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provides modern and historical critical views on authors and their literary works in full-text from scholarly and popular books, journals, magazines, broadsheets, pamphlets, diaries, and newspapers. The database incorporates seven titles in the Gale Literature Criticism series and is searchable by literary author, title of the literary work, and topic. Covers literature from classical to contemporary times. |
MLA International Bibliography ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases
contains over 350,000 fully-searchable works of poetry, prose and drama. Also included are author biographies, guides to more than 200 classic and contemporary literary works from Aeschylus to Toni Morrison, and poets on screen -- a multimedia collection of major poets reading and interpreting their own works.
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| To find a poem,
play or novel by a particular author, first check the Library catalog under the author's name. If you don't see the title,
there may be a complete or collected works which would contain it. If you still can't find the work, or if you wish to find a poem,
play or novel on a particular subject, try the following reference books. |
Poems |
Granger's Index to Poetry
Contains
listings of poetry by title, first line, subject and author.
1990 edition has title Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry |
ref PN 1022 G7 |
Plays |
| Play Index Best general source for recent drama. |
ref PN 1655 P55 |
| Short Stories |
| Short Story Index |
ref PN 3378 S83 |
| Novels |
Fiction Catalog (Subject Approach)
You may also search online catalog under author's name. |
ref PN 3353 H23 2001 |
| Book Reviews |
MLA International Bibliography on the ReSEARCH Station.
Contains
modern language, literature, folklore and linguistics information.
Back files located in Index P1 M6. |
Lexis/Nexis on the ReSEARCH Station contains recent reviews.
Select "General News" and enter author's name in direct order in the first search box
and the title of the book in the second, e.g., "Dan Brown" "Da Vinci Code."
Recent reviews can also be found in Academic Search by entering the author's name and/or the
title of the book. The following lists only book reviews. Check the year the book was
published as well as several years thereafter.
Recent reviews can also be found in Academic Search by entering the author's name and/or the title of the book. The following lists only book reviews. Check the year the book was published as well as several years thereafter. |
| Book Review Digest |
ind Z 1035 A1 C96 |
| Book Review Index |
ind Z 1035 A1 B58 |
| New York Times Index under "Book Reviews" (1913-1993 only) |
ind AI 21 N44 |
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Synopses
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| Characters in 20th Century Literature |
ref PN 56.4 H37 1990 |
| Crown Guide to the World's Great Play |
ref PN 6112.5 S45 1984 |
| Cyclopedia of Literary Characters |
ref PN 44 M3 1998 |
| Digests of Great American Plays |
ref PS 338 P5 L6 |
| Magill's Literary Annual |
ref PN 44 M324 |
| Masterpieces of Latino Literature |
ref PQ 7081 A1 M29 1994 |
| Masterpieces of World Literature |
ref PN 44 M31 1989 |
| Masterplots |
ref PN 44 M33 |
| Masterplots Annual |
ref PN 44 M324 |
| Plot Summary Index |
ref PN 44 K6 |
| Twentieth Century Plays in Synopsis |
ref PN 6112.5 S68 |
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Biographical Information
For a book length biography use the Library catalog. Choose subject search and enter the name, last name first. For an autobiography, choose author search. For 20th century authors, use Contemporary Authors online on the Library ReSEARCH Station. It is much easier and faster to use than the print version. The following contain brief biographical entries on many writers. |
| African American Writers |
ref PS 153 N5 A344 2001 |
| American Nature Writers |
ref PS 163 A6 1996 |
| American Women Writers |
ref PS 147 A4 |
| American Writers |
ref PS 129 A55 |
| British Authors Before 1800 |
ref PR 105 K9 |
| British Authors of the 19th Century |
main PR 451 K8 1936 |
| Cyclopedia of World Authors |
main PN 451 M36 1974 |
| Cyclopedia of World Authors II |
main PN 451 M36 1989 |
| Encyclopedia of World Literature in the Twentieth Century |
ref PN 771 E5 1999 |
| Feminist Writers |
ref PN 451 F46 1996 |
| Hispanic Writers |
ref PQ 7081.3 H58 1991 |
| Index to Literary Biography |
main PN 451 H38 |
| Latin American Writers |
ref PQ 7081 A1 L37 1989 |
| Modern American Women Writers |
ref PS 151 M54 1991 |
| Modern Women Writers |
ref PN 471 M62 |
| Reference Guide to English Literature |
ref PR 1061 S7 1991 |
| Spanish American Authors: the Twentieth Century |
ref PQ 7081.3 P57 1992 |
Literary Terms and Characters |
| Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable |
ref PN 43 B65 1995 |
| Characters in 19th Century Literature |
ref PN 56.4 H68 1993 |
| Characters in 20th Century Literature |
ref PN 56.4 H37 1990 |
| Cyclopedia of Literary Characters |
ref PN 44 M3 1998 |
| Dictionary of Fictional Characters |
ref PR 19 F7 1974 |
| Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory |
ref PN 44.5 H37 1992 |
| Glossary of Literary Terms |
ref PN 41 A184 2005 |
| Handbook to Literature |
ref PN 41 .H355 2006 |
| New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics |
ref PN 1021 E5 1993 |
Science Fiction |
| Encyclopedia of Fantasy |
ref PN 3435 E53 1997 |
| Encyclopedia of Science Fiction |
ref PN 3433.4 E53 1993 |
| Reader's Guide to Twentieth Century Science Fiction |
ref PN 3433.8 R44 1989 |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991 |
ref PN 3448 S45 R4212 1992 |
Essays |
| Essay and General Literature Index |
ind AI 3 E752 |
Quotations and Proverbs |
| A number of quotation dictionaries are located in |
ref PN 60-6426 |
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Where to Find a Critique
General Sources
Critiques may be found in several places: books about an author or an author's work; collections of articles and essays published in book form; literary journals; or reference works which bring together critical material on various literary themes. To find books and collections of articles, use the Library catalog. Choose subject search, and enter the author's name, last name first. Browse the headings, looking for "Criticism and Interpretation," or for the name of the work. Journal articles may be found by consulting the periodical indexes listed here: |
| Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature |
ref Z 2011 M6 |
| Arts and Humanities Citation Index |
ind NX 1 A7 |
| Essay and General Literature Index |
ind AI 3 E752 |
| Humanities Index (1974-1993 only) |
ind AI 3 |
| MLA International Bibliography and Back files |
ReSEARCH Station & ind P 1 M6 |
Reference Works |
| 19th Century Literature Criticism |
ref PN 761 N5 |
| 20th Century Literary Criticism (for authors who died 1900-1959) |
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| Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia |
ref PN 41 B4 1991 |
| Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism |
ref PN 81 J554 1994 |
| Literature Criticism from 1400-1800 in Literature Criticism Online |
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American Literature-Multicultural
Studies |
| American Writers |
ref PS 129 A55 |
| Chicano Literature |
ref PS 153 M4 C46 1985 |
| Dictionary of Native American Literature |
ref PM 155 D53 1994 |
| Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English |
ref PR 9080 A52 E53 1994 |
| Literary History of the United States. Bibliography |
ref PS 88 L522 1974 |
| Masterpieces of African-American Literature |
ref PS 153 N5M264 1992 |
| Modern American Literature |
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| Oxford Companion to African American Literature |
ref PS 153 N5 O96 1997 |
| Penguin Companion to American Literature |
ref PN 843 P4 |
| Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature |
ref PN 41 B4 1991 |
| Schomburg Center Guide to Black Literature |
ref PN 841 S36 1996 |
English Literature |
| British Writers |
ref PR 85 B688 |
| Cambridge Guide to Literature in English |
ref PR 85 C29 1992 |
| Oxford Companion to English Literature |
ref PR 19 H3 |
| Reference Guide to English Literature |
ref PR 106 S7 1991 |
| Penguin Companion to English Literature |
ref PN 849 C5 P4 |
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Poetry |
| Critical Survey of Poetry |
ref PN 1021 .C7 2011 |
| Explicator |
ReSEARCH Station |
| New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics |
ref PN 1021 N39 1993 |
| Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Poetry in English |
ReSEARCH Station |
| Parnassus; Poetry in Review |
per PN 1010 P37 |
| Poetry Criticism |
ReSEARCH Station |
Plays |
| Cambridge Guide to American Theatre |
ref PN 2220 C35 1993 |
| Cambridge Guide to Theatre |
ref PN 2035 C27 1995 |
| Drama Criticism |
ReSEARCH Station |
| Dramatic Criticism Index |
ref Z 5781 B8 |
| McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama |
ref PN 1625 M3 1984 |
| Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism, 1966-1980 |
Folio PN 1851 C37 1986 |
| Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism, 1981-1990 |
Folio PN 1851 C37 1997 |
| Oxford Companion to American Theatre |
ref PN 2220 B6 1992 |
| World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre |
ref PN 1861 W67 |
| Reviews of recent or popular plays may be found in Academic Search on the ReSEARCH Station by entering the title or author of the play or in the Reader's Guide ( ind AI3 R4). Check the issues covering the year during which the play was originally produced. |
Short Stories |
| Critical Survey of Short Fiction |
ref PN 3321 C7 |
| Reference Guide to Short Fiction |
ref PN 3373 R36 1999 |
| Studies in Short Fiction |
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| Science Fiction |
| Anatomy of Wonder: a critical guide to science fiction |
ref PN 3433.8 A52 1987 |
| Encyclopedia of Fantasy |
ref PN 3435 E53 1917 |
| Encyclopedia of Science Fiction |
ref PN 3433.4 E 53 1993 |
| Reader's Guide to Twentieth-century Science Fiction |
ref PN 3433.8 R44 1989 |
| Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Index |
ref PN 3448 S45 S34 |
| Science Fiction Writers: critical studies of major authors from early 19th century-date |
ref PS 374 S35 S36 1982 |
| Twentieth Century Science Fiction Writers |
main PS 374 S35 T89 1986 |
Novels |
| Critical Survey of Long Fiction |
ref PR 821 C7 2000 |
| English Novel, 1578-1956 |
main Z 2014 F4 B4 |
Publication Guides for Authors
Possible publishers for poems, essays, stories or novels. |
| Poet's Market |
ref PN 1059 M3 P63 |
| Literary Marketplace |
ref PN 161 L5 |
| Writer's Market |
ref PN 161 W83 |
| Novel and Short Story/Writer's market |
ref PN 3555 N68 |
Additional sources include the following useful
bibliographic series. Material on individual authors, groups of authors, genres, and
related topics are included.
Contemporary Authors on the ReSEARCH Station
Garland Reference Library of the Humanities (Garland Press)
Scarecrow Author Bibliographies (Scarecrow Press)
Soho Bibliographies (Oxford University Press)
Twayne's English Author Series (Twayne)
Twayne's U.S. Author Series (Twayne)
Twayne's World Author Series (Twayne)
Ask a Reference Librarian for help to develop a search strategy attuned to your specific needs in accessing these guides. |
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