Masques and short dramatic pieces written primarily in verse, selected translations, works written for children and numerous adaptations are included. The entire text of each verse drama is included. Any accompanying text written by the original author and forming an integral part of the work, such as epigraphs, dramatis personae , footnotes, sidenotes and endnotes, is generally also included. The texts are fully and consistently encoded to provide precise access according to a wide variety of search criteria. Users can search, browse and read this enormous corpus in an intuitive and friendly manner and display the works on screen in a form that is close to the printed versions.
Publication is in two releases.
The first release is available and the second will be made in December 1995. English Verse Drama is also available on magnetic tape.