Lower Mid English: Greek Tragedy: Mini Research Projects

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

On Reserve at the Circulation 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. Reserve PA3201 .S5513 1982
• Daily life of the ancient Greeks. DF78 .G276 1998
• Greek theatre in context. Reserve PA3131 .D78 2008
• Greek tragedy. Reserve PA3131 .L3913
• History of the Greek and Roman Theater. Reserve PA3201 .B52 1961 c1 and c2
• History of the theatre. By Oscar G. Brockett and Franklin J. Hildy. Reserve 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. Reserve NA6821 .L43 1984

RhinoCat

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It is also accessible from your TaftNet homepage. A keyword search using a broad term will yield the most hits.

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

To search large collections of ebooks simultaneously use ABC-Clio Greenwood ebooks (use search button on far left) and Gale Virtual Reference Library. Also: Britannica Academic contains the complete Encyclopedia Britannica plus authoritative websites and full-text journal access.

• The Ancient world. Ref CB311 .A535 2007 5 vols
  
• 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
  
• Who was who in the Greek world, 776 BC-30 BC. Ref DF208 .W48 1982

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• 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

see Finding and Evaluating Websites for hints on how to locate quality websites.

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

• Finding Public Domain Images for Multimedia Projects
• Wikimedia Commons

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)
• The physical structure of a Greek Theatre

Updated 10/17