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 Starting Points: Guide to Literary Criticism Resources
R E F E R E N C E   B O O K S - Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be checked out.
R 808.1 Poe Poetry Criticism Poetry criticism by author.
R 808.3Sho Short Story Criticism Short story criticism by author.
R 808.8 Mas Masterplots American Fiction; Drama; Poetry; Short Stories; Revised Series.
R 809 C Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) Criticisms of authors living or who have died since 1960.
R 809 T Twentieth-Century Literature Criticism (TCLC) Annual publication on authors who died between 1900-1999.
R 809.03 B Book Review Index An annual reference to periodical reviews from 1971–present.
R 809.03 Lit Literature Criticism from 1400 - 1800 (LC) Criticism excerpts of authors who died between 1400 & 1799.
R 809.034 Nin Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (NCLC) Criticism on authors who died between 1800-1899
R 809.2 Dra Drama Criticism Drama criticism by playwright.
R 810.9 Afr  African American Writers Criticism and biographic information on major Black American writers. 
R 810.9 Ame American Writers                        Biographical information & criticism of major American writers and poets.
R 820.9 Bri  British Writers Biographical information & criticism of major British writers and poets. 
F I N D I N G   B O O K S   &   O T H E R   L I B R A R Y   M A T E R I A L S/ Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 808-860
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F I N D I N G A R T I C L E S
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

· The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference R 050 R Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
· EBSCOhost and InfoTrac OneFile - Access from the Library or at home using your library card number at www.wppl.org.

Search for full text articles on these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.
See also, Literature Resource Center and LitFinder: www.wppl.org/webresources/databases.htm.
W E B S I T E S
Classic Notes Detailed summaries, studies, essays, character discussions, theme discussions and more for over 300 study guides. A free registration required for some access. See also Spark Notes and Bookrags.
Critical Reading: A Guide A guide to critical thinking about literature. Includes analyses of literature types, & instructions to writing analytical essays.
Literary Criticism Library Spot's links to helpful author and litcrit sites.
Online Literary Criticism Internet Public Library's critical & biographical websites about authors and their works. Browse by author, title, and nationality & literary period. See also IPL's Online Literary Criticism Guide
Modern American Poetry A scholarly forum concentrating on essays addressing the works of over 160 poets.
The Library also offers a collection of literature-related sites at Literature. See also these other Library Starting Points: Poetry, Shakespeare and Citing Resources & Style Manuals.

For additional information, please see a reference librarian. sk 6/30/06
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