Provides essential information on the 1000 best-known, best-loved, and most important plays in world theatre. Each entry includes details of title, author, date of composition, date of first performance, genre, setting, and the composition of the cast, and more. A synopsis of the plot and a brief commentary, perhaps on the context of the play, or the reasons for its enduring popularity, follow.
The Modern Language Association's index to literature. Search MLA to find literary criticism, book reviews, and just about anything relating to communication.
Index to more than plays written from Antiquity to the present; includes mysteries, pageants, plays in verse, puppet performances, radio and television plays, and classic drama.
Oxford Dictionary of Plays