Recommended Sources
Please note: The following list is just a representation of the major works available for literature research. There are many other books worthy of mention that have been omitted. Use the keyword search to find books for your particular need. (All of the literary criticism sources are found in the stacks.)
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BOOK REVIEWS |
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Book Review Digest |
Mack Library Stacks 050 B644 1983 |
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Children’s Literature Review |
Mack Library Stacks 028.5 C4375 Ind. |
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Magill’s Literary Annual |
Mack Library Stacks 028.1 M272 |
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GENERAL WORKS ON LITERARY CRITICISM |
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Atlas of English Literature
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Mack Library Stacks 820.9 G613 |
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Mack Library Stacks 001.3 C723 |
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Contemporary Literary Criticism |
Mack Library Stacks 809 C767 |
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Encyclopedia of Literary Critics and Criticism |
Mack Library Stacks 801.9503 En195 |
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Twentieth-century Literary Movements Dictionary |
Mack Library Stacks 809.91 T9184 |
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DICTIONARIES OF TERMS |
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Glossary of Literary Terms |
Mack Library Stacks 803 Ab83 2009 |
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NTC’s Dictionary of Literary Terms |
Mack Library Stacks 803 M828 |
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INDEXES |
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Literary Criticism and Authors’ Biographies |
Mack Library Stacks 016.801 L712 |
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Magill’s Bibliography of Lit Crit |
Mack Library Stacks 016.801 M272 |
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Literary Criticism Index |
Mack Library Stacks 016.809 W431 |
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Essay and General Literature Index |
Mack Library Stacks 808.84 Es73 |
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Online RESOURCES |
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Literary Reference Center This link opens in a new window |
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BASIC REFERENCE SETS |
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MasterPlots - Available online Through Salem Online |
Mack Library Stacks 803 M272w 2011 |
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Cyclopedia of Literary Characters |
Mack Library Stacks 809 C9924 |
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Dictionary of British Literary Characters |
Mack Library Stacks 823.8092703 D561t |
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Dictionary of Fictional Characters |
Mack Library Stacks 803 F884 |
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Dictionary of Who, What, and Where in Shakespeare |
Mack Library Stacks 822.33 Sh153 |
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MasterPlots Cyclopedia of Literary Characters |
Mack Library Stacks 809 C9924 |
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PLOT SUMMARY |
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MasterPlots |
Available in Salem Online |
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BIOGRAPHY (OF AUTHOR) |
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index |
Mack Library Stacks 016.92 B5107 2014 pt.1 |
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Contemporary Authors: 1945 to the Present |
Mack Library Stacks 928 B77715f |
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American Writers |
Mack Library Stacks 928.1 Am35 suppl.2 pt.2 |
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British Writers |
Mack Library Stacks 928.2 En195 |
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CHILDREN’S LIT |
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Children’s Literature Review |
Gale Literary Reference Center database |
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Beacham’s Guide to Literature for Young Adults |
Mack Library Stacks 028.162 B353 |
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Major Authors and Illustrators for Young Adults |
Gale in Context: Biography |
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POETRY |
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Critical Survey of Poetry |
Salem Online database |
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Epic and Romance Criticism |
Mack Library Stacks 016.8 C6765e |
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Guide to American Poetry Explication |
Mack Library Stacks 016.811 G941 |
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Guide to British Poetry Explication |
Mack Library Stacks 016.821 M366 |
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New |
Mack Library Stacks 808.103 N42p 1993 |
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British Poetry Explication |
Mack Library Stacks 016.821 M366 |
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DRAMA |
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Critical Survey of Drama |
Mack Library Stacks 809.2 C869 2003 |
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McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama |
Mack Library Stacks 809.203 M178 1984 |
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SHORT STORY |
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Magill Critical Survey of Short Fiction |
Mack Library Stacks 809 M272 2018 Also Salem Online |
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Magill Critical Survey of Long Fiction |
Salem Online |
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PERIODICAL TITLES (just a few) |
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American Literature Comparative Literature Theatre Journal Victorian Studies |
Search the INDY catalog for journal title |
