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Theatre & Dance

The University Libraries provide numerous resources relevant to students and scholars of Theater & Dance. This page provides links to relevant resources, in print and online, as well as expert research recommendations from your librarians.

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American Drama
Dictionary of Literary Biography (Gale)
English Drama
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (EBSCO)
Performing Arts Periodicals Database (ProQuest)
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Nexis Uni
MLA International Bibliography (ProQuest)

MLA Directory of Periodicals
MLA Literary Research Guide
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Oxford Reference Online
Twentieth-Century Drama
Twentieth Century North American Drama
World Shakespeare Bibliography Online

Brill Online Reference Works
Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE)
Dictionary of Old English: A to H
Grove Music Online
MLA Directory of Periodicals (ProQuest)
New Pauly Online
Oxford Art Online
Reference Universe
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)
American West
Adam Matthew Explorer
Defining Gender, 1450-1910
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
Early English Books Online
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)
Empire Online
Everyday Life and Women in America Online, c.1820-1900
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)

ARTstor
Oxford Art Online

American Drama
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
English Drama
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (EBSCO)
Performing Arts Periodicals Database (ProQuest)
JSTOR
Nexis Uni
MLA International Bibliography (ProQuest)

MLA Directory of Periodicals
Project Muse
Twentieth-Century Drama
Twentieth Century North American Drama
World Shakespeare Bibliography Online

19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)
American Drama
American West
Brill Online Reference Works
British Periodicals Collection I
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
Defining Gender, 1450-1910
Dictionary of Literary Biography (Gale)
Dictionary of Old English: A to H
Dictionary of Old English Web Corpus
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
Early English Books Online
Early English Books Online - Text Creation Partnership
eHRAF World Cultures
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)
Eighteenth Century Journals
Empire Online
English Drama
Evans Early American Imprint Collection - Text Creation Partnership
Everyday Life and Women in America Online, c.1820-1900
Grove Music Online
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (EBSCO)
Performing Arts Periodicals Database (ProQuest)
Irish Women Poets of the Romantic Period
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
JSTOR
Nexis Uni
Literature Online (LION)
Mark Twain Project Online
MLA Directory of Periodicals (ProQuest)
MLA Literary Research Guide
New Pauly Online
New York Times
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Reference Online
Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest)
Perseus
Project Muse
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Times Digital Archive 1785-2011 (Gale)
Twentieth-Century Drama
Twentieth Century North American Drama
Women Writers Online

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