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Reference Books These are selected sources and not a comprehensive list. Be sure to check the catalog for other helpful items as well as handbooks, dictionaries and guides to researching literature. Look below for lists of resources by Genre or lists of Chaucer or Shakespeare reference books. General Sources: British Writers (8 vols.) REF PR85 .B688 Research Guide to Biography and Criticism – Literature (3 vols.) REF Z2011 .R47 1985 Arranged alphabetically by author, this guide will give you citations to both biographical and critical sources on writers from the Middle Ages to Modern British, American and Canadian literature. Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them REF PN50 .L574 1997 v.1-5 Magill’s Bibliography of Literary Criticism (4 vols.) REF DESK Z6511 .M25 Magill: 1,300 Critical Evaluations of Selected Novels and Plays REF PN44 .M36 Sources by Genre Poetry Alexander: American and British Poetry: A Guide to the Criticism 1925 - 1978 REF DESK Z1231 .P7 A44 1984 The Explicator Cyclopedia REF DESK PR401 .E9 Vol. II: Traditional Poetry: Medieval to Late Victorian Guide to British Poetry Explication REF DESK Z2014 .P7 M34 1991 Vol. I: Old English-Medieval Vol. II: Renaissance Index to Criticisms of British and American Poetry REF PR89 .C5 Magill: Critical Survey of Poetry, English Language Series REF PN1111 .C7 (8 vols. - Index volume at REF DESK) Kuntz: Poetry Explication REF Z2014 .P7 K8 1980 Poetry Criticism (Title index at REF DESK) REF PN1010 .P499 Drama Research Guide to Biography and Criticism - World Drama REF Z2011 .R47 1986 Drama Criticism (2 vols.) REF Z1231 .D7 C6 Magill: Critical Survey of Drama, English Language Series REF PR625 C74 1985 (6 vols. - Index volume at REF DESK) Fiction Beacham’s Popular Fiction Update, 1991 (2 vols.) REF PS374 .P63 E433 1991 English Novel Explication: Supplement (2 vols.) REF Z2014 F5 P26 The Explicator Cyclopedia: Vol. III Prose REF DESK PR401 E9 Magill: Critical Survey of Long Fiction REF PR821.C7 2000 (8 vols.--Index at REF DESK) Wiley: The British Novel: Conrad to the Present REF DESK Z2014 .F55 W54 Short Story The Explicator Cyclopedia REF DESK PR401 .E9 Vol. III. Prose Magill: Critical Survey of Short Fiction REF PN3321 .C7 2001 (7 vols./Index at REF DESK) Short Story Criticism REF PN3373 .S386 Twentieth Century Short Story Explication: Interpretations 1900-1975 of Short Fiction Since 1800 (+ Supplements) REF Z5917 .S5 W33 1977 Sources by Author We have many bibliographies for specific authors. Search in the Library Catalog for your author as a Subject (last name first) and then look at Bibliographies or limit your search to items at Mortola Reference. Chaucer Andrew: Critical Essays on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales REF DESK PR1874 .C69 1991 Cooper: Oxford Guides to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales REF DESK PR1874 .C64 1989 Leyerle: Chaucer: A Bibliographical Introduction REF PR1905 .L49 1986 Martin: Chaucer’s Women: Nuns, Wives, and Amazons REF PR1928 .W64 M37 1990 Schoeck: Chaucer Criticism (v.1 of 2 vols.) REF DESK PR1924 .S37 Shakespeare Cahn: Shakespeare the Playwright, a Companion to the Complete Tragedies, Histories, Comedies, and Romances REF DESK PR2976 .C27 1991 Dobson: The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare REF PR2892 .O94 2001 Encyclopedia of the Rennaissance: Shakespeare REF CB361 .E52 1999 v.6 Frye: Northrop Frye on Shakespeare REF DESK PR2976 .F67 1986 Goddard: The Meaning of Shakespeare REF DESK PR2976 .G58 Shakespearean Criticism (Vols. 1-10) + Index REF DESK PR2965 .S43 1984 On the Tragedies: Bevington: Twentieth Century Interpretations of Hamlet REF DESK PR2807.B46 Harbage: Shakespeare: The Tragedies REF DESK PR2983 .H27 1965 Kirsch: The Passions of Shakespeare’s Tragic Heroes REF DESK PR2983 .K497 1990 On the Sonnets: Bloom: William Shakespeare’s Sonnets REF DESK PR2848 .S46 1987 Hubler: The Sense of Shakespeare’s Sonnets REF DESK PR2848 .H8 TIPS for Catalog Searching: Be sure to do a Subject search, using the author’s name (last name first) in the library's online catalog, then look for "Criticism and Interpretation" to find more critical materials. Other Subject searches to try are “English Literature” and “English Poetry.” Consider using the library's databases to find more citations and articles. Then check the library catalog to see if we have the book or journal you need.

Databases General Databases Academic Search Premier Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. **Use the Subject Terms* button to look up Statistics and then ADD one of the terms to your search.* Research Library Research Library provides access to full-text journals across a wide range of subject areas, including business, education, literature, political science, and psychology. More than 1,900 titles are fulltext in this database. You can limit the type of document to Statistics* in this database.* Literature Databases** MLA Bibliography (through LION) Modern Language Association International Bibliography for literature in modern languages. Indexes articles from 1963 to the present. Literature Resource Center Access three of the world's premier literature resources with a single search. When you simultaneously search Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select (CLC Select) and Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB), you'll find in-depth information on the lives and writings of nearly 100,000 authors along with critical reaction to their works. This series includes integrated indexes to both the DLB and CLC print series I have a citation, now what do I do?
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Web Resources The Pace University Library has selected Internet Resources in Literature available which include categories for 17th & 18th Centuries, 19th Century, and Criticism & Book Reviews. These web pages have been evaluated by a librarian and include a brief description about each site.
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Citation Formats To complete your paper, you will need Citation resources. The Pace University Library has examples and style guides for MLA and APA online.

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