History of Theatre: Social/Historical Context
King Louis XIV dining with Moliere
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Sophocles
Sophocles--Criticism and interpretation
Sophocles. Oedipus Rex
Aristophanes
Aristophanes--Criticism and interpretation
Aristophanes--Knowledge--Greece--Athens
Athens (Greece)--Civilization
Athens (Greece)--Intellectual life
Athens (Greece)--Politics and government
Athens (Greece)--Religion
Athens (Greece)--Social conditions
Athens (Greece) Social life and customs
Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.
Greece--History--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Intellectual life--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Politics and government--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Religion
Greece--Social conditions--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Social life and customs.
Note: also see my research guide for Athens and the Ancient World
Mālavikā and Agnimitra (aka: Mālavikāgnimitra)
Kālidāsa
Sanskrit drama--History and criticism
Sanskrit literature--To 1500--History and criticism
India--Civilization
India--Civilization--To 1200
India--History
India--History--324 B.C.-1000 A.D.
India--Kings and rulers
India--Religion
India--Social life and customs
Hinduism--India
Hinduism--Social aspects--India
Women--India--History
Women--India--Social conditions
Law--India--History
India--Politics and government--Ancient period
India--Politics and government--To 997
Note: Also see my research support guides for Hinduism & India and Devi: Power and Narrative in Hindu Goddess Traditions
Snow in Midsummer (aka: Dou E Yuan, The Injustice to Dou E, or The Injustice Done to Tou Ngo):
Guan, Hanqing, ca. 1210-ca. 1298--Adaptations
Chinese drama--History and criticism
Chinese drama--960-1644
Beijing (China)--History
China--Civilization
China--Civilization--960-1644
China--History--Song dynasty, 960-1279
China--History--Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368
China--Intellectual life--960-1644
China--Politics and government--960-1279
China--Religious life and customs
China--Social conditions--960-1644
China--Social life and customs--960-1644
Women--China--History
Women--China--Social conditions
Law--China--History
Law--China--History--To 1500--Sources
Rabinal Achi:
Maya cosmology
Maya dance
Maya literature--History and criticism
Maya mythology
Maya philosophy
Maya women--History
Mayas
Mayas--Antiquities
Mayas--First contact with Europeans
Mayas--History
Mayas--Kings and rulers
Mayas--Mexico--Yucatán (State)--Antiquities.
Mayas--Religion and mythology
Mayas--Politics and government
Mayas--Social life and customs
Indians of Central America--Antiquities
Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Antiquities
Indians of Central America--History
Indians of Central America--Social life and customs
Guatemala--Antiquities
Guatemala--History--To 1500
Note: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life (in the Reference section on the main floor of the IC Library). Volume 3, 15th and 16th centuries, has a great deal of social/political/cultural information on the ancient Mayas. This information is scattered throughout the volume, so look up Maya in the index and it will direct you to particular pages for particular topics.
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593--Criticism and interpretation
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593--Homes and haunts--England--London
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Homes and haunts
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge and learning
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Political and social views
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--England--London
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689--Criticism and interpretation
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689--Political and social views
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Rover
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603
Great Britain--History--James I, 1603-1625
London (England)--History--16th century
London (England)--History--17th century
Great Britain--Intellectual life--16th century
Great Britain--Intellectual life--17th century
England--Intellectual life--16th century
England--Intellectual life--17th century
London (England)--Intellectual life--16th century
London (England)--Intellectual life--17th century
Great Britain--Civilization--16th century
Great Britain--Civilization--17th century
England--Civilization--16th century
England--Civilization--17th century
Great Britain--Social conditions--17th century.
England--Social conditions--16th century
England--Social conditions--17th century
Great Britain--Social life and customs--16th century
Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century
England--Social life and customs--16th century
England--Social life and customs--17th century
London (England)--Social life and customs--16th century
London (England)--Social life and customs--17th century
Note: Also see my research guide for Shakespeare
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681--Criticism and interpretation
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681--Political and social views
Madrid (Spain)
Madrid (Spain)--History
Spain--Civilization
Spain--Civilization--1516-1700
Spain--History--Philip IV, 1621-1665
Spain--Intellectual life--1516-1700
Spain--Politics and government--1621-1665
Spain--Social conditions--To 1800
Spain--Social life and customs
Molière, 1622-1673
Molière, 1622-1673--Criticism and interpretation
Molière, 1622-1673. Tartuffe
France--Civilization--17th century
France--Court and courtiers--History--17th century
France--History--17th century
France--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715
France--Intellectual life--17th century
France--Politics and government--1643-1715.
France--Social life and customs--17th century
Paris (France)--History
Paris (France)--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715
Paris (France)--Social life and customs
Chikamatsu, Monzaemon, 1653-1725. Shinjū ten no Amijima
Bunraku
Kabuki
Japan--Civilization--1600-1868
Japan--History--Tokugawa period, 1600-1868
Japan--Intellectual life--1600-1868
Japan--Politics and government--1600-1868
Japan--Social conditions--1600-1868
Japan--Social life and customs--1600-1868
Tokyo (Japan)--Social conditions
Tokyo (Japan)--Social conditions--1600-1868
Tokyo (Japan)--Social life and customs
Note: Subject Headings generally use the most recent form of a place name, but for Keyword searching in the
databases of articles, keep in mind that Tokyo in the 17th/18th centuries was called Edo.
Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold, 1751-1792--Criticism and interpretation
Germany--Civilization
Germany--Civilization--18th century
Germany--History--1740-1806
Germany--Intellectual life--18th century
Germany--Politics and government--1740-1806
Germany--Politics and government--18th century
Germany--Social life and customs
Note: In his youth Lenz studied in Konigsberg and took classes with that most influential of "modern" philosophers Immanuel Kant.
Ergo--a biography of Kant might give you insight into the world Lenz inhabited.
Sophocles
Sophocles--Criticism and interpretation
Sophocles. Oedipus Rex
Aristophanes
Aristophanes--Criticism and interpretation
Aristophanes--Knowledge--Greece--Athens
Athens (Greece)--Civilization
Athens (Greece)--Intellectual life
Athens (Greece)--Politics and government
Athens (Greece)--Religion
Athens (Greece)--Social conditions
Athens (Greece) Social life and customs
Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.
Greece--History--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Intellectual life--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Politics and government--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Religion
Greece--Social conditions--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Social life and customs.
Note: also see my research guide for Athens and the Ancient World
Mālavikā and Agnimitra (aka: Mālavikāgnimitra)
Kālidāsa
Sanskrit drama--History and criticism
Sanskrit literature--To 1500--History and criticism
India--Civilization
India--Civilization--To 1200
India--History
India--History--324 B.C.-1000 A.D.
India--Kings and rulers
India--Religion
India--Social life and customs
Hinduism--India
Hinduism--Social aspects--India
Women--India--History
Women--India--Social conditions
Law--India--History
India--Politics and government--Ancient period
India--Politics and government--To 997
Note: Also see my research support guides for Hinduism & India and Devi: Power and Narrative in Hindu Goddess Traditions
Snow in Midsummer (aka: Dou E Yuan, The Injustice to Dou E, or The Injustice Done to Tou Ngo):
Guan, Hanqing, ca. 1210-ca. 1298--Adaptations
Chinese drama--History and criticism
Chinese drama--960-1644
Beijing (China)--History
China--Civilization
China--Civilization--960-1644
China--History--Song dynasty, 960-1279
China--History--Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368
China--Intellectual life--960-1644
China--Politics and government--960-1279
China--Religious life and customs
China--Social conditions--960-1644
China--Social life and customs--960-1644
Women--China--History
Women--China--Social conditions
Law--China--History
Law--China--History--To 1500--Sources
Rabinal Achi:
Maya cosmology
Maya dance
Maya literature--History and criticism
Maya mythology
Maya philosophy
Maya women--History
Mayas
Mayas--Antiquities
Mayas--First contact with Europeans
Mayas--History
Mayas--Kings and rulers
Mayas--Mexico--Yucatán (State)--Antiquities.
Mayas--Religion and mythology
Mayas--Politics and government
Mayas--Social life and customs
Indians of Central America--Antiquities
Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Antiquities
Indians of Central America--History
Indians of Central America--Social life and customs
Guatemala--Antiquities
Guatemala--History--To 1500
Note: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life (in the Reference section on the main floor of the IC Library). Volume 3, 15th and 16th centuries, has a great deal of social/political/cultural information on the ancient Mayas. This information is scattered throughout the volume, so look up Maya in the index and it will direct you to particular pages for particular topics.
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593--Criticism and interpretation
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593--Homes and haunts--England--London
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Homes and haunts
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge and learning
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Political and social views
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--England--London
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689--Criticism and interpretation
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689--Political and social views
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Rover
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603
Great Britain--History--James I, 1603-1625
London (England)--History--16th century
London (England)--History--17th century
Great Britain--Intellectual life--16th century
Great Britain--Intellectual life--17th century
England--Intellectual life--16th century
England--Intellectual life--17th century
London (England)--Intellectual life--16th century
London (England)--Intellectual life--17th century
Great Britain--Civilization--16th century
Great Britain--Civilization--17th century
England--Civilization--16th century
England--Civilization--17th century
Great Britain--Social conditions--17th century.
England--Social conditions--16th century
England--Social conditions--17th century
Great Britain--Social life and customs--16th century
Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century
England--Social life and customs--16th century
England--Social life and customs--17th century
London (England)--Social life and customs--16th century
London (England)--Social life and customs--17th century
Note: Also see my research guide for Shakespeare
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681--Criticism and interpretation
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681--Political and social views
Madrid (Spain)
Madrid (Spain)--History
Spain--Civilization
Spain--Civilization--1516-1700
Spain--History--Philip IV, 1621-1665
Spain--Intellectual life--1516-1700
Spain--Politics and government--1621-1665
Spain--Social conditions--To 1800
Spain--Social life and customs
Molière, 1622-1673
Molière, 1622-1673--Criticism and interpretation
Molière, 1622-1673. Tartuffe
France--Civilization--17th century
France--Court and courtiers--History--17th century
France--History--17th century
France--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715
France--Intellectual life--17th century
France--Politics and government--1643-1715.
France--Social life and customs--17th century
Paris (France)--History
Paris (France)--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715
Paris (France)--Social life and customs
Chikamatsu, Monzaemon, 1653-1725. Shinjū ten no Amijima
Bunraku
Kabuki
Japan--Civilization--1600-1868
Japan--History--Tokugawa period, 1600-1868
Japan--Intellectual life--1600-1868
Japan--Politics and government--1600-1868
Japan--Social conditions--1600-1868
Japan--Social life and customs--1600-1868
Tokyo (Japan)--Social conditions
Tokyo (Japan)--Social conditions--1600-1868
Tokyo (Japan)--Social life and customs
Note: Subject Headings generally use the most recent form of a place name, but for Keyword searching in the
databases of articles, keep in mind that Tokyo in the 17th/18th centuries was called Edo.
Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold, 1751-1792--Criticism and interpretation
Germany--Civilization
Germany--Civilization--18th century
Germany--History--1740-1806
Germany--Intellectual life--18th century
Germany--Politics and government--1740-1806
Germany--Politics and government--18th century
Germany--Social life and customs
Note: In his youth Lenz studied in Konigsberg and took classes with that most influential of "modern" philosophers Immanuel Kant.
Ergo--a biography of Kant might give you insight into the world Lenz inhabited.
- Clothing and dress--History
- Clothing and dress--History--17th century
- Clothing and dress--England--History
- Clothing and dress--England--History--Pictorial works
- Clothing and dress--Spain--History
- Costume--History
- Costume--History--16th century
- Costume--History--17th century
- Costume--History--18th century
- Costume--History--Ancient
- Costume--China--History
- Costume--China--History--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
- Costume--Japan--History
- Costume--England--History--16th century
- Costume--Great Britain--History--16th century
- Costume--Europe--History--18th century
- Food habits--History
- Food habits--China--History
- Food habits--England--History
- Food habits--Europe--History
- Food habits--France--History
- Food habits--Greece--History
- Food habits--Japan
Take a look at the Food Timeline: Social History, Manners & Menus for some insight into what was being eaten in 5th century BCE Athens, Elizabethan England, or 17th century France.
For more options and full descriptions see the database list on the main page of the History of Theatre guide, but for this Day in the Life project I would particularly recommend--
- JSTOR
- ProQuest Research Library
- Academic Search Premier
