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A fully searchable library of over 350,000 full-text works of English and American literature. Includes several literary databases of poetry, plays and fiction as well as general reference works and links to other Internet sites.
Dates of Coverage: 6th Century - Current
Provides access to books, articles, film criticisms, and websites on topics in literature, modern languages, folklore and linguistics.
Dates of Coverage: 1925 - Current
Brings together hundreds of the world’s most important plays, documentaries, instructional materials, and interviews with writers, directors, actors and designers covering a wide range of 20th century theatre history.
Subject Matter Timeframe: 20th Century
Dates of Coverage: Colonialism - Current
Includes plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries.
Subject Matter Timeframe: 17th Century - 21st Century
Dates of Coverage: 1846 - Current
Full-text access to more than 1500 plays by North American women playwrights and additional information about related productions, theatres and production companies.
Dates of Coverage: 19th Century - Current
Contains plays and works by various ethnicities within the Asian American community. Includes information related to productions, theatres, and production companies, selected playbills and production photographs.
Dates of Coverage: 1897 - Current
Contains plays written from the late 1800s to the present by North American playwrights. The database also includes information on production companies and theatres as well as select playbills, production photographs and other related ephemera.
Subject Matter Timeframe: 20th century
Dates of Coverage: 1835 - 2010
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