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FINDING LITERARY CRITICISM |
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FINDING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION |
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FINDING DRAMA, POETRY, SHORT STORIES |
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FINDING OTHER BASIC LITERATURE SOURCES |
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Internet Resources: In order to find a list of
articles on literary topic, you may use the following online databases
subscribed by the Library at http://library.shu.edu/ |
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Literature Resource Center (GALENET) |
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SilverPlatter Resources for MLA (International
Bibliography) and Art Index |
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Printed Resources: |
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Articles on American Literature: Ref Z1225 A77
(Lewis Leary, ed.) |
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Magill’s Bibliography of Literary Criticism: Ref
Z6511 M25 (Frank N. Magill, ed.) |
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These two bibliographies provide lists of books
and articles about all types of literary work.. |
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Contemporary Literary Criticism: Ref PN 771 C59 |
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Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Ref PN 771
T9 |
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These two encyclopedias of literary criticism
contain actual excepts of articles about famous authors’ works and themes.
Use the last volume marked "Cumulative Index" to find out which
volumes contain articles about your author’s work. |
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Critical Survey of Short Fiction: Ref PN 3321 C7 |
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Drama Criticism: Ref Z1231 D7 C6 |
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Book Review Index: Ref Z1035 Al B6 (1965+) |
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Book Review Digest: Ref Z1219 C96 (1905+) |
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Search Library’s Online Book Catalog: WebVoyáge |
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For works about a person, select
"Subject" |
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Always look up a person’s last name first, i.e.,
"Austen, Jane" |
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Dictionary of Literary Biography: Ref PS 21.D5 |
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This multi-volume set contains extensive
articles, with bibliographies, on the lives of famous authors. To locate a
particular author, use the last volume which says "Cumulative
Index" |
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Granger’s Index to Poetry: Ref PN 1022.G7 1973+ |
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Look up a famous poem by author or title, and
Granger’s will tell you where you can find a copy of it. |
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Short Story Index: Ref Z 5917 S5 C6 |
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This index indicates where short stories have
been published. |
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Ottemiller’s Index to Plays in Collections: Ref
Z 5781.O8 1988 |
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This book shows which plays are in which
collections. |
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Bibles, Concordances, and Biblical Dictionaries:
Ref BS 75 / Ref BS 425 |
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Dictionaries: Ref PE 1625 |
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MLA Handbook (Modern Language Association). On
reserve at the Circulation Desk |
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Mythology: Ref DE 5 / Ref BL 715 |
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Quotations: (The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations,
etc…) Ref PN 6081 |
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Thesauri: Ref PE 1591 |
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