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Literary Research

Critical series for literary research are listed below. Many more literary resources are available in the Library's Reference Stacks. For literary journal articles, check Research Databases for Literature. For help with writing, click SSU Reading and Writing Center; for bibliographies, Noodle Tools.

Online Resources	All Aspects	Literary Reference Center - Online collection of articles from periodical and reference resources. Off Campus? Click Here! Oxford Reference Online -- Literature- 20 online biographical and critical resources. Off Campus? Click Here!
	Biography	*Biography Reference Bank* - Biographical information and online articles about writers from all time periods Off Campus? Click Here! *Contemporary Authors* - Biographical and critical online articles about writers of the 20th and 21st Centuries Off Campus? Click Here!
	Criticism	*Literature Criticism Online* - For Gale criticism volumes published after 2007 Off Campus? Click Here! Literary Index for Thomson Gale Literary Biography and Criticism Sources - To identify volumes published prior to 2008 *Gale Virtual Reference Library* - Online access to Black Literature Criticism, Shakespeare for Students, and more. Off Campus? Click Here!
	Literary Text	American & English Literature Collections in Full Text

Discussion of a Particular Work or of an Author’s Body of Work

Drama for Students --
Reference Stacks -- PN 1601 .D595
Epics for Students --
Reference Stacks -- PN 56.E65 E67 1997
Nonfiction Classics for Students --
Reference Stacks -- PN 44 .N66
Novels for Students --
Reference Stacks -- PN 3385 .N68
Poetry for Students –
Reference Stacks -- PN 1101 .P756
Shakespeare for Students --
Reference Stacks -- PR 2987 .S468
Shakespeare's Characters for Students
Reference Stacks -- PR 2989 .S53 1997
Short Stories for Students --
Reference Stacks -- PN 3373 .S3845

Use Literary Index for Thomson Gale Literary Biography and Criticism Sources or use the index in the most recent volume to locate information about a title.

Masterplots –
Reference Stacks -- PN 44 .M33 1976
Masterplots II American Fiction Series --
Reference Stacks -- PN846 .M37 1986
Masterplots II Drama Series --
Reference Stacks -- PN 6112.5 .M37 1990
Masterplots II Juvenile and Young Adult Fiction Series -- CMC Reference -- Z1037.A1 M377 1991
Masterplots II Nonfiction Series
Reference Stacks -- PN 44 .M345 1989
Masterplots II Poetry Series --
Reference Stacks -- PN 1110.5 .M37 1992
Masterplots II Short Story Series --
Reference Stacks -- PN 3326 .M27 1986

Arrangement is alphabetical by title; however, some series have supplements. The last volume in the series or the most recent supplement has the most up-to-date cumulative index.

Online articles from most of these titles are included in Literary Reference Center .

Critical Survey of Drama –
Reference Stacks -- PR 623 .C75 1985
Critical Survey of Poetry —
Reference Stacks – PR 502 .C85 1982
Critical Survey of Short Fiction –
Reference Stacks -- PN 3373 .M24

Arrangement is alphabetical by author.

Literary Criticism Excerpts

Contemporary Literary Criticism --
Reference Stacks -- PN 771 .C59
Twentieth-century Literary Criticism –
Reference Stacks -- PN 771 .G27
Nineteenth-century Literature Criticism –
Reference Stacks -- PN 761 .N56
Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 --
Reference Stacks -- PN 86 .L56

Use Literature Criticism Online for online articles published after 2007and Literary Index for Thomson Gale Literary Biography and Criticism Sources for volumes published before 2008
or
Use the most recent cumulative index to look up an author
or
Use Cumulative TITLE Index to locate criticism of specific titles.

Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults --
CMC Reference -- Z1037.A1 B38 1989
Drama Criticism –
Reference Stacks -- PN 1625 .D72
Native North American Literature --
Reference Stacks -- PS508.I5 N38 1994
Poetry Criticism --
Reference Stacks -- PN 1010 .P499

Use Literature Criticism Online for online articles published after 2007and Literary Index for Thomson Gale Literary Biography and Criticism Sources for volumes published before 2008
or
Use most recent cumulative index to locate criticism of an author's works.

Short Story Criticism --
Reference Stacks -- PN 3373 .S386

Use Literature Criticism Online for online articles published after 2007and Literary Index for Thomson Gale Literary Biography and Criticism Sources for volumes published before 2008
or
Use most recent cumulative index to locate criticism of an author's works or
Use Cumulative TITLE Index to locate criticism of a specific title.

Modern Women Writers (Library of Literary Criticism) – Reference Stacks -- PN 471 .M62 1996

Arrangement is alphabetical by author.

Internet Public Library Literary Criticism Collection

Browse by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.

Information About Authors

American Women Writers --
Reference Stacks -- PS 147 .A4

Arrangement is alphabetical by author in volumes 1-4 and in the supplement.

American Writers –
Reference Stacks -- PS 129 .A55
British Writers –
Reference Stacks -- PR 85 .B688

Use Literary Index for Thomson Gale Literary Biography and Criticism Sources
or
Use the index in the most recent supplement to locate the author’s entry.

Cyclopedia of World Authors –
Reference Stacks -- PN 451 .M36 1997

Arrangement is alphabetical by author.

Dictionary of Literary Biography –
Reference Stacks -- PS 21 .D5

Use Literature Criticism Online and Literary Index for Thomson Gale Literary Biography and Criticism Sources or
Use the index in the most recent volume to locate the author’s entry.

Something about the Author --
Reference Stacks -- PN 451 .S6

Use Literature Criticism Online and Literary Index for Thomson Gale Literary Biography and Criticism Sources or
Use the CUMULATIVE INDEX in the most recent volume to locate the author’s entry.

Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children
CMC Reference -- PN 451 .Y4

Use Literature Criticism Online and Literary Index for Thomson Gale Literary Biography and Criticism Sources
Arrangement is alphabetical by author.

Black Literature Criticism: Classic and Emerging Authors since 1950
Literary Movements for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literary Movements
Literary Newsmakers for Students
Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream
Shakespeare for Students

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Online full text

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