Guides: Acting for Stage and Screen: Find Resources

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History Resources

Gale Literature
Full-text database that includes articles from approximately 500 scholarly journals and literary magazines. Also includes biographical information; topic, author, and literary work overviews; thousands of full-text poems and short stories; audio interviews and reviews.

Cambridge History - British Theatre
Comprehensive guides to theatre in Great Britain from Roman times to present.
Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) - Theatre and Performance
One of the UK's biggest collections of stuff, including a huge collection devoted to Theatre and Performance. Digitized objects, essays, etc.
Digital Theatre Plus - People
94 featured performers, directors, playwrights and other influential theatre folk.
Great Writers Inspire
University of Oxford web resource with essays, lectures and eBooks about key writers from English history, including many playwrights.

New York Times
The New York Times Online includes access to the website, app, podcasts, videos, games, archives back to 1851, and more. Does not include NYT Cooking or the Crossword. You must first create a free NYT account here using your CapU email address.
Faculty and staff have access for 1456 days from registration. After that point, you will need to renew your account here.

Students will have access until December 31 of their graduation year.

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PN2000 > PN3307 Dramatic representation. The theater

PN2061 > PN2071 Art of acting

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PN2131-2145 Ancient
PN2152-2160 Medieval
PN2171-2179 Renaissance
PN2181-2193 Modern
PN2219.3-3030 Special regions or countries
PN3035 The Jewish theater

PN6112 Anthologies of plays

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