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Reference Books about Drama
The Oxford Dictionary of Plays by M. Patterson (Editor)
Call Number: PN1625 .P38 2005; Reference Collection -- First Floor
ISBN: 0198604173
Publication Date: 2005
Information on 1000 of the most important plays of world theatre. Entries include author, dates of composition, genre, cast information, a plot synopsis, and a brief commentary.
Dictionary of the Theatre by P. Pavis
Call Number: PN2035 .P2913x 1998; Reference Collection -- First Floor
ISBN: 0802043429
Publication Date: 1999
A dictionary of drama-related technical and theoretical terms.
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