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Highlights: Library Guides
Library
Guide 3: Literary Criticism
Literary criticism
includes explanations and evaluations of the works of individual
authors, and discussions of literary theories, genres, movements
or a country's literature. To locate books or journals containing
literary criticism, search the library catalog or online databases
using the relevant subject headings or keywords. For further assistance,
ask a Reference Librarian.
Library
Catalog
Criticism on
an individual author and his or her work can be found under
the author's name. For example:
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924--Criticism and Interpretation
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886--Criticism and Interpretation
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet
Criticism on
a country's literature or nationality can be found under
the name of that country or nationality. One can also search by
time period. For example:
African
Literature--History and Criticism
Asian Literature--History and Criticism
Caribbean Literature--History and Criticism
Puerto Rican Literature--History and Criticism
Russian Literature--19th century--History and Criticism
American Literature--19th century--History and Criticism
English Literature--18th century--History and Criticism
Criticism on
types of literature are listed under the literary subject. For example:
Children's
Literature--History and Criticism
Drama--History and Criticism
Poetry--History and Criticism
Short Stories, English--History and Criticism
Click
here
to search the Library Catalog (LIUCAT).
Online Databases
Literature
Resource Center - LRC Gale InfoTrac
Access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses
of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining
Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online
service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than
120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other
writers, with coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.
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Literature
Online (LION) ProQuest-Chadwyck
Contains the full text of over 350,000 works of English
and American poetry, drama, prose fiction, and literary
theory produced from the tenth century to the present day
(including works from Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand,
Africa, India, and the Caribbean), as well as the King James
Bible. |
MLA
International Bibliography ProQuest-Chadwyck
The MLA International Bibliography is an index of scholarly
books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore,
and linguistics which has been compiled by the Modern Language
Association of America since 1926. The electronic version
includes the Bibliography's entire print run, and currently
contains more than 2 million records. In addition, the MLA
Directory of Periodicals gives full information on over
7,100 journals and book series. |
MagillonLiterature
Plus Ebsco
Contains the full text of over 350,000 works of English
and American poetry, drama, prose fiction, and literary
theory produced from the tenth century to the present day
(including works from Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand,
Africa, India, and the Caribbean), as well as the King James
Bible. |
Twayne's
Authors Series (Gale InfoTrac via NOVEL)
Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the
full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters
books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a
total of 600 individual full-text titles. |
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here
for more information on Online Databases. |
Selected
Reference Sources
| African
American Writers |
Ref
PS153.N5 K66 2001 OVSZ x |
| American
Writers |
Ref
PS129 .A55 x |
| Asian
American Writers |
Ref
PS153.A84 A82 1999 OVSZ |
| British
Writers |
Ref
PR85 .B688 OVSZ |
| Gay
& Lesbian Literature |
Ref
PN 56.H57 G36 1993 |
| Hispanic
Literature Criticism |
Ref
PQ 7081. A1 H573 1994 |
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