ENGLISH
Bab’n, Mar’a Teresa and Steiner, Stan, Editors.
Boringuen
. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. Contains a particularly good introduction describing the roots of Puerto Rican theatre.
Boswell, Thomas D., Cullen, Ruth M., and Jaffee, A.J.
The Changing Demography of Spanish Americans
. New York, Academic Press, 1980. Chapter 7 is dedicated to Puerto Rican migration, including current statistics.
Bucchioni, Eugene and Cordasco, Francesco.
The Puerto Rican Experience
. Totowa, New Jersey, Littlefield, Adams, and Co., 1973. A sociological sourcebook with a collection of essays regarding conflict and acculturation.
Fitzpatrick, Joseph P.
Puerto Rican Americans
. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1971. The statistics are outdated, but the historical, religious, and family background are still pertinent.
Marqués, René.
The Oxcart
. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1969. English translation by Charles Pilditch. Contains photographs of an actual production by the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, New York, 1967.
Martin, Eleanor J.
René Marqués.
Boston, Twayne Publishers, 1979. A well-researched study of Marqués the individual and an analysis of his writing.
Spolin, Viola.
Improvisation for the Theatre
. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1963. Classic volume on preparatory techniques including role playing and theatre games.
SPANISH
Arriv’, Francisco.
Conciencia Puertorrique–a Del Teatro Contemporaneo
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1937-1956
. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorrique–a, 1967. Description of the annual arts festival at the University of Puerto Rico complete with photographs of the plays.
Arriv’, Francisco.
Teatro Puertorrique–o
. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorrique–a, 1963. Contains a good introduction describing contemporary Puerto Rican drama.
Imbert, E. Anderson.
Historia de la Literatura Hispanoamericana
. México, Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1966. Short biographical section on Marqués.
Marqués, René.
La Carreta
. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: Editorial Cultural, 1963. Original Spanish text with a good introductory analysis of Marqués’ theatre by Mar’a Babin.
Pasarell, Emilio J.
Or’genes de la Afición Teatral en Puerto Rico
. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Editorial Universitaria, 1967. A study of twentieth century theatre with photographs of the artists.