Marshall Brooks Library: Journal Articles: Theatre & Dance

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Millions of citations from journals and books on literature, language and linguistics, folklore, film, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Listings on rhetoric and composition and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature are also included. Indexing coverage begins in the 1920s.

When conducting theatre research, search using these elements:

Other things to consider:

Combine the above elements with the appropriate logic operator
Are there multiple ways to describe a play? playwright? etc.
Be cautious how you truncate a search term, you could retrieve irrelevant results.

If you still aren't sure, ask a librarian.

From an EbscoHost database,

Click on the detailed record for the article.
Click on the link “Request document via interlibrary loan” and complete the form.

Otherwise, please fill out this Article Request Form.

Questions? Contact Diane Wingert at 618.374.5074 or diane.wingert@principia.edu