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Find Books about the Play or Playwright

Drama Research Guide > Research a Play > Books about Plays

Related Topics: Literary Biography & Criticism

HOMER's Subject Heading Search

To find books about your play or playwright, do a Subject Heading search in HOMER on the playwright (rather than the play itself). Browse the resulting list. (This search does NOT find plays. Here is how to find a play.)

Example: Subject Heading search on beckett s (last name, then optional first initial or name)

Search results:

No. Titles
Headings
(User would click below to see titles.)
What does the display mean?
1.
53
Beckett, Samuel, 1906- Library has fifty-three books that discuss SB and his works.
2.
6
Beckett, Samuel, 1906- Aesthetics. Six books about SB's aesthetics
3.
3
Beckett, Samuel, 1906- Bibliography Three bibliographies about SB.
4.
92
Beckett, Samuel, 1906- Criticism and interpretation Ninety-two books with criticism on any of the plays.
5.
12
Beckett, Samuel, 1906- En attendant Godot Twelve books about Waiting for Godot (also look under #1 & 4).
See Also
6.
0
Beckett, Samuel, 1906- Waiting for Godot Clicking on See Also tells you that the "real" title is En attendant Godot.

Consult a librarian to learn many other ways to find books about the play/playwright.

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