LibGuides: Language and Literature: Researching Plays: Home

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This page offers a definition of dramatic literature and identifies and discusses the components/elements of a play. It also provides information on how to read a play and write a research paper.

Special thanks to Houston Cole Library intern Alanna R. Cole for assistance in the preparation of this LibGuide.

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Dramatic literature
From Britannica.com: a lengthy overview essay covering such things as general characteristics of drama, common elements of drama, the history of drama along with many others.

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How to Write an Academic Research Paper
From Piedmont Virginia Community College: neither play- nor even literature-specific, but still offers a useful generic primer on the steps involved in writing a research paper, as well as discussing what a research paper is and is not.
How to Write a Research Paper
From Truckee Meadows Community College: not literature-specific , but still an exceptionally fine LibGuide that takes a general approach to writing academic research papers. Information is presented as a series of steps or stages, like the pattern for a good research/writing process.

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Comedy and Tragedy
From DePaul University: dissects the elements of tragedies and comedies and their sub-genres.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
From MIT: an online collection of the complete works of William Shakespeare, including plays and poems.
Reading a Play
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): a short overview of best tips for how to approach reading a play.
Six Aristotelian Elements of a Play
From Bellevue College: defines Aristotle's six elements of a tragedy.
What is a Play?
From Northern State University: a comprehensive overview of dramatic elements and the different genres of plays.

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