Emerson College Library: Dramaturgy: Theater Reviews

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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Full text coverage of social sciences, humanities, business, general science, and education.
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance This link opens in a new window
Initiated by the American Society for Theatre Research. Since 1984, the Theatre Research Data Center (TRDC) at Brooklyn College has published 14 volumes of the IBTD. These volumes comprise databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance.
International Index to the Performing Arts This link opens in a new window
All aspects of the performing arts from over 200 international periodicals. Includes some full text.
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Full text of over 100 journals in classics, culture, education, film, performing arts, history, literature, religion, and theater.
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A collection of databases providing access to over 8,000 titles in full-text. Subjects covered extensively include business and economics, health and medicine, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more. For dissertations, select Dissertations from the "Publication type:" dropdown.

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations
Call Number: Emerson Reference [X] PR 2965 .S43
52 volumes of the indispensable Gale Literary Criticism series. Vols. 1-10 present historical overviews of critical response to each work; vols. 11-26 recount performance history of the plays on stage and screen; and vols. 27-52 each center on a particular theme and feature a topical essay.
The Shakespeare Key: A Comprehensive Guide to All Features of Shakespeare's Style, Dramatic Construction, and Expression
Call Number: Emerson Reference [X] PR 2892 .C45 1961

New York Theatre Critics' Reviews (1943-1994)
Call Number: Emerson Reference [X] PN2000 .N76
Publication Date: 1943-1994
Reviews from: New York daily news, Wall Street journal, Time, New York post, Women's wear daily, WABC-TV, CBS-TV, New York times, Christian Science monitor, Newsweek.
Selected Theatre Criticism, 1900-1950 by Anthony Slide
Call Number: Emerson Reference [X] PN2277.N5 S44 1985
Publication Date: 1996
Collection of contemporary reviews, reprinted, on New York stage productions