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Reference Materials There are many sources located in the Reference Department's collection on the Main floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library (one flight down from the entry level). Here are a few particularly useful ones. Guides | Encyclopedias
& Dictionaries | Guides to the Literature and
to Literary Criticism The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present, ed. by Virginia Blain, Patricia Clements, Isobel Grundy. REF PR19 .F4 1990 The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage: a Reader's Companion to the Writers and Their Works, from Antiquity to the Present, ed. by Claude J. Summers REF PN56.H57 G365 1995 English Literature from 1785, Edition 1992, online through General Reference Center Gold. English Literature to 1785, Edition 1992, online through General Reference Center Gold. The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism, ed.
by Michael Groden and Martin Kreiswirth. REF Z 6514 .C97 J64 1994
Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies, by James Harner. REF Z2011 .H34 2002 The Oxford Companion to English Literature, ed. by Margaret Drabble. REF PR19 .O94 2000 Reference Guide to American Literature, ed. by Thomas Riggs. REF PS 129 .R44 2000 A Research Guide for Undergraduate Students: English and American
Literature, by Nancy L. Baker and Nancy Huling. REF PR56 .B34 2000
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries African American Writers: A Dictionary, ed. by Shari Dorantes Hatch and Michael R. Strickland. REF PS 153 .I53 N5 A3444 2000 Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia, ed. by Bruce Murphy. REF PN41 .B4 1996 Shelved at Reference Desk. Also online. Cambridge History of American Literature, ed. by Sacvan Bercovitch. (8 vols., UMass owns 1,2,7,8) REF PS 92 .C34 1994 Dictionary of American Literary Characters, ed. by Benjamin Franklin V. REF PS 374 .C43 D5 1990 A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, J.A. Cuddon PN41 .C83 1991 Encyclopedia of Post-colonial Literatures in English, ed. by Eugene Benson and L.W. Conolly REF PR9080.A52 E53 1994 (2 vols.) Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of American Writers. REF PS 129 .M48 2001 Middle English Dictionary. Hans Kurath, editor; Sherman M. Kuhn, associate editor REF PE679 .M62 (13 vols. in 15) A Multicultural Dictionary of Literary Terms, Gary Carey and Mary Ellen Snodrass REF PN41 .C28 1999 The Oxford Companion to American Literature, James D. Hart, with additions and revisions by Phillip W. Leininger. REF PS 21 .H3 1995 The Oxford English Dictionary (20 vols.) Also available online and on compact disc. REF PE1625 .O87 1989 African American Writers, ed. by Valerie Smith. (2 vols.) REF PS 153 .N5 A344 2001 American Women Writers: a Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present, ed. by Lina Mainiero. (5 vols. incl. supplements. Vols.1-4: 1979-1982; vol. 5 supplement issued in 1994) REF PS 147 .A4 American Writers, ed. by Leonard Unger. (13 vols., including supplements) REF PS 129 .A55 Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction. REF Z 6514 .P7 B433 Contemporary Authors. (104+ vols.) REF CT 103 .C612 Dictionary of Literary Biography. (256+ vols.) REF PN 451 .D5 The Undergraduate's Companion to American Writers and Their Web Sites. REF Z 1225 .B67 2001 Criticism and Critical Surveys Contemporary Literary Criticism. (153+ vols.) REF PN 771 .C591 Also available online. Drama Criticism (15 vols.) REF PN 1601 .D59 Literature Resource Center An online database with critical and biographical essays on authors. Magill's Survey of American Literature, ed. by Frank N. Magill. (8 vols. incl. supplements) REF PS 21 .M34 1991 Masterplots II: American Fiction Series. (6 vols.) REF PN 846 .M37 1994 Poetry Criticism (36 vols.) REF PN 1010 .P69 Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's
Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations
REF PR2965.S44 + (63+ vols.) Short Fiction: A Critical Companion. REF PS 374 .S5 E93 1997 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (116+ vols.) REF PN 771 .T8 The Year's Work in English Studies. REF Z2011 .Y4 (1919-present) Also available online. Book Review Digest (1906-present) REF Z1219.B72 Also available online (1983-present). Book Review Index REF Z1219.B789 (1965-1984) and REF Z1219.B79 (1985-present) Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals, 1802-1974 REF Z6265 .C65 1982 + (10 vol.) Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals, 1886-1974 REF. Z1035.A1 C64 + (15 vol.) Expanded Academic ASAP A database that allows for online searching of book reviews. Web of Science A database that allows for online searching of scholarly book reviews. Go to "Full Search", then "General Search", then "Set Search Limits" to "Book Reviews". Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature, ed. by Jennifer Fellows. American editors James R. Kelly and Bruce T. Sajdak. REF Z 2011 .M68 Best Literature By and About Blacks, by Phillip M. Richards and Neil Schlager. REF Z 1229 .N39 R53 2000 A Bibliographical Guide to African American Women Writers, compiled by Casper LeRoy Jordan. REF Z 1229 .N39 J67 1993 Bibliography of American Literature, compiled by Jacob Blanck. (9 vols.) REF Z 1225 .B55 Bibliography of American Literature: A Selective Index, compiled by Michael Winship. REF Z 1225 .W73 1995 Bibliography of American Literature in Periodicals: 19th Century, by Richard Samuel West and Steven Lomazow. REF Z 1227 .W47 1997 Epitome of Bibliography of American Literature, compiled by Michael Winship. REF Z 1225 .W74 1995 Literary Writings in America: A Bibliography. (8 volumes) REF Z 1225 .L58 Arts & Humanities Citation Index. REF Z5937 .A795 (1976-2000) Recent years are online in Web of Science. Essay and General Literature Index. REF AI3 .E78 Print version located on the 8th floor. Also available online. Humanities Index. (1974-present.) REF AI3 .H9 Also available online. Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry. (located behind Reference Desk) REF PN 1022 .H39 1994 Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies. (located behind Reference Desk) REF PN 1022 .H39 1997 Guide to American Poetry Explication. (2 volumes located behind Reference Desk) REF Z 1231 .P7 G 1989 Index of American Periodical Verse REF Z1231.P7 I47 (1977-present) MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures. REF Z7001.M1 (1921-2000) Recent years (1963-present) are online. Short Story Index. REF Z5917.S5 S5 and REF Z5917.S5 S51 (1950-present) Also available online. The World Shakespeare Bibliography Online (1971-2002) Reference source only available online. The Chicago Manual of Style (located behind Reference Desk) REF Z253 .U69 1993 MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, by Joseph Gibaldi (located behind Reference Desk) REF LB2369 .G53 1999 MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, by Joseph Gibaldi (located behind Reference Desk) REF PN147 .G444 1998 |
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