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Links to Resources on Susan Glaspell and Trifles:
Susan Glaspell and the Provincetown Playhouse.
Several student essays on feminism and
Trifles (Read these for information. Don't submit for credit.
We've read them all!)
Biographical sketch of Susan Glaspell
and brief bibliography.
A very interesting and comprehensive site, focusing on the short
story more than on the play but with useful information about both.
A summary of what critics have said
about this play and its significance.
To Learn More About Drama

Try these sites:
You will find loads of information about ancient Greek drama, including
pictures and other resources, at
http://didaskalia.open.ac.uk/StudyArea/introtoancienttheatre.html
Here is a treasure trove of study
guides to literary works, including plays, poems, and novels: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/guides_index.html.
As part of the Literature Online
Web, you will find a site devoted to the play OEDIPUS REX: http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/OedipustheWreck/.
Additional material on Oedipus,
both the play and the legend, can be found at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/myth.htm.
Believe it or not, someone has written a musical version of Oedipus, featuring songs such
as "Moonpies and R.C. Colers." Check it out:http://members.tripod.com/~BobWJohnson/oedipus.html
A host of materials and links on
HAMLET can be found at the following site: http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/TheHamletSite/.
GLOSSARIES of literary terms are always useful tools. Here are three:
http://vccslitonline.vccs.edu/drama/glossary.htm
http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Terms/
http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm
Although movies have their roots in drama, the conventions of screenplays are slightly different from those of stage drama. Here are two sites that discuss film structure, using recent hit movies as examples:
http://www.themegahitmovies.com/
http://breakingin.net/format_tutorial.htm
The URL for this site is http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/drama/resources.htm