Resources By Department: Theatre Arts: Topic Overviews

Topic Overviews

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY This link opens in a new window Access to the full text of over 200 authoritative electronic reference books; search or browse the collection or an individual title. Full text documents are available in HTML or PDF formats. Includes Arts and Humanities through the Eras a five volume set organized into five broad historical periods with each volume featuring a chapter on the development of the theater during that time.
OXFORD REFERENCE ONLINE This link opens in a new window
Complete contents of more than 40 titles published by Oxford University Press, including subject encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books. Subject areas include Art, History, English, Religion, Philosophy, and Performing Arts.
CREDO REFERENCE This link opens in a new window An online collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other ready-reference books covering a range of topics, such as art, business, literature, and science. With a network of cross-references that provide an easy-to-follow trail to related information contained anywhere in Credo Reference, it provides trustworthy answers—and new connections—in context.

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS: BILLY ROSE THEATRE DIVISION The Billy Rose Theatre Division of The New York Public Library is one of the largest and most comprehensive archives devoted to the theatrical arts.