Twentieth Century Poetry (Eng 331)

Selected Library Resources 
Elmhurst College


Finding Books (including criticism)

Search Illinet Online, the library's catalog. 

Sample Searches Using Library of Congress Subject Headings

Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889--Criticism and interpretation

Plath, Sylvia--Criticism and interpretation

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967--Criticism and interpretation

 

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Finding Articles (including criticism)

(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? 
  • Gale Literary Databases ~ A good source for background information, biographies, and some literary criticism. Search the Twayne Author Series for biographical information and criticism; the Dictionary of Literary Biography provides helpful background information on authors and their works.

    To access the Gale sources from off campus, go to Literature Sources and choose any of the Gale databases to search. (For information about off campus access, look at Accessing Library Resources from off campus.)

  • Poetry Criticism (29 vols.) ~ Includes background information, bibliographies, and selected literary criticism from a variety of critics. Reference R 809.1 P745.
  • Literary Criticism Index, 2nd ed., by Alan R. Weiner and Spencer Means. An index to bibliographies of literary crticism. Reference R 809 W423L

 

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Using the Web: Resources and Evaluation

Literary Web Sites

Evaluating Web Sites

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Documentation and Research Guides

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This page was created 10/26/2000 and was last modified 10/26/2000. 

Email Anne Jordan-Baker, Assistant Librarian.