Eng. 230 Introducton to Theatre Studies

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Contains approximately 1200 plays from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 200 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Some 440 of the plays are published here for the first time, including a number by major authors. The plays themselves have been selected using leading bibliographies and with the editorial advice of James V. Hatch, co-author with Errol G. Hill of A History of African American Theatre and a leading expert in this area.

Asian American Drama contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. 50% of these plays are unpublished.

critical articles on literature, film, cultural studies, critical theory; includes full-text of poetry, drama and prose

articles, reviews, essays from mid-nineteenth century to date

interdisciplinary with extensive literary content

articles, reviews, essays on film, dance, music, drama

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interdisciplinary with significant literary content

plot summaries and critical texts, all periods, all genres

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performances of plays from Greek and Roman antiquity to the contemporary; some documentaries.

Access to documentaries, educational films and instructional videos.
Unlimited simultaneous users.

Video streaming platform with documentary and art-film content aimed at universities and libraries.