Databases

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Literature Online
Works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, with some full-text literature journals, with key criticism and reference resources. The following literature collections are cross-searchable via the... Connect
MLA International Bibliography
A subject index for published books, articles, and websites on modern literatures, linguistics, folklore, and more.The MLA International Bibliography is a subject index for published books, articles, and websites the... Connect
North American Women's Drama
Contains plays by many different playwrights, with detailed fielded information on related production theaters production companies and more. .Full text of plays written from Colonial times to the present by many women... Connect
Oxford Reference
The full text of over 300 key reference titles from Oxford University Press, including scholarly articles from titles in Oxford Companions series, English and bilingual dictionaries, subject-based encyclopedias covering... Connect
Performing Arts Database
Scholarly and popular literature pertaining to performing arts disciplines including dance, theatre, mime, and more.Performing Arts Periodicals Database provides access to both scholarly and popular periodicals... Connect
Project MUSE
Project MUSE provides online access to the full text of over 200 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics. Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the... Connect
ProQuest Arts and Humanities
Searches all the arts and humanities databases on the Proquest platform including the following:American PeriodicalsARTbibliographies Modern (ABM)Avery Index to Architectural PeriodicalsBritish Humanities Index (BHI)... Connect
Theatre in Context Collection
Covers Canadian and American Theatre. It includes some 40,000 pages of major reference materials together with records to more than 30,000 plays over 57,000 people 5,400 theatres nearly 22,000 productions and 2,500... Connect
Theatre in Video
Access to videos pertaining to theatre including performances, documentaries, interviews, and more.A product of Alexander Street, Theatre in Video contains over 660 video resources featuring performances, documentaries... Connect
Twentieth Century North American Drama
Contains 834 plays by 124 playwrights, together with detailed fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies and more. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs... Connect
University of Windsor Thesis and Dissertation Collection
Access thousands of digitized theses and dissertations from the University of Windsor, with new materials being added each semester.The University of Windsor is a comprehensive university with 54 Masters and Doctoral... Connect
Victorian Popular Culture
Source material relating to popular entertainment in America, Britain, and Europe in the period from 1779 to 1930. Spiritualism, Sensation, and Magic explores the relationship between the popularity of Victorian magic... Connect
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