Literature Criticism Databases
- Literature Criticism Online (Gale) This link opens in a new windowContemporary Literary Criticism Online covers more than 3,000 authors currently active or active during the later 20th century.
Almost 95% of critical essays from the print series Contemporary Literary Criticism Online are reproduced in full in this online collection, which combines multiple search and browse options with an engaging format that matches the look and content of the print originals.
Clear and accessible introductory essays are followed by carefully selected critical responses to help users engage with a variety of scholarly views and literary conversations. Anyone seeking a deeper understanding of contemporary literature will find this resource valuable.
- MagillOnLiterature Plus (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowMagillOnLiterature Plus, produced by Salem Press, is the premier literary database, combining MagillOnLiterature and MagillOnAuthors. This database includes all the literary works, reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries that are included in MagillOnLiterature, as well as all the biographies and author essays included in MagillOnAuthors.
- MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost) (1926+) This link opens in a new windowProduced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the MLA International Bibliography is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present. International in scope, it includes citations to journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations, with links to full text in JSTOR, Project MUSE, and other resources. The database also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus, a proprietary, searchable collection of thousands of subject terms, and personal names used in indexing the bibliography.
Videos
- Bunraku: The Classical Puppets of JapanCreative Arts Television, 1973, 29 mins
"Filmed study of Bunraku, the classical Japanese puppet art, which uses three-quarters life-sized figures, handled by black-clothed manipulators who remain in plain view of the audience, convention rendering them invisible. These scenes trace Bunraku from the making of the puppets and the way in which their limbs are articulated, to their costuming and reflections on their relationship to kabuki theater. It includes complete performances of works for Bunraku." - The Art of KabukiFilms For The Humanities & Sciences, 1988, 35 mins
"This program provides an introduction to the 400-year-old tradition of Kabuki, explaining its origins and purposes, its literary sources, and the meaning of its symbolism. The program shows the rehearsal, preparation of costumes and wigs, and the performance of the Kabuki play, relates the makeup and music to the overall scheme, and explains the esthetic of Kabuki art." - Theater in Japan: Yesterday & TodayFilms For The Humanities & Sciences, 1989, 51 mins
"Theater has a long history in Japan, ranging from traditional Kabuki to today's avant-garde performing arts. This classic program explores the cultural debate within Japan regarding traditional forms of theater and more contemporary variations." - Portrait of an Onnagata: The Female Impersonator in KabukiFilms For The Humanities & Sciences, 1990, 29 mins
Notable Plays
Japanese Puppet Plays (16th century – present)
- Chikamatsu – The Love Suicides at Amijima, The Love Suicides at Sonezaki, The Battles of Coxinga, The Uprooted Pine, The Woman-Killer and the Hell of Oil, Gonza the Lancer, The Girl from Hakata, The Courier for Hell, Yosaku from Tamba
Japanese Kabuki (16th century – present)
- Tsuruya Namboku IV, Sakurada Jisuke II, Tsuuchi Genshichi – The Scarlet Princess of Edo
- Tsuuchi Jihei II, Tsuuchi Hanemon: Sokeroku – Flower of Edo
- Tsuuchi Hanjur, Nakada Mansuke, et al – Saint Narukami and the God Fudō
- Kuruwa Bunshō – Love Letter from the Licensed Quarter
- Namiki Sōsuke, Namiki Shōzō, I Namiki Geiji, et al – Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani