Tome 43 of the second series of the Encylopedie Theologique by Jacques-Paul Migne. Serves as a sourcebook for medieval mystery plays. Includes full texts or extracts of some plays. Table of contents in back of volume.

Lists works by French form of title. Author index volume.

Companion volume to above. Identifies and describes characters in drama, fiction, poetry, and music. Contains cross-references to works cited in volume above.

First seven volumes list and describe works of all periods and countries in literature, art and music. Lavishly illustrated. Arranged alphabetically by Italian form of the work's title, followed by original title in brackets. Index, vol. 9, lists titles in original language with Italian equivalents; also has author index. Vol. 8, dictionary of literary characters alphabetized according to Italian form of the name. Excellent finding aid for obscure works and characters in Western drama. There are French and German equivalents, listed below.

Treats the world of entertainment, including theater, motion pictures, opera ballet, vaudeville, etc. Signed essays discuss performers, directors, writers, as well as genres, themes, and historical and technical subjects. Many entries conclude with bibliographies. Beautifully and profusely illustrated.

Updates the main set by discussing developments and personalities, 1955-1965.

Index of titles (145,000 in all) of all works (plays, films, opera, ballets, etc.) cited in the main set and the supplements, giving author, genre and year of composition. Greek titles listed separately. All other titles in one alphabet, in the original language. Russian titles are transliterated (Italian transliteration used; e.g., Uncle Vanya is Djadja Vanja). It forms a sort of universal repertory of the performing arts, indexing titles and giving performance history.

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Contains concise essays on plays and playwrights; includes good brief bibliographies. Set currently consists of two volumes: v. 1. Plays -- v. 2. Playwrights.

Modeled on Bompiani, above. Arranged by title of literary work (usually in language of the original). Most articles include brief history of the work, precis, and bibliography listing editions, critical works, adaptations, translations. Includes Eastern as well as Western literature.

Deals with the theater as playhouse and entertainment, and includes music, dance, and design. As complete as a one-volume work can be. The "Select List of Theater Books," pp. l029-1074, provides an excellent bibliography.

This encyclopedia provides authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments around the globe. It covers theatre, dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance. Entries range from short definitions of terms to lengthy considerations of genres, movements and critical approaches. Entries on cities and regions place performance in its local social and political context.

Fully searchable version of the OED, 2nd edition (1989). Includes definition and etymology searches, quotation searches, proximity searches, as well as boolean searching.

A compendium to more than 500 literary, critical, and theatrical movements, schools, and groups from more than 80 nations, covering the novelists, poets, short-story writers, dramatists, essayists, theorists, and works, genres, techniques, and terms associated with each movement.