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| The lists of sources provided in this guide are not exhaustive but they do identify resources often consulted in searching for literary information. Please see the Information Desk for additional guidance. | |
ANNA/Catalog |
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| Use ANNA/Catalog to find biographies, criticisms and other materials about an author or a particular work owned by USM Libraries. A "Subject begins
with" search in the ANNA/Catalog will find materials about a person or work. Example Subject Headings: Twain, MarkPoetry American Literature Literary Characters |
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Biography |
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| Literary Reference Center (Online) | Literature Resource Center (Online) |
| Wilson Biographies (Online) | |
| Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction. Biography Series InfoServ (Ref) PN56.P55 B43 1996 |
Current Biography InfoServ (Ref) CT100 .C8 |
| Something About the Author InfoServ (Ref) PN451 .S6 |
Dictionary of Literary Biography vols.1-219 InfoServ (Ref) PN451 .D53x |
| American National Biography InfoServ (Ref) E 176.A68 |
Cyclopedia of World Authors InfoServ (Ref) PN451 .M36 |
| Encyclopedia of World Biography InfoServ (Ref) CT 103 E56 |
100 Most Popular Children's Authors InfoServ (Ref) PS 490.M39 |
Reference Resources |
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| Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century InfoServ (Ref) PN 771.E5 1999 |
Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory InfoServ (Ref) PN 41.C83 1998 |
| Cyclopedia of Literary Characters InfoServ (Ref) PN 44 M3 1998 |
Benet's Readers' Encyclopedia InfoServ (Ref) PN 41.B4 1996 |
| Literature and its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them InfoServ (Ref) PN 50.L574 |
MasterPlots: 1801 Plot Stories and Critical Evaluations of the World's Finest Literature InfoServ (Ref) PN44.M33 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of Novels into Films InfoServ (Ref) PN 1997.85 T54 1998 |
The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies InfoServ PN1111 .K38 1994 |
| EEBO (Early English Books Online) (Online) |
The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry |
Criticism and Interpretation |
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| Contemporary Literary Criticism
InfoServ (Ref) PN771.C59 |
Twentieth Century Literary Criticism InfoServ (Ref) PN 94 T83x |
| Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism InfoServ (Ref) PN 761.N5 |
Literary Criticism from 1400-1800 InfoServ (Ref) PN 86.L53 |
| Classical and Medieval Literary Criticism InfoServ (Ref) PN 610.C53x |
Short Story Criticism InfoServ (Ref) PN 3373.S386 |
| Poetry Criticism InfoServ (Ref) PN 1010.P499 |
Shakespearean Criticism InfoServ (Ref) PR 2965 S43 |
| Children's Literature Review InfoServ (Ref) PN 1009.A1.C5139 |
Drama Criticism InfoServ (Ref) PN1601.D59 |
| World Literature Criticism InfoServ (Ref) PN 523 W67 |
Dictionary of Literary Biography. Documentary Series InfoServ (Ref) PN 451 D531x |
| Magill's Surveys of : World Literature |
Magill's Surveys of : Science Fiction |
| Book Review Digest (Online) | Muse (Project Muse) (Online) |
| MLA 1963-Present (Online) | Literature Resource Center (Online) |
| JSTOR (Online) | |
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Web Resources
Additional web resources for literature can be found under the library's "English Resources by Subject."
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