information on authors
and their works from reference works, books, and literary journals. Includes plot summaries, synopses and
work overviews; articles of literary criticism; author biographies; full text
of literary journals, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and
contemporary short stories, classic novels; and
author interviews.
MLA
International Bibliography
Citations
only. Indexes books and articles on
modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
Updated 10 times per year.
Finding Periodicals in this Library
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How Do
You Find Out if a Periodical Exists in this Library? ·
Use the ODU Library Catalog to
search for the title of the journal or newspaper you’re trying to find.
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A portal to Internet
search engines and directories is available on the ODU Library’s Internet Search page. In addition, listed
below are web sites that may be of particular use to you in your information
search. Minimum recommended
criteria for evaluating websites: ·
Accuracy of the
information ·
Authority of the
person or group responsible for the information ·
When the information
was created and last updated For more information,
view Evaluating
Internet Sources & Search Tools on the
Internet Search page.
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Web Sites—A Selection
See also these
related research guides: American Literature and Literary Analysis, Epic and Classical
Literature, English Literature and Literary Analysis,
Mythology/Folklore/Legend, and Shakespeare Research.
Dictionaries
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A Glossary of Film Terms http://homepage.newschool.edu/~schlemoj/film_courses/glossary_of_film_terms
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Online Film Dictionary http://home.snafu.de/ohei/ofd/moviedict_e.html
General Information
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The American
Musical Theater Reference Library http://www.americanmusicals.com
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Artslynx
International Theatre Resources http://www.artslynx.org/theatre
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Elizabethan
Costuming Page http://www.elizabethancostume.net
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The English Server Drama Collection: Scripts of
Classic & Contemporary Plays, Journals, & Criticisms http://drama.eserver.org
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ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theater http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/index.html
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Film and
Theatre E-Reference http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/art/tafs/tafs_eref.shtml
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Film Literature Index Online [index of records for articles,
reviews; 1976-2001] http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/index.jsp
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The Greatest Films http://www.filmsite.com
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IBDB:
Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com
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Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/
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Masters of Cinema http://www.mastersofcinema.org/
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Movie Review
Query Engine. http://www.mrqe.com/lookup
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Playbill Online: The Theatre Source on the Web for
Broadway Theater Information http://www.playbill.com/index.php
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Theatre
History on the Web: A Resource for Theatre Historians and Students of the
Theatre’s History http://www.videoccasions-nw.com/history/jack.html
Prizes and Awards
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences http://www.oscars.org
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British Independent Film Awards http://www.bifa.org.uk
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European Film Awards http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org
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National Broadway Theatre Awards http://www.nationalbroadwayawards.com/index.html?home.html
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The Pulitzer Prizes
http://www.pulitzer.org/index.html
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Oscar
Awards http://academyawards.20m.com
· Yahoo Movies and Film > Awards http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Movies_and_Film/Awards
See also these related research guides:
American Literature and Literary Analysis, Epic and Classical Literature,
English Literature and Literary Analysis, Mythology/Folklore/Legend, and
Shakespeare Research
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How to find Videos in the ODU Library:
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Videos—A Selection
All
videos are located in the Library’s Audiovisual (A/V) Materials collection on
the top floor of Spangler.
History of Theater