Pick your topic carefully! Critical information is not available
on every literary work. It is best to do a preliminary search using
some of the resources on this page before you submit your final topic
selection to your instructor.
Literary Reference Books
Books within the following
number ranges in the library's reference section can include a wide
variety of useful information: plot summaries, character analyses,
biographies, bibliographies, reprints of criticism, and encyclopedias
on specific authors.
R 016.8 -- bibliographies
listing citations to criticism in books or journal articles.
R 800 to R 809 -- literature
from any country
R 810 to R 819 -- American
literature
R 820 to R 829 -- British
literature
Popular
Reference Books in Literature lists many literary reference books
that you may find helpful.
Search the Library
Catalog to find books in the library's collection that analyze
literary works. The catalog provides citations, location, and circulation
information for all the print and audiovisual materials owned by the
library.
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To search for criticism
of an author’s works, select the “Subject” category
in the Browse search window, and type in your author’s last
name.
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Click on subject headings
that start with your author's name and end with either "criticism
and interpretation" or with the title of the work you are
researching. You will see a list of books of criticism about your
author and his work(s).
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Use the "Call Number"
to retrieve books from your home campus library shelves.
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Click on the "Request"
button to have books from another campus delivered to your campus.
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Click on the "Web
Link" to access the full-text electronic books.
For detailed instructions,
view Library
Catalog: Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Literary Criticism in Books.
Databases:
Find Books and Articles
The library subscribes to
the following databases that provide citations, and often, full text
documents from books and literary journals. If you need help getting
started in these databases, click on "Step-by-Step Guide."
Literature
Resource Center
Find full text biographical
and critical essays from Contemporary Authors, Dictionary
of Literary Biography, and many other literary reference resources
in this combination of several Gale Group databases. Also included
is Contemporary Literary Criticism, which provides full
text reprints of critical essays that were originally published
in literary journals and books.
MLA
International Bibliography
This bibliography includes
over 1.5 million citations to critical essays from more than 4,400
journals and 1,000 book publishers from all over the world. Some
citations also provide links to the complete text of the document.
Subjects covered include literature, language and linguistics, folklore,
literary theory and criticism, and drama.
Project
Muse
Muse offers full text articles
from over 250 scholarly journals covering the fields of literature
and criticism, folklore, and performing arts. Provided by Johns
Hopkins University.
Internet Links
Literature
Resources - A subject guide to literary Internet collections
by period, genre, etc. Produced by MIT Libraries.
Modern
American Poetry - Provides biographies and literary analysis.
Produced by the Department of English, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
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