English 106 ~ Spring 2002

• American Authors, 1600-1900. R 810.9 K96A
• American Decades. R 973.92 A512 ~ covers all decades of the 20th century; gives historical background.
• American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature, R 016.9 A512 1995 ~ a good source of bibliographies.
• Dictionary of Literary Biography, R 810.9 D554 ~ also available online. To access this from off-campus, go here.
• The Encyclopedia Americana. R 031 A5131996
• Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them. R 809.93358 L776 ~ covers eras from ancient times to the 21st century.
• The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. R 031 B862N1991 ~ also available online.
• Twayne Authors Series ~ provides criticism of works by major authors from ancient times to the present. To access this from off-campus, go here.
• Worldmark Chronology of the Nations. R 910 W927cn

Internet Resources

• IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection ~ from the Internet Public Library.
• WWW-VL History Index ~ part of the WWW Virtual Library, this site has a lot of useful online material, including archives.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Literature in English ~ a great resource for online resources.

Back to the Top