Peter Harrigan
Research on Frank Wedekind: Spring Awakening (1891)
Reference books providing author information:
Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama Reference PN 1861.C65 vol. 2
Encyclopedia of World Biography Reference CT 103.E56 vol. 16
Censorship: a world encyclopedia Reference Z 657.C393 vol. 4
Reference books providing criticism/history of the play:
MaGill Critical Survey of Drama (Sch-Z) Reference PN1625.C74 vol. 5
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama Reference PN 1625.M3 vol. 5
International Dictionary of Theatre:Plays Reference PN 2035.I49 vol. 1
Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama Reference PN 1861.C65 vol. 2
Periodical Databases to search for articles in magazines, journals, and scholarly texts:
Databases by Title
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AH Search)
Historical Abstracts
JSTOR
MLA Bibliography
New York Times Historical (1851-2005)
Academic Search Premier
Theatre Metasearch searches multiple databases and the SMC catalog: Theatre
Library catalogs to search for texts and videos by and about Wedekind
SMC Library Catalog
WorldCat: search library catalogs worldwide; request titles through Interlibrary Loan
Search the following two databases to locate encyclopedia articles
Credo Reference searches a selection of online encyclopedias and provides full text
Reference Universe: searches the entire SMC reference collection and provides citations and pages to the articles. Trial expires: September 22, 2008
Suggestions.....
- Search with precise keywords and phrases; examples...
"Frank Wedekind" -- use quotes around exact phrases
Wededkind and spring -- join key concepts with the word > and
Wedenkind and theatre -- try different keyword combinations; keep it simple
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