General Resources->Digital Repositories
General Resources->Art Galleries/Museums
General Resources->Anthologies/Collections
English Literature->Drama->Theater&Film
English Literature->Drama->By period->English renaissance(1500-1640)

This site is a part of "Internet Shakespeare Editions", which is a comprehensive site with general sources. This page, "Shakespeare in India," is by Sukanta Chaudhuri (Jadavpur Univ. in India) and he introduces the background of Shakespeare studies in India. He emphasizes the uniqueness and importance of Shakespeare studies in India, which is considered as being older and more complex than in any other ocountires outside the West. If you consider the fact that India's colonial history by England, you might think that his opinion is persuasive.

The contents of this page are Introduction of the "Shakespeare in India", Early English productions, Pedagogy: the academic Shakespeare, Shakespeare and Indian literature, Shakespeare on the early modern Indian stage, Shakespeare on the India stage after Independence, and finally, Selected bibliography.
Each category explains in prose and sometimes it includes pictures (for example, in Shakespeare on the early modern Indian stage, you can see the pictures of their productions).

It is a good opportunity to see how Indians think of Shakespeare. If you remember Thomas Carlyle's comparison of Shakespeare and India, the Shakespeare studies in India might seem to be more interesting.

If you are curious about how Indians think of English writer, Shakespeare or if you are looking for some information about the history of India and England, this site will help you.

URL : http://ise.uvic.ca/Library/Criticism/shakespearein/india1.html

Keyword(s) : drama, shakespeare, asia, india, foyer, library

General Resources->Art Galleries/Museums
English Literature->Drama->Theater&Film
English Literature->Drama->By period->English renaissance(1500-1640)

A visual portfolio, Shakespeare in Asia provides many pictorial sources of performing. This site consists of various photo galleries of Asian countries such as China, HongKong, India, Japan, Maori, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. It also includes some productions by Asian directors at the London Globe.

You can see unique adaptations of Shakespeare's works in Asian versions. You can click the green icon in the upper right corner of the page to see more pictures. The blue icons in the same in the upper right corner are for the size of the pictures. If you click "Filmstrip", in the upper left side of the page, you can see almost 8 pictures in small size in the same page. It is good to browse which pictures are there in this portfolio in a look, without having to click everytime.

But you can just see the pictures, with no detailed explanations, and it is a little inconvenient that new pages open every time you click a link.

URL : http://www.personal.psu.edu/ach13/sia

Keyword(s) : drama, shakespeare, asia, photo, adaptation

English Literature->Drama->Theater&Film
English Literature->Drama->By period->20th century
English Literature->Theory & Studies->Gender Studies

This site was created by the Susan Glaspell Society in 2003. Being a very active community, there is a lot of information on this easy-to-browse homepage.

On this website there is a biography of Susan Glaspell, a section that informs visitors about the society, descriptions of recent performances of Glaspell's plays, publications related to the playwright, an archive of conferences and events that took place, links to organizations and members, a bibliography, an abridged script of Glaspell's Inheritors and information on its production, and an abridged version of Chains of Dew, also written by Glaspell with photos and information on a stage reading of this particular piece.

A good, informative homepage with links for even more information.

URL : http://academic.shu.edu/glaspell/

Keyword(s) : Susan Glaspell, Drama, 20th century, American Dramatist, Dramatists, Women authors, Women dramatists

English Literature->Drama->Theater&Film
English Literature->Drama->By period->20th century
English Literature->Conferences

This homepage is for the Beckett International Foundation which is located at Reading University.

Visitors can get a lot information on the activities of Beckett International Foundation. The BIF hosted a series of events to celebrate the century of Samuel Beckett's birth between March and June 2006. There are various useful contents and further sites such as "Beckett at the University of Reading" and "Beckett centenary events across the world".

This site is helpful to research Samuel Beckett's plays with a simple yet stylish design

URL : http://www.beckettfoundation.org.uk/

Keyword(s) : Beckett , European drama, 20th century, Dramaists, Modern Drama, Drama

General Resources->Cultural and Historical Contexts
English Literature->Drama->Theater&Film
English Literature->Biographical Literature

Created by the British Council Literature Department, this site has quite a professional layout. This site is searchable by author, genre, nationality, gender, publisher, book title, date of publication and prize name and date.
A summarized biography on Stoppard is available, and you can see in 'Genres' that Stoppard has written fiction, screenplays, and drama. His bibliography includes all of his works including their publications dates and the publishers. The British Council also provides a link to their book database where you can read effective summaries for Stoppard's writings. Many prizes and awards Stoppard has received are also listed. There is also a 'Critical Perspective' written by Michael Billington in 2002 on Stoppard and his works which can give you a perspective of how the playwright is perceived by critics. Contact information to his publisher and agent also appear on this site.

A black and white photograph of Tom Stoppard is on the site. With a good overview of Stoppard and his life, works, and awards, this is a good site to get a more thorough information on the playwright.

URL : http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth254

Keyword(s) : Tom Stoppard, Drama, 20th century, British arts and writers, Dramatists