Principles of Literary Study (Eng220)

Selected Library Resources 
Elmhurst College


Finding Books (literature, criticism, biographies, history, etc.)

Search Illinet Online, the library's catalog. 

Sample searches Using Guided Keywords

  • For works by an author or critic, do an Author Words search on the person's name, e.g. Edgar Allan Poe, Carolyn Heilbrun, etc.
  • For works about authors, critics, or literature, do a Subject Words search. For example...

    Dorothy Allison

    Leslie Fiedler

    Feminist Theory

    Structuralism

    More biographies at Gale Literary Databases (Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Twayne's Authors Series).

More historical background at Britannica Online.

Reference Books For Historical Context

Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them. Covers world literature from ancient times to 2000. Reference R809.93358 L776.

American Decades. Covers 1900-1999.Reference R973.92 A512.

Finding Articles (criticism, theory, and bibliographies)

Scholarly Resources

  • MLA International Bibliography ~ The major index in literary studies. (If asked for your patron ID, enter your social security number, e.g. 123456789.)

(To access this resource from off campus, go to Articles and Databases, and choose MLA from the list of databases. For information about off campus access, look at Accessing Library Resources from off campus.)

How do I find out if the Elmhurst College Library has the journal I need? 

This is a collection of electronic books on major world authors; contents include biography, criticism, and some historical context.(This database is available on campus only.)

 

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Using the Web: Resources and Evaluation

Literary Web Sites

Popular Culture Web Sites (mostly TV)

Evaluating Web Sites

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Documentation and Research Guides

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This page was created 10/23/2002 and was last modified 11/7/2002.

Anne Jordan-Baker, Assistant Librarian.