This page serves as a starting point for doing dramaturgical research about Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare.
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Worlds of the Play Look for information about the political, social, historical, and economic environment of the play. |
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| Patriarchy / Fatherhood |
| Despair |
| Self-determination |
| Feud |
| Sexual Violence |
| Love / Passion / Sexual Desire |
| Tragedy |
Books 
| Daily life in Elizabethan England / REF DA320 .S56 1995 |
| The Author and His/Her Worlds Look for playwright's influences, life experiences, dominant themes, social, political, philosophical, and moral attitudes of the day. |
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Books
| British Writers / REF PR85 .B688
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| Critical Survey of Drama / REF PR 623 C75
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| Dictionary of Literary Biography / REF PR736 .M62 1982
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| Encyclopedia of World Authors/ REF PN 451 C93
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| International Dictionary of
Theatre: Playwrights /REF PN 2035 I 49
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| William Shakespeare: His World, His Work, His
Influence / REF PR 2976 W5354
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Tip: Ref =
Reference; book stacks are located on the main floor, across from the I-Commons
Databases
| Wilson Biographies Plus | ||
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Web Sites 
| The Shakespeare Resource Center Includes biographical information, social history, play synopses, and more. |
| The Collected Works of William Shakespeare Includes biographical information, social history, play synopses, and more. |
| Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet |
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Drama Criticism, Reviews & Production History Look for original and subsequent productions, analysis of the play's contributions to literature |
Books
Search SIMON using the following subject headings:
| Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic Production | ||||
| Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage History | ||||
| Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Technique | ||||
| Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dictionaries | ||||
| Critical temper; a survey of modern criticism on English and American literature from the beginnings to the twentieth century / REF PR85 .C764 v.1 | ||||
| Magill's bibliography of literary criticism : selected sources for the study of more than 2,500 outstanding works of Western literature / REF Z6511 .M3 | ||||
| New York Times Directory of the Theater / REF Z6935 N48 1973 | ||||
| New York Times Theater Reviews / REF PN2266 N48 | ||||
| Shakespearean criticism / REF PR2965 .S43
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Databases
| Lexis Nexis Academic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Use the following databases to find reviews and commentary in
journals, magazines and newspapers.
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| Images & Sound Look for video clips, music, photographs, and images (representational, metaphorical, and abstract). |
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Books
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Illustration Index/ N7525.V3 Reference
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SIMON Search Tips:
| Combine your keyword with pictorial |
| Use sounds as subject heading |
| Limit keyword search to material type: film & video, music |
| recording, non-music recordings |
Databases
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Art Index, Includes references to images found in periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins | ||
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Web Sites
Use a search engine like Google or Yahoo
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Limit your search to pictures or sounds. |
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Sources, Analogues & Influences Look for those materials that helped provide a basis for the play, that influenced its development, or that share similar attributes, qualities, or characteristics |
General
Roberts, Arthur J. "The Sources of Romeo and Juliet." Modern Language Notes, 17:2 (1902 Feb), pp. 41-44
Ovid
Heyworth, G. G. "Missing and Mending: Romeo and Juliet at Play in the Romance Chronotope." Yearbook of English Studies, 30 (2000), pp. 5-20.
Levenson, Jill L. "Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: The Places of Invention." Shakespeare Survey: An Annual Survey of Shakespeare Studies and Production, 49 (1996), pp. 45-55
Catullus, Gaius Valerius
Edgecombe, Rodney Stenning. "Shakespeare, Catullus, Rumourers, and Runaways." Notes and Queries, 47 (245):1 (2000 Mar), pp. 68-69.
Gascoigne, George; The Posies of George Gascoigne Esquire
Prior, Roger. "Gascoigne's Posies as a Shakespearian Source." Notes and Queries, 47 (245):4 (2000 Dec), pp. 444-49.
See also sources in The Author & His/Her Worlds, Drama Criticism
| Look for the words "sources" or "influence" |
