English Literature

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There are many handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias that provide basic information for literary studies. If you are not clear about your topic, try establishing its limits with a good definition and some introductory information. The following sources can give you a quick overview or summary of a topic.

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism This link opens in a new window
Historical survey of critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods.

The Oxford Companion to English Literature
Ref PR19 .D73 2000
Brief articles on authors, works, literary movements, etc.

Reader's Guide to Literature in English by Mark Hawkins-Dady (Editor)
ISBN: 9781884964206
Provides descriptions and evaluation of critical writing on a range of topics and writers of the British Isles, the United States, and other major English-speaking traditions.

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