Theatre 371: Contextual Research: Context

Start with these background sources to establish factual evidence for a play and its historical period.

These sources help identify significant events of a specific time period. To find chronologies in Primo, use the search terms "chronology historical"

When searching Primo for books about context, try these search terms:

everyday life, use social life and customs, e.g. England Social   life  and   customs 16th   century

first productions and staging, use stage history, e.g., Jonson stage history

history of the period, use country and century, e.g., Spain 17th century;

broad overview of country or city's history, use country and civilization, e.g,.  Spain  Civilization 1516-1700

works about the theatre, use theater and country, e.g., Theater England History

critical works, use  criticism, e.g.,  Shakespeare AND criticism; English drama   Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 history and criticism

views of the author, use author and political and social views or author and religion, e.g.,  "Sor Juana Ines" AND political AND social views; Marlowe AND religion

Note: When searching by subject, use the ER spelling of theater.

Start with these databases to find articles relating to the historical and social context of the play.

ARTstor is a large collection of digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences from museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates.  Click on the ARTstor logo to begin your search.

Mexico

Greece

Spain

England