Literary Criticism   Tags: english, humanities, literary criticism, literature  

Literary criticism is the interpretation or analysis of a literary work. Check out the ipl2's pathfinder for more information.

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Some of the best literary information is in print. These books in the Dayton campus reference collection are excellent sources for criticism and author biographies. To find the volumes you need, search the Gale Literary Index.

Black Literature Criticism

Call Number: Ref 809.8896 B627d

Excerpts from criticism of the most significant works of Black authors over the past 200 years
3 volumes, 1 supplement in print.
Also available as an ebook.

Black Writers

Call Number: 809.896 B627m

A selection of sketches from Contemporary Authors.

Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography

Call Number: 810.9 C744

Covers only the American authors most frequently studied in high school and college literature courses.
6 volumes

Contemporary Authors

Call Number: 928 C761

A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television and other fields.
Volumes 1-226

Contemporary Authors New Revision Series

Call Number: 928 C761 NRS

Updated essays on authors featured in Contemporary Authors.
Volumes 1-132

Contemporary Authors Permanent Series

Call Number: 928 C761 PS

Biographical/bibliographical sketches on 3,500 authors who are deceased.
2 volumes

Contemporary Dramatists

Call Number: 822 C761s 1999

Biographies, bibliographies and critical essays on 433 of the most famous living playwrights in the English language.

Contemporary Literary Criticism

Call Number: 809.04 C761

Covers authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959.
Volumes 1-306

Contemporary Novelists

Call Number: 823.03 C767s

Biographical information and critical essays on approximately 650 contemporary writers.

Contemporary Poets

Call Number: 821.914 C761c

Biographical and bibliographical information and critical essays on 787 of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets.

Contemporary Women Poets

Call Number: 811.5409 C761s

Biographies, bibliographies and critical essays on 250 of the most prominent women poets whose works are available in English.

Dictionary of Literary Biography

Call Number: 810.9 D554

One of the best sources for biographical information on an author. Profiles include lists of the author's works, plus interviews, portraits and other primary documents. Each volume covers a different genre and era of literature.
Volumes 1-307

Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism

Call Number: 809.04 T971g

Critical commentary on the careers and works of acclaimed poets, novelists, short story writers, dramatists and philosophers who died between 1800 and 1899.
Volumes 1-145

Poetry Criticism

Call Number: 809.1 P74

Each volume provides substantial critical essays and biographical information on four to eight major poets from all eras.
Volumes 1-58

Short Story Criticism

Call Number: 808.3 S559g

Each volume profiles approximately four to eight short story writers by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals.
Volumes 1-74

Twentieth Century Literary Criticism

Call Number: 809.04 T971g

Excerpts from criticism of the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, & other creative writers who died between 1900 & 1999.
Volumes 1-154

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