Drama (including Shakespeare resources)

General Dramatic Criticism
Shakespeare Resources

General Dramatic Criticism

Breed, Paul Francis Dramatic criticism index; a bibliography of commentaries on playwrights from Ibsen to the avant-garde (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1972) *RS-NAFD 75-314

Includes almost 12,000 entries on more than 300 playwrights, primarily of the twentieth century. Organized alphabetically by playwright, beneath which are listed general resources, followed by references to individual plays.

Coleman, Arthur Drama criticism (Denver: A. Swallow, 1966-71), 2v., *RB-NAF

Vol 1. contains a checklist of interpretations since 1940 of English and American plays. Vol. 2. contains a checklist of interpretations since 1940 of classical and continental plays.

Critical Survey of the Drama / Carl E. Rollyson, ed. (Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, c2003), 2nd rev. ed., 8 v., *R-NAF 05-3840

Provides in-depth treatment of major world dramatists, with full biographical, bibliographical and analytical coverage.

Eddleman, Floyd Eugene American drama criticism: interpretations, 1890-1977, 2nd ed. (Hamden, Conn.: Shoe String Press, 1979) *RS-NBL 80-819

References to interpretations of American plays in books, periodicals, and monographs. Arranged alphabetically by playwright, with plays alphabetical beneath the author’s name. Includes index to titles. Supplement to the 2nd edition covers work through 1987.

Mikhail, E. H., ed. English drama, 1900-1950: a guide to information sources (Detroit : Gale Research Co., 1977) *RS-NAF 79-3669

Divided into chapters: Bibliographies, Reference Works, Critical Books and Essays, Periodical Articles, and Individual Dramatists. Within chapters, entries are arranged alphabetically; under individual authors, they are arranged chronologically.

Otero, Rosalie C. Guide to American drama explication (New York : G.K. Hall, c1995) *RS-NBL 95-5084

Lists critical interpretations published between 1942 and 1994. Arranged alphabetically by playwright, with individual plays listed alphabetically beneath.

Ottemiller, John H. Ottemiller's index to plays in collections: an author and title index to plays appearing in collections published between 1900 and 1985, 7th ed. (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1988) *RS-NAF 88-4126

Useful for locating plays reprinted in anthologies.

Research guide to biography and criticism: world drama / Walton Beacham, ed. (Washington, D.C. : Beacham Pub., [1987], c1986). *RS-NAF 88-691

Contains listings for British and American as well as world dramatists. Each entry contains, in addition to brief biographical and bibliographic information, an overview and evaluation of selected biographical, autobiographical, and critical sources.

Shuman, R. Baird American drama, 1918-1960: an annotated bibliography (Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 1992) *RS-NBL 92-7446

Selective annotated bibliography of 27 midcentury American playwrights.

Shakespeare Resources

Bergeron, David Moore. Shakespeare: a study and research guide, 3rd ed. rev. (Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1995) *RS-*NCI 95-6071

An excellent guide to book-length criticism and scholarship currently (1995) available. Includes a chapter on how to prepare a research paper on a Shakespearean topic.

Garland Shakespeare bibliographies (New York: Garland Pub., 1980- ) *RS-*NCI 81-229

Ongoing series surveying Shakespeare scholarship published from 1940 to the present. Each volume, covering a particular play, is fully annotated, cross-referenced, and indexed.

Champion, Larry S. Essential Shakespeare: an annotated bibliography of major modern studies, 2nd ed. (New York: G. K. Hall, 1993) *RS-*NCI 93-7053

One of the best selective bibliographies of Shakespearean scholarship. Covers books and essays from 1900-1991. Includes reference works, editions, criticism, textual studies, and occasionally stage history.

Shakespearean criticism (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1984- ) *R-NCV 84-778

Contains critical excerpts. Useful for a broad overview of critical responses. Cumulative indexes to earlier volumes.

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online [electronic resource]

International database provides more than 90,000 annotated records for all important books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare between 1967 and late 2003.