Literature For more information contact: joantaylor@clayton.edu    To find general literature information, perform a KEYWORD SEARCH using GIL@CSU, the online catalog. SUGGESTED SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR SEARCHING THE ONLINE CATALOG [Author last name, first name] and criticism Ethnic groups in literature Literature, Medieval African Americans in literature Experimental fiction Latin American fiction American literature and criticism Fiction and criticism Minorities in literature Asian Americans in literature French literature Poetry and criticism Chinese literature Hispanic literature Short stories and literature Drama and criticism Holocaust literature Sex in literature English literature and criticism Japanese literature Slavery in literature Use the table below to browse the call number ranges for books on your topic in the Circulating Collection. CALL NUMBER TOPIC P301-301.5 STYLE.COMPOSITION.RHETORIC. PC2640 FRENCH/ENGLISH DICTIONARIES PC4640 SPANISH/ENGLISH DICTIONARIES PE1591 THESAURI PE1625 - 1628 DICTIONARIES PN41 - 44 PLOT SUMMARIES, HANDBOOKS, THEMES-MOTIFS PN45 LITERARY THEORY (historical coverage, major individuals, discussion of literature) PN56 EPICS, FANTASY, UTOPIAN PQ ROMANCE LITERATURE PR ENGLISH LITERATURE PS AMERICAN LITERATURE

Beacham’s Popular Fiction in America (4 vols.) /  REF PS374.P63 B43
Includes best selling authors writing about social concerns, and the thoughts of the critics.

Benet’s Reader’s Encyclopedia / REF PN41.B4 1987 
General information about writers, literary movements, historical perspectives.

British Writers (various supplements) / REF PR1.B578 

The Columbia University Course in Literature (18 vols.) / REF PN6013.C5 1969
Reprints of essays that provide a survey and interpretation of great world literature.

Critical Survey of Drama / REF PR471.M5

Critical Survey of Long Fiction (several series) / REF PN3451.C72

Critical Survey of Poetry / REF PN1111.C72 

Critical Survey of Short Fiction (several series) / REF PN3451.C7 

Cyclopedia of Literary Characters (5 vols.) / REF PN44.M3 1998
Arranged by title of work, provides characters and brief descriptions about them. Ranges from ancient Greece to the 20^th century.

Encyclopedia of Utopian Literature / REF PN56.U8S66 1995

Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20^th Century / REF PN771.E5 1981 (4 vols. in 5) 
Provides information on writers, literary movements,  etc.

A Handbook to Literature / REF PN41.H355 2003
Includes Nobel and Pulitzer prize winners.

Magill’s Bibliography of Literary Criticism (4 vols.) / REF Z6511.M3 
Lists scholarly criticism of over 2500 novels, short stories, plays, and poems from all countries.

Magill’s Literary Annual (continued as Masterplots)  (21 vols.) / REF PN44.M35 
“Reviews of 100 outstanding books published in the U.S. the previous year.” (plot summaries)

MLA Handbook for Writers of  Research Papers / REF LB2369.G53 2003

The Oxford Companion to American Literature / REF PS21.H3 1983
Overview of American literature. 

The Oxford Companion to English Literature / REF PR19.D73 1985
Overview of English literature. 

The Oxford English Dictionary (13 vols.) / REF PE1625.M7 1933  

Twentieth Century American Literature (8 vols.) / REF PS221.T834 1985

Twentieth Century British Literature (6 vols.) / REF PR473.T84 1985 

Women in Literature / REF PN56.5.W64W65 2003

Select the LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, CRITICISM link under the GALILEO subject tab --ARTS & HUMANITIES to see a complete listing of databases available.  Off campus access requires the GALILEO password.

Suggested  Databases for Literature Research
Academic Search Complete (at EBSCOhost)	Full-text articles  and citations from popular magazines and academic journals covering all subjects.
Chadwyck-Healey Poetry Databases	Full-text access to poems according to the genre and time period designated by the name of the database.
Literary Reference Center	Information from books, reference works, journals, and original EBSCO content.
Literature Online Reference Edition (LION)	Full-text articles of literary reference and criticism resources.
JSTOR JSTOR Remote (off campus)	Provided by Clayton State University Library. Multi-disciplinary full-text database providing scholarly journal articles extending back to the 19th century.  Off campus access requires a user ID and password. JSTOR Remote Instructions
MLA International Bibliography	Index for literature, language, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, and folklore.  Classical Greek and Latin literature are not covered.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)	Use the OED for definitions, etymological analysis, and history of word usage.
Research Library (at ProQuest)	Full-text articles (from 1991 - ) and citations (from 1986 - ) from popular magazines and academic journals covering all subjects.
SKS WebSelect	Directory of web resources on most subjects, plus topics and featured web sites of special interest.
Wilson Humanities	Full-text articles and citations on humanities topics.
Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition	Full-text articles and citations on most topics.

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