Of the ample literature concerned with the modern English drama the following works may be specially mentioned, as dealing with the entire range of the English drama, or with more than one of its periods:--D. E. Baker, _Biographia dramatica_ (continued to 1811 by J. Reed and S. Jones) (3 vols., London, 1812); J. P. Collier, _History of English Dramatic Poetry_, new ed. (3 vols., London, 1879); C. Dibdin, _A complete History of the English Stage_ (5 vols., London, 1800); J. J. Jusserand, _Le Théâtre en Angleterre_ (2nd ed., Paris, 1881); G. Langbaine, _Lives and Characters of the English Dramatic Poets_ (London, 1699); _The Poetical Register: or lives and characters of the English dramatick poets_ (London, 1719); C. M. Rapp, _Studien über das englische Theater_, 2 parts (Tübingen, 1862); "G. S. B.", _Study of the Prologue and Epilogue in English Literature_ (London, 1884); _The Thespian Dictionary: or dramatic biography of the 18th century_ (London, 1802); A. W. Ward, _History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne_ (2nd ed., 3 vols., London, 1899); see also the histories of English Literature or Poetry, by Warton, Taine, ten Brinck, Courthope, Saintsbury, &c. The following works contain the most complete lists of English plays:--W. W. Greg, _A List of English Plays written before 1643 and published before 1700_ (Bibliogr. Soc.) (London, 1900); J. O. Halliwell (-Phillipps), _Dictionary of Old English Plays_ (London, 1860); W. C. Hazlitt, _A Manual for the Collector and Amateur of Old English Plays_ (London, 1892); R. W. Lowe, _Bibliographical Account of English Dramatic Literature_ (London, 1888) is a valuable handbook for the whole of English theatrical literature and matters connected with it. The unique work of Genest, _Some Account of the English Stage from 1660-1830_ (10 vols., Bath, 1832), includes, with a chronological series of plays acted on the English stage, notices of unacted plays, and critical remarks on plays and actors. "A Compleat List" of English dramatic poets and plays to 1747 was published with T. Whincop's _Scanderbeg_ in that year.