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Research Guide: English |
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Finding Background Info [help]
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these sources for quick overviews, to develop vocabulary for searching and/or for more sources |
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Oxford Reference Online Database -- Literature -
access to over 140 online reference books |
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Salem Literature Online -- contains "the Critical Insights series, which includes classic and current literary criticism of the world’s most-studied literature" |
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Oxford
Companion to English Literature -- extensive coverage of writers, works,
literary theory, allusions, and characters |
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Biographical and Critical Information about Authors: |
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American Writers -- Ref PS 129 .A55 |
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British Writers -- Ref PR 85 .B6883 |
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Oxford
English Dictionary -- the definitive historical dictionary of the English language from 1150 CE to the present day |
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.... Complete list of reference materials ... |
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Finding Articles [help]
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Bloom's Literary Reference Online --
full-text literary criticism from Professor Bloom and others |
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JSTOR -- full text access to scholarly journals in a variety of
disciplines |
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Literary Reference Center Plus --
access to reference works, books and literary journals. |
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MLA International Bibliography -- index to resources in
language and literature.
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Project Muse -- Access to scholarly journals in the humanities and social
sciences |
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Twayne's Authors Series --
Literary criticism of US, English and World authors. |
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... Complete list of databases ... |
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Finding Books [help]
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Library Catalog -- search by subject,
keyword, author or title! |
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Critical Series &
Definitive
Editions of Authors' Works in the circulating collection |
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Web Resources |
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... for British Literature |
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