Edwardsville High School Media Center
Theatre and Drama Resources
This is a list of major reference sets and resources for Drama and Theatre research. Books
with an (R) are located in the Reference Collection. The Reference Collection is located on
the top level of the Media Center. Many of the books listed will be on the reserve shelf,
others will be shelved in their normal spots. At the end of this list are Dewey Classification
numbers, which will point you to relevant areas of the collection. If you have any questions
please do not hesitate to ask at the Circulation Desk.
Theatre and Drama
Multi Volume Sources
The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
R 792.03 WOR
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama
R 809.2 McG
Encyclopedia covering major performers, playwrights, and genres in theater history. Arranged in alphabetical
order.
Single Volume Sources
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
R 792 BOR
Show Time
R 792 BRU
A Chronology of Broadway and the Theatre from its Beginnings to the Present.
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
R 792 CAM
The Oxford Companion to the Theatre
R 792 OXF
Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre
R 792 TRU
History of Theatre
792.09 BRO
Oscar Brockett’s History of Theatre is the definitive work in the field and a good place to start.
Shakespeare Resources
Shakespeare resources are shelved under
832 SHA
Historical Resources
Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia: World History from Earliest Times to 1800
R 909.8 OXF
Encyclopedia of important dates and personalities including a timeline on the inside covers.
Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia: World History from 1500 to Present Day
R 909.8 OXF
Encyclopedia of important dates and personalities including a timeline on the inside covers.
Western Civilization from 1500
R 914 KIR
Historical events broken down by era and geography.
Historical Dewey Ranges
932 Egypt
937 Rome
938 Greece
941-42 Great Britain
943 German
944 French
947 Russia
951 China
952 Japan
970-973 United States
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Ancient and Medieval Series
Renaissance to 1900 Series
British and Commonwealth Series
American Series
Twentieth Century Series
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General Literature Resources
Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century
Information on authors, subjects, and theory are arranged alphabetically
Twentieth Century Literary Criticism
Index arranged by title instead of author.
R 808.8 ENC
R 809 GAL
Popular World Fiction 1900-Present (1987)
R 809.3 POP
Arranged Alphabetically by author. Contains extensive analysis of major works.
Great Writers of the English Language
R 820.9 GRE
Moulton’s Library of Literary Criticism
R 820.9 MOU
English and American Authors through the beginning of the twentieth century.
Dictionary of Literary Biography
R 920 BRU
Something About the Author
R 920 COM
Specializes in authors and illustrators of children and adolescent literature.
Contemporary Authors
R 920 CON
Covers the entire spectrum of twentieth century writers. This set has several cumulative indexes to help in
locating information. Indexes have bands of green tape on the spine.
Contemporary Authors Revised Edition
R 920 CON
Updates information given in the Contemporary Authors set.
Authors and Artists for Young Adults
R 920.03 AUT
Geared more toward authors popular among high school and middle school students such as Andrew Lloyd
Weber and Richard Peck. Last volume has a cumulative index.
American Literature
American Writers Before 1800
R 810.9 AME
A biographical and critical dictionary. Arranged Alphabetically
Magill’s Survey of American Literature
R 810.9 MAG
American Authors 1600-1900
R 920.03 KUN
One volume reference book.
American Writers
R 920.03 AME
Includes extensive information in to American Writers such as William S. Burroughs, Mark Twain, and F. Scott
Fitzgerald
British Writers
R 920.03 BRI
Includes extensive information on top British writers such as P.G. Wodehouse and George Orwell.
British Literature
British Authors Before 1800
One volume reference book.
British Authors of the 19th Century
One Volume reference book on authors the British Empire.
European Authors 1000-1900
One volume reference book.
R 920.03 KUN
R 920.03 KUN
R 920.03 KUN
On-Line Resouces
EHS Drama Page
http://www.ecusd7.org/ehs/media_center/drama.html
Dewey Ranges for Drama
These are areas in the collection that may contain sources relevant to your research.
790-92 Theatre and Entertainment (general)
800 Literature
927 Entertainment, Music, Film, and Sports Biographies
928 Author and Literature Biographies
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