Research Guide for Literature
Dictionaries Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
| Ref. AZ108 .T74 2005 | Complete Dictionary of Symbols |
| Ref. BL310 .B82 1978 | Bulfinch's Mythology |
| Ref. BL715 .O845 2003 | Classical Myth and Religion |
| Ref. DA129 .C67 2004 | Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases |
| Ref. DA906 .M36 2004 | Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable |
| Ref. GR35 .M43 2000 | Medieval Folklore |
| Ref. GR74 .G73 2008 | Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales |
| Ref. GR153.5 .O156 2006 | Lore of Ireland: an Encyclopedia of Myth, Legend and Romance |
| Ref. GR705 .S344 2001 | Mythical Zoo: an Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myths, Legends and Literature |
| Ref. PE1460 .O94 2004 | Oxford Dictionary of Idioms |
| Ref. PN43 .O94 2000 | Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable |
| Ref. PN44.5 .K46 2006 | Longman Dictionary of Literary Terms |
| Ref. PN56 .S9 F47 2007 | Dictionary of Literary Symbols |
| Ref. PN86 .E63 1999 | Encyclopedia of Literary Critics and Criticism |
| Ref. PN471 .S58 2006 | Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature |
| Ref. PN485 .E53 2004 | Encyclopedia of Catholic Literature |
| Ref. PN669 .E53 2000 | Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature |
| Ref. PN1625 .P38 2005 | Oxford Dictionary of Plays |
| Ref. PN6081 .O89 2003 | Oxford Dictionary of Literary Quotations |
| Ref. PQ4333 .D36 2000 | Dante Encyclopedia |
| Ref. PR19 .D53 2004 | Dictionary of Literary Characters |
| Ref. PR85 .B688 | British Writers |
| Ref. PR149 .A79 A78 2008 | Arthurian Writers: a Biographical Encyclopedia |
| Ref. PR431 .A36 2004 | Age of Milton: an Encyclopedia of Major 17th Century British and American Authors |
| Ref. PR1903 .R67 1999 | Chaucer A to Z |
| Ref. PR2892 .S56 2001 | Shakespeare's World and Work: an Encyclopedia for Students |
| Ref. PR4036 .A275 2005 | All Things Austen: an Encyclopedia of Austen's World |
| Ref. PR4752 .W75 2002 | Thomas Hardy A to Z |
| Ref. PR6001 .U4 Z7518 2004 | W.H. Auden Encyclopedia |
| Ref. PS92 .C34 1994 | Cambridge History of American Literature |
| Ref. PS129 .A55 | American Writers |
| Ref. PS153 .H56 K36 2003 | Hispanic Literature of the United States |
| Ref. PS153 .H56 L39 2004 | Latino and Latina Writers |
| Ref. PS153 .I52 W47 1999 | Native American Literature |
| Ref. PS153 .N5 A24 2003 | Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance |
| Ref. PS153 .N5 G73 2005 | Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature |
| Ref. PS323.5 .E53 2001 | Encyclopedia of American Poetry |
For additional resources, search the St. Joseph's College Libraries Online Catalog
Literary Criticisms and Companions
| Ref. PN81 .J554 2005 | Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism |
| Ref. PN86 .L53 | Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 |
| Ref. PN681.5 .C57 | Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism |
| Ref. PN761 .N5 | Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism |
| Ref. PN771 .C59 | Contemporary Literary Criticism |
| Ref. PN771 .G27 | Twentieth Century Literary Criticism |
| Ref. PN1021 .C7 2003 | Critical Survey of Poetry |
| Ref. PN3321 .S56 | Short Story Criticism |
| Ref. PR6039 .O32 Z459 2004 | Complete Tolkien Companion |
| Ref. PR9340 .C65 2000 | Companion to African Literatures |
| Ref. PS261 .C55 2002 | Companion to Southern Literature |
| Ref. PS1331 .O97 2003 | Oxford Companion to Mark Twain |
| Ref. Z5917 .S5 W33 | Twentieth Century Short Story Explication |
| Ref. Z5917 .S36 M24 1996 | Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature |
| Ref. Z8578 .K59 1996 | Paradise Lost: an Annotated Bibliography |
Sources for Literature Articles
The following databases may be useful for this subject area. To use the
following databases on campus,
click on the Journal
Articles / Database link.
| Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) | Britannica Online | Columbia Granger's Poetry Database (EBSCO) |
| JSTOR | Literature Resource Center (Gale) | Magill on Literature Plus (EBSCO) |
| MLA (Gale) | Origianl Sources | Oxford Reference Online |
| Project MUSE | Twayne Authors (Gale) |
Literature Related Websites
| Bartleby | Online books http://www.bartleby.com |
| Chaucer Metapage | Compilation of Chaucer and other medieval literature
websites http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer |
| Internet Public Library - Literary Criticism | Contains biographical and critical websites. Some sites
have access restrictions http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit |
| LitLinks | List of annotated links to author websites within 5
genres. Additionally there are links to information on literary periods
from medieval to contemporary literature. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks |
| Luminarium | Essays, articles and biographical information for Medieval,
Renaissance and 17th Century Literature. http://www.luminarium.org/lumina.htm |
| Shakespeare Resource Center | Compilation of Shakespeare website. http://www.bardweb.net |
Check the Selected Websites page for additional subject specific websites.
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