Theatre History Pathfinder

 
GENERAL ONLINE RESOURCES
 
RESEARCH TOOLS

W.ild W.onderful W.orld of Theatre History
NOVA Introduction to Theatre
 
 
 
 
Emory College History of Drama
 
Greek ] [ Roman ] [ Medieval ]
 
Historyworld's History of Theatre 
 
Greece and Rome ] [Middle Ages ]
 
Contains a collection of articles and links on the origins of theatre and theatre history in various countries, cultures, and time periods.
 
Theatre Database
 
SCSU Introduction to Theatre
 
 
 
Includes brief articles about specfic time periods and notable figures.
 
Contains a concise summary of the history of drama beginning in antiquity and ending in the present day.
Contains a collection of articles and links on the theatre history in various countries, cultures and time periods.
(Thank you to Mrs. Miller's theater class at Valley Charter School for letting us know about this great resource!) 

SPECIFIC PERIODS

Ancient Greek/Roman
6th century B.C.
 
Medieval/Middle Ages/Noh Theatre (Japan)
10th century A.D. - 14th century A.D
World of Noh
Italian/English Renaissance
16th century A.D.
Italian/English/French/Asian
17th century - 18th century
European/American Theatre (include Russian Influences)
19th - 20th centuries

 

DATABASES
Links below are accessible only when at Guyer. If you are at home click here for database access and then use your student id & library pin when prompted.
 
 

Britannica

Contains hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites.
 

ABC Clio- This database includes the World at War, U.S. and World History, U.S. and World Geography, American Government and many more.

 

 
Ebsco Host History Reference Center - includes more than 300 reference books and encyclopedias; 58,000 historical documents; 43,000 biographies; and more than 100,000 images and historical maps.
 
 
 
OPAC
 
Search for a book in the GHS Library
Don't forget our print books! Once you open the OPAC window, simply enter the name of your country and browse the results. Most books on countries will be found in the 900 section for geography and history.  However, we also have some wonderful reference books available. Most of these will already be pulled on placed on a cart labeled Ness.
Online Citation Resources
 
Bib Me- This free, "fully automatic" citation/bibliography maker will search for your reference and create a citation, no matter if it is a website, book, film or magazine article. It so easy to use your dog could create a bibliography if only it knew how type.
 
Easybib - A chart to guide your documentation
 
Noodlebib Express - Just need one or two quick citations? Generate them in NoodleBib Express and copy and paste what you need into your document.