Literature: American Library Resources
This guide will assist you in doing research in the fields of American and English Literature.
Library Databases
These databases will be useful to you in your research:
- Contains over 116,000 full-text e-books in a wide variety of subjects and disciplines. There is a powerful user interface that includes highlighting, bookmarking and automatic citations.
- This collection contains the complete archived holdings of over 1,100 scholarly, full-text journals. New titles and disciplines are added regularly. The capacity for searching across disciplines opens up vast possibilities for scholarship and research.
- The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative source on the evolution and usage of the English language.
- Contains analytical essays (both classic criticism and original analysis) on authors, works, and themes central to literary study.
Available in the Library
These books, plus many more, can all be found in the Reference section of our library. Search the Library Online Catalog to find additional resources.
American History Through Literature, 1820-1870 by Janet Gabler-Hover
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REF PS 217 .H57 A84 2005 v.1, v.2, v.3
American History Through Literature, 1870-1920 by Tom Quirk
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REF PS 217 .H57 A843 2005 v.1, v.2, v.3
Encyclopedia of African American Writing by Shari Hatch
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REF PS 153 .N5 A3444 2009
Encyclopedia of American literature / Steven R. Serafin, General Editor ; Alfred Bendixen, Associate Editor by Steven Serafin
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REF PS 21 .E53 1999
Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction by Don D'Ammassa
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REF PR 830.F3 D36 2006
The Oxford companion to English literature 7th ed. / edited by Dinah Birch. by Dinah Birch (Editor); Margaret Drabble (Editor)
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REF PR 19 .O94 2009
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature by Jay Parini
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REF PS 21 .E537 2004 v.1, v.2, v.3, v.4
The Twentieth-Century American Fiction Handbook by Christopher J. MacGowan
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REF PS 379 .M255 2011
Literature Specific Databases
Gale Literature: Book Review Index
Quickly access reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape, and electronic media representing a wide range of interests.- Access library works and authors throughout history, including full text poems, plays, short stories, speeches and more.
Gale Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.