Lower Mid English: Greek Tragedy Mini Research Project

How to use NoodleTools

NOTE: Choose MLA style. If your class is not using NoodleTools for the bibliography, a good alternative is BibMe.

 

Books on Reserve at the Main Desk

(May be signed out for use IN LIBRARY ONLY for duration of assignment)

• All the world's a stage. PN2101 H33 1985
• The ancient theatre. PA3201 .S5513 1982
• Daily life of the ancient Greeks. DF78 .G276 1998
• Greek theatre in context. PA3131 .D78 2008
• Greek tragedy. PA3131 .L3913
• Handbook to life in ancient Greece. DF77 .A35 1997
• History of the Greek and Roman Theater.  PA3201 .B52 1961 2 copies
• History of the theatre. By Oscar G. Brockett and Franklin J. Hildy.  PN2101 .B68 2008
• A history of the theatre. By Glynne Wickham. PN2101 W52 1985
• Life in Greece in ancient times. DF77 W43
• Theatre and playhouse : an illustrated survey of theatre building from ancient Greece to the present day.  NA6821 .L43 1984
• These were the Greeks. DF77 .A58 1982

Encyclopedias and Reference Books / eBooks

To search large collections of ebooks simultaneously use Gale Virtual Reference Library. Also: Britannica Academic contains the complete Encyclopedia Britannica plus authoritative websites and full-text journal access.

• The Ancient World: Extraordinary People in Extraordinary Societies. Ref CB311 .A53 2017 4 vols (also an online ebook)
• Ancient Greece and Rome : An Encyclopedia for Students. (an online ebook)
• Ancient writers : Greece and Rome. Ref PA3002 .A5 1982 v.2 (also an online ebook)
• Arts and Humanities Through the Eras. (an online ebook)
• Atlas of the Greek world. Ref DF77 .L43 (copy also in Oversize collection)
• Civilization of the ancient Mediterranean : Greece and Rome. Ref DE59 .C55 1987 3 vols
• Classical Greek civilization, 800-323 B.C.E. [World Eras series] Ref D20 .W67 2001 v.6 (also an online ebook)
• Classical literature and its times. (World Literature and Its Times series) (an online ebook)
• Crowell's handbook of classical drama. Ref PA3024 .H35
• Dictionary of literary terms. Ref PN44.5 .S46
• The encyclopedia of ancient civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean. Ref DS57 .E47 1997
• Encyclopedia of ancient Greece. Ref DF16 .E52 2006
• Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World. Ref CB311E5332008 4 vols
• The Facts On File companion to classical drama. Ref PA3024 .T48 2005 (also an online ebook)
• A glossary of literary terms. Ref PN44.5 .A2 1999
• Great events from history : The ancient world, prehistory-476 C.E. Ref D65 .G74 2004 2 vols (also an online ebook)
• Great lives from history : The ancient world, prehistory-476 C.E. Ref CT113 .G745 2004 2 vols (also an online ebook)
• Grove encyclopedia of classical art and architecture. Ref N5610 .G76 2007 2 vols
• Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary. Ref GT3925 .T46 1994
• Literary Movements for Students : Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literary Movements. (an online ebook)
• McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world drama. Ref PN1625 .M3 1984 5 vols
• The Oxford Classical dictionary. Ref DE 5 .09 2003
• The Oxford companion to classical literature. Ref PA31 .H69
• The Oxford companion to theatre and performance. (an online ebook)
• The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Greece and Rome. Ref DE5 .O95 2010 7 vols
• The Oxford encyclopedia of theatre & performance. Ref PN2035 .O94 2003 2 vols

 

Books / eBooks

 RhinoCat is our automated catalog of books, DVDs, and other library materials. RhinoCat is available from any browser at http://library.taftschool.org. It is also accessible from your TaftNet homepage. A keyword search using a broad term will yield the most hits.

TIP: When you identify a book in RhinoCat that sounds useful, open the book's full record, scroll down and click on Browse shelf to find additional books for your research project.

Taft Online Subscription Databases

• Ancient and Medieval History Online Overview essays, biographies, events and topics, primary source documents, timelines, maps and charts, images and videos on eight ancient and medieval civilizations
• Britannica ImageQuest Access more than 2 million images which are rights-cleared for non-commercial, educational use (see also Websites below for finding images online)
• Classroom Video on Demand Provides access to thousands of full-length videos and clips on core-curriculum topics
• Daily Life Through History (Academic) Thousands of primary sources and information from nearly 100 Greenwood and ABC-CLIO single and multi-volume reference works
• Oxford Art Online Includes the full text of the 34-volume print edition of The Dictionary of Art plus several other art reference works
• World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras Authoritative primary and secondary sources, in-depth explorations of key topics, and profiles of city-states, countries, and regions of the ancient world.
• World History in Context Comprehensive collection of reference sources, primary documents, periodicals, maps and multimedia

Websites

From Wikipedia's article on Academic use: "Wikipedia is not a reliable source for academic writing or research."

• To find reliable websites:
  • Britannica Academic includes links to recommended websites.
  • SweetSearch, A Search Engine for Students searches only credible websites approved by research experts. Note: Ignore first group of results labeled Ad 
  • Limit your search to reliable domains by including the phrase site:gov OR site:edu [.gov for U.S. government agencies and .edu for educational institutions in the U.S.]

3D view of Ancient Greek Theater (produced by Erik Jackson, May 2011)

• Ancient Greece (information on the Ancient Greek world from University Press Inc.)
• Ancient Greek Theatre (from TheatreHistory.com)
• The Ancient Theatre Archive: a Virtual Reality Tour of Greek and Roman Theatre Architecture (from retired professor of theatre at Whitman College, Thomas G. Hines)
• The Art of Ancient Greek Theater (Getty Villa Exhibitions): An exhibition display of Ancient Grecian artwork and plays.
• The British Museum: Ancient Greece
• Classical Greek tragedy and theatre (course pages from Prof. Mark Damen of Utah State University)
• Didaskalia (an online journal dedicated to the study of all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman performance)
• Didaskalia Introduction to Greek Stagecraft
• Glossary of Terms Associated with the Greek Stage (compiled by John Porter, History professor, University of Saskatchewan)
• The Greek Theater (course pages from Classics professor Peter Struck of the Univ. of Penn)
• Perseus Digital Library (covers history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world)

In addition to the database Britannica ImageQuest, look at these websites for images

• Google Images (At top of results page, click on Tools -- choose Usage Rights --  choose Labelled for noncommercial reuse)
• Wikimedia Commons (A collection of more than 50 million freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute)

 

Updated 10/18