English Subject Guide
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Databases
JSTOR
MLA Bibliography
Literature Resource Center (TEL)
Project Muse
ProQuest
Gale's Literary Index
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Reference Online
Selected Reference Works
Literary Criticism & Author Biographies
Contemporary Authors Ref Z 1224 .C63 Multiple volumes. Cumulative author index is at the end of the set.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Ref PN 771 .C59 Multiple volumes. Use for authors who are living or who have died since 1959. Cumulative author, title, and topic index is at the end of the last volume in the set. Contains excerpts from articles and books and full citations for further reading.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Ref PN 451 .D54 A good starting point for information on authors and their works. Each volume specializes in a genre and time period. Use cumulative author index at end of the last volume.
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism Ref PN 761 .N5 Authors who died between 1800 and 1899.
Masterplots: American Fiction Series Ref PN 44 .M32 2000
Masterplots: Drama Ref PN 44. M38 1990
Masterplots: Poetry Ref PN 44 .M37 1992
Masterplots: Short Story Series Ref PN 44 .M27 1986
Masterplots: Women's Literature Ref PN 44 .M39 1995
Literature Reviews
Book Review Digest (1920-current) Ref Z 1219 .C95
Magill's Literary Annual (1977-2004) Ref PN 44. M311
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Cyclopedia of Literary Characters Ref PN 44 .M3 1998
Oxford English Dictionary Ref PE 1625 .M7
Encyclopedia of World Literature Ref PN 771 .E5 1999
LC Call Numbers
Selected Websites
Bartleby.com (online literature reference books)
Internet Public Library - Literary Criticism
Literary Resources on the Net
The Shakepeare Web