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Drama CriticismAnalysis of play’s contribution to literature with an emphasis on: |
When doing research on drama criticism, look for:
- Critical sources by the playwright
- Critical sources about the playwright
Good starting points include:
- The preface of a published play
- Interviews, commentary, and analysis published in newspapers, magazines, and journals
- General studies of individual playwrights found in books and chapters of books
- SIMON, the library's online catalog
- Bibliographies list important works on a topic and can save time when doing research
- Example:
Modern Drama: a checklist of criticism / Z 5781 A35 Reference- Compilations of Criticism
- Examples:
Contemporary Literary Criticism, / Reference PN 771 C59
Twentieth-century literary criticism / Reference PN771 .C5
Library of literary criticism series / Call number varies [check SIMON]
