Using Literary Sources in the Reference Collection
For instructions on searching literary indexes, view this short Powerpoint tutorial:
Had we but world enough and time . . .
Literary Movements for Students by Call Number: Ref. PN 597 .L58 2002ISBN: 0787665177Publication Date: 2002-09-18
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
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
Biographies
- Authors: critical and biographical references; a guide to 4,700 critical and biographical passages in books byCall Number: REF PN524 .C58
- Biographical dictionary of Japanese literature byCall Number: REF PL723 .B5
- British authors before 1800: a biographical dictionary byCall Number: REF PR105 .K9
- Encyclopedia of African-American writing : five centuries of contribution : trials & triumphs of writers, poets, publications and organizationsCall Number: REF PS153.N5 A3444 2009
- Greek and Latin authors, 800 B.C.-A.D. 1000 byCall Number: REF PA31 .G7
- Index to literary biography byCall Number: REF Z6511 .H38
- Research guide to biography and criticism: literature byCall Number: REF Z2011 .R47 1985
Epics
Epics for students : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied epics by Call Number: REF PN56.E65 E67 1997 (v.1-2)ISBN: 0787616850
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