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Comparative Literature Research Guide
Reference Materials
Finding Biographical Information about an Author
For book-length biographies, conduct a subject search in the Library Catalog. For shorter biographies, try these, or other biographical dictionaries in Reference:
Contemporary Authors (Ref CT 103 C612)
Dictionary of Literary Biography (Ref PN 451 D5)
Finding Out About Types of Author
Guides to American authors and literatures are in the PS 153 and Z 1229 call number areas in Reference. Some examples:
Contemporary Native American Literature (Ref Z 1229 I52 J32)
Harlem Renaissance and Beyond (Ref PS 153 R65 1990)
New Immigrant Literatures in the United States (Ref PS 153 M56 N475 1996)
Guides to other literatures will be in Reference either in the P's or Z's. Some examples:
Dictionnaire des oeuvres du XXe siècle : littérature française et francophone (Ref PQ 305 D5 1995)
Spanish American Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book (Ref Z1609.L7 S6 1990)
Finding Criticism and Interpretation of Texts
The multi-volume Reference books listed below provide short interpretations and excerpts of reviews for literary works published during the period named in the title.
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism ( Ref PA 1 C37)
Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 (Ref PN 86 L53 1984)
Shakespeare Criticism (Ref PR 2982 K53 1988)
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (Ref PN 761 N5)
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (Ref PN 771 T4)
Contemporary Literary Criticism (Ref PN 771 C591 and online)
Literary Theory, Terminology, and Themes
For definitions and discussions of the vocabulary of the discipline, try these dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Criticism ( Ref PN 81 J554 2005)
A Glossary of Literary Terms (Ref PN 44.5 A2 1981)
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory (Ref PN 81 E43 1993)
Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs (Ref PN D48)
Twentieth-Century Literary Movements Dictionary (Ref PN 597 T94 2000)
Short Works Published in Anthologies and Periodicals
To find poems, plays and short stories published in recent anthologies, enter a keyword search in the catalog for two words in the piece's title. Poems, plays and short stories published in periodicals and older anthologies are not keyword searchable. Use one of the following as appropriate, or ask the Reference librarian for help.
Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies ( Ref Desk PN 1022 G7, earlier editions in stacks)
Play Index (Ref Z 5781 W51)
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