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How to Find a Play
- The first place to look is in the
MCC Library
Catalog. Type in the playwright's last name as the AUTHOR. Plays by the
author will be listed. Also try searching for the name of a specific
play under TITLE. Either the play as a single book or list of books
containing that play (a collection) will appear.
- Plays by different authors are often collected and published together as
an anthology. The following sources give the titles of books which
contain particular plays:
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Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections
(Ref Z 5781.08 1998) |
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Play Index (Ref Z 5781.P53) |
| Index to Full Length Plays (Ref Z 5781.T5) |
Chicorel Threatre Index to Plays in Anthologies, Periodicals,
Discs and Tapes (Ref Z 5781.C485) |
Chicorel Theatre Index to Plays for Young
People in
Periodicals, Anthologies, and Collections (Ref Z 5784.C5
C55) |
How to Find Play Reviews
- The New York Times Index -
On the Index tables in Reference; look under "Theater," then the name of
the play. Also indexed online; on the Library's
website, go to http://www.monroecc.edu/go/library,
select "Find articles
and online databases then Academic Search Premier, and search under
the play's or author's name
and
"theater review." If off-campus, click
"Access from Home" and follow directions to log-in to EZproxy.
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The Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature - On the Index tables in Reference;
search the author's last name. Also indexed online; on the Library's
website, go to
http://www.monroecc.edu/go/library, click
"Find articles and online databases" then OmniFile
Full Text Select, and search under the play's or the author's name
and "theater review."
If off-campus, click "Access from Home" and follow directions to
log-in to EZproxy.
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The New York Times Directory of the Theater (Ref PN 2227.N5)
This index covers all the theater reviews printed in
The New York Times
during the period 1920-1970.
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How to Find Drama Criticism and Interpretation
1. For some playwrights, there may be entire books of critical and/or
explanatory essays discussing the author's work. To find these, search
the
MCC Library Catalog on the author's name and "criticism and
interpretation" (For Example: O'Neill and
Criticism and Interpretation).
2. Look under the author's last name or the title
of the play in:
- Drama for Students
(Ref PN 1601.D595) - Includes a discussion of
meaning and theme,
critical essays and the placement of the play in its historical
context.
- Critical Survey of Drama, English
Literature Series (Ref PR 623.C75) - Entries include critical
essays and bibliography of a playwright's work as
well as some
biographical information.
- Shakespeare for Students (Ref PR
2987.S47) - Entries provide
extensive examination of all of
Shakespeare's work.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism
(Ref PN 771.C59) - Includes criticisms
of works by playwrights as
well as other creative writers.
- American Writers
(Ref PS 129.A55) -
Includes biographical and critical information, as well as a
bibliography, on certain American writers.
- British Writers (Ref PR 85.B688)
- Includes biographical and critical information, as well as a
bibliography, on certain British writers.
3. Search for the author's last name or the title of the play in one of the
online
databases, such as:
Literature Resource Center
Contains Biographical and critical information. |
Twayne's Author Series
Contains Biographical and critical information. |
Academic Search Premier
Contains the full-text of thousands of periodical articles. |
Any questions? Ask the Librarian at the Information Desk for help.
L Annesi, Revised 9/2007,
http://www.monroecc.edu/go/library
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