Reference:LITERARY CRITICISM
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LITERARY CRITICISM Literary Criticism Excerpt Series
The continuing series reprint excerpts from critical articles and books that have been previously published. The most recent volume of each series contains a cumulative author index for that series. In addition, a title index for each series is regularly published.
Literary Index from Gale: http://www.galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LitIndex
Literature Online includes many references (both citations and full text) to literary criticism excerpts.
San Diego County Library (SDCL) has full text Gale Literary Databases. Also see San Diego Public Library (SDPL) and their Literature Resource Center. (Requires SDPL library card for remote access).
Contemporary Literary Criticism. PN 771 .C59 Ref
Drama Criticism. PN 1601 .D59 Ref
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. PN 761 .N5 Ref
Poetry Criticism. PN 1010 .P58 Ref
Short Story Criticism. PN 3373 .S387 Ref
Twentieth Century Literary Criticism. PN 771 .T85 Ref
Shakespeare Criticism. (PR2965 .S43 Ref)
Black Literature Criticism (PS153.N5 B556 1992 Ref)
Children's Literature Review (PN1009.A1 C519 Ref)
Hispanic Literature Criticism (PQ7081.A1 H573 1994 Ref)
Literature Criticism from 1400-1800 (PN 86 L53 Ref)
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism (PN 610 C53 Ref)
Dictionaries of Literary Criticism
While dictionaries of literary terms (such as The Oxford companion to English literature, or A Handbook to Literature, at the Ref Desk) usually include some critical terminology, these sources are much more explicit and inclusive of the terms that comprise the specialized language of literary criticism. They include information on the various critical movements and scholars as well. Some of these are included full text in Literature Online.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. PN 81 .J64 Ref
Dictionary of Concepts in Literary Criticism and Theory. PN 41 .H36 1992 Ref
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory: Approached, Scholars, Terms. PN 81 .E53 1993 Ref
Encyclopedia of Literary Critics and Criticism. PN 86 E53 1999 Ref
Other Resources
Also see Literature Periodical Indexes and Databases (especially MLA Bibliography and Literature Online).
Essay and General Literature Index (Ref AI3 .E752)
Also search the PAC under Subject for the author's name and then "Criticism and Interpretation" as a subheading. For example, "Updike, John -- Criticism and Interpretation."
Yahoo Authors: http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/
SDSU Subject guide for English and American Literature: http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/engamlit.shtml
See also Book Reviews and Plot Summaries
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