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Contemporary Authors

Description

Bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields.

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Title

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select

Description

Extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary writers.

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Title

Dictionary of Literary Biography

Description

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Literary Index

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Twayne Author Series

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Title

Academic Search Elite

Description

Provides full text for nearly 1,560 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and much more.

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Web Sites

Title

Voice of the Shuttle: Literature in English

URL

http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3

Description

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Internet Public Library: Online Literary Criticism Collection

URL

http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/

Description

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Literary Resources on the Net

URL

http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/

Description

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Voice of the Shuttle: Literatures (Other Than English)

URL

http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2719

Description

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Criticism Links

URL

http://www.bookspot.com/litcrit.htm

Description

Links to Literary Criticism and Explication organized by Bookspot.com

Title

LiteraryHistory.com

URL

http://www.literaryhistory.com/

Description

Literaryhistory.com is an index to free internet articles on topics in English and American literature. It is designed to be convenient and useful for students, scholars, writers, teachers, reading groups, and general readers. All links lead directly to articles, and articles must meet basic academic standards to be included.

Books

Title

The Social Impact of the Novel

Author

Claudia Durst Johnson & Vernon Johnson

Call Number

r 809.39355 J63s 2002

Description

200 modern novels that have significantly affected the society in which they were written. Examples: The Grapes of Wrath; Uncle Tom's Cabin

Title

Literary Movements for Students, 2 v.

Author

David Galens, ed.;Gale, pub.

Call Number

r 809.91 L712 2002

Description

Analysis, context, and criticism on literary movements, such as Realism, Renaissance, Magic Realism, and Harlem Renaissance; includes representative authors, works, themes and style.

Title

Literature and Its Times

Author

Joyce Moss, ed.; Gale, pub.

Call Number

809.93358 L712 1997

Description

Periodicals

Title

Explicator

Call Number

http://opac.tulsalibrary.org/record=1093505

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