In addition to searching BU Books & More for books and the databases for critical journal articles, you can consult the following resources in the Library's Reference Collection which contain criticism or provide an index to criticism in other sources. The Reference Collection is located on the second floor of the Library.
Ref PN6112.5.M37 1990 Masterplots II: Drama Series. Provides an act-by-act overview of the play, themes and meanings, dramatic devices and critical context of 327 plays of the twentieth century. A brief selection of "Sources for Further Study" is provided. Most are English-language works but a selection of major foreign plays is also included. Arranged alphabetically by title of the play.
Ref PN1625.C68 2003 Critical Survey of Drama. Provides brief biographies of 538 playwrights along with overviews of their writings, including analysis of individual plays and an annotated bibliography of additional sources. Volume 8 includes 64 essays on broad topics (e.g., dramatic traditions of various regions, melodrama, deaf theater, political theater, feminist theater, gay and lesbian theater, American regional theater, Native American drama, musical drama and experimental theater, etc.) Arranged alphabetically by the name of the playwright.
Ref Z5781.B8 Dramatic Criticism Index: A Bibliography of Commentaries on Playwrights from Ibsen to the Avant-Guard. Identifies English-language criticism of the plays of some 300 American and foreign playwrights.
