English and Literature: Find a Reference Book
To criticize is to appreciate
- African literature: an anthology of criticism and theoryCall Number: REF PL8010 .A353 2007ISBN: 140511200X
Literary Criticism
Magill’s 1300 Critical Evaluations: selected Novels and Plays REF PN 44 .M344 1978
Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature REF PN 56 .F34 .S97 1983
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism REF PN 81 .J554 1994
Cambridge History of Literary Criticism REF PN 86 .C27 2005
O, the drama of it all!
- Oxford Dictionary of PlaysCall Number: REF PN1625 .P38 2005ISBN: 0198604173
For criticism on plays, dramas, and film:
Drama Criticism REF PN 1601 .D59
Drama for Students REF PN 1707 .D72
Critical Survey of Drama REF PN 1625 .C68 2003
Masterplots II Drama Series REF PN 6112.5 .M37
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama REF PN 1625 .M3
Life is Poetry
- World PoetsCall Number: REF PN1021 .W67 2000ISBN: 068480591X
If you are searching for poetry criticism:
Poetry Criticism REF PN 1010 .P499
Poetry For Students REF PN1101 .P64 1998
Critical Survey of Poetry REF PN 1111 .C7 1992
Masterplots II Poetry Series REF PN 1110 .M37 2002
Had we but world enough and time . . .
- Contemporary American ethnic poets: lives, works, sourcesCall Number: REF PS153.M56 C66 2004ISBN: 0313324840
If you know when your author lived and worked:
(Antiquity—1399) Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism REF PN 681.5 .C57
(1400-1799) Literature Criticism from 1400-1800 REF PN 86.L56
(1800-1899) Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism REF PN 761.N5
(1900-1959) Twentieth Century Literary Criticism REF PN 771.G27
(1960—present) Contemporary Literary Criticism REF PN 771.C59
(Currently living) Contemporary Authors REF Z 1224.C58
Art is long, Life is short
- Facts On File companion to the British short storyCall Number: REF PR829 .F33 2007ISBN: 081605990X
If you are researching short stories:
Short Story Criticism REF PN 3373 .S386
Short Stories for Students REF PN 3373 .S3845 1997
Masterplots II Short Story Series REF PN 3326 .M27 1986
World’s Best Short Stories REF PN 3373 .W76 1989
No, but I saw the movie
- Literature into film: theory and practical approachesCall Number: REF PN1997.85 .C25 2006ISBN: 0786425970
Historical Dictionary of Horror Cinema REF PN1995.9.H6 H836 2008
Encyclopedia of Novels into Film REF PN1997.85 .T54 1998
The literary filmography: 6,200 adaptations of books, short stories and other nondramatic works REF Z5784.M9 M87 2006
Film and Television: a Guide to the Reference Literature REF PN1994 .E47 2006
The Vietnam Experience: a Concise Encyclopedia of American Literature, Songs, and Films REF DS557.73 .H55 1998
Et cetera . . .
Random Goodies:
Shakespearean Criticism REF PR 2965.S43 1943
Dictionary of Literary Biography REF PS 21.D5185
World Writers in English REF PR 9080.5W67 2004
Dictionary of Irish Literature REF PR 88706.D5 1996
Oxford Companion to Australian Literature REF PR 9600.2 W5
Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature REF PR 91802. .O94 1997
Latina and Latino Voices in Literature REF PS153.H56 D3 2003