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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
REFERENCE RESOURCES
Sources for gaining background information in literary studies include:
| Call Number / Location: | Title: |
|---|---|
| REF PN41 .B4 1996 | Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature (4th ed.) |
| REF PN41 .C67 2001 | Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (2nd ed.) |
| REF PN41 .A184 1993 | Glossary of Literary Terms (6th ed.) |
| REF PN41 .H355 2000 | A Handbook to Literature (8th ed.) |
| REF PN41 .M42 1995 | Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature |
| REF PR19 .D73 1995 | Oxford Companion to English Literature |
| REF PS21 .H3 1995 | Oxford Companion to American Literature |
| Call Number / Location: | Title: |
|---|---|
| Index Table 1 | Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB) 260+ volumes |
| Index Shelf / Table 1A & 2 | Contemporary Authors (CA) / Contemporary Authors "New Revision Series" (CANR) 310+ combined volumes |
| Index Shelf 1A | Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. (CMLC)
50+ volumes |
| Index Table 3 | Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (NCLC) |
| Index Table 3 | Twentieth-Century Literature Criticism (TCLC) |
| Index Table 4 | Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) 160+ volumes |
| Index Table 4 | Drama Criticism (DC) 16+ volumes |
| Index Table 4 | Poetry Criticism (PC) 41+ volumes |
| Index Table 4 | Short Story Criticism (SSC) 50+ volumes |
| REF PR2965.S43 1984 | Shakespearean Criticism. (SC) 67+ volumes |
--MM/ January 2006
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