LibGuides: Literature & Criticism: Reference Sources

Reference Books/E-Books

A Companion to Middle High German Literature to the 14th Century by Francis G. Gentry (Editor)
Call Number: [electronic resource]
ISBN: 9004120947
Publication Date: 2002-01-01

Below are a selected few reference books about Literature & Criticism. Be sure to browse the reference shelves on the 2nd floor between PA and PT to find more materials.

African American Authors, 1745-1945 by Emmanuel S. Nelson (Editor)
Call Number: [electronic resource]
ISBN: 0313309108
Publication Date: 2000-01-30
American authors, 1600-1900; a biographical dictionary of American literature
Call Number: [REF] PS21 .K8
American Colonial Writers, 1606-1734 by Emory Elliot (Editor)
Call Number: [REF] PS185 .A39
ISBN: 0810317036
Publication Date: 1984-02-03
American Colonial Writers, 1735-1781 by Emory Elliott (Editor)
Call Number: [REF] PS193 .A38
ISBN: 0810317095
Publication Date: 1984-09-15
British women writers : a critical reference guide
Call Number: [REF] PR111 .B75 1989
The companion to southern literature : themes, genres, places, people, movements, and motifs
Call Number: [REF] PS261 .C55 2002
ISBN: 0807126926
Encyclopedia of African-American writing : five centuries of contribution : trials & triumphs of writers, poets, publications and organizations
Call Number: [REF] PS153.N5 A3444 2009
ISBN: 1592372910
Encyclopedia of Caribbean literature
Call Number: [REF]PN849.C3 E53 2006
ISBN: 0313327424
Encyclopedia of Italian literary studies
Call Number: [REF] PQ4006 .E536 2007
ISBN: 1579583903
The Feminist Encyclopedia of French Literature by Eva Martin Sartori (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: [electronic resource]
ISBN: 0313296510
Publication Date: 1999-07-30
Latin American writers
Call Number: [REF] PQ7081.A1 L37 1989
ISBN: 068418463X
The Medieval Author in Medieval French Literature by Virginie Greene
Call Number: [electronic resource]
ISBN: 1403967717
Publication Date: 2006-08-06
Philosophy and German literature, 1700-1990
Call Number: [electronic resource]
The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature by Philip Ward (Editor)
Call Number: [REF] PQ6006 .O9
ISBN: 0198661142
Publication Date: 1978-08-31
The Oxford encyclopedia of children's literature
Call Number: [REF]PN1008.5 .O94 2006
ISBN: 0195146565
Supernatural fiction writers : contemporary fantasy and horror
Call Number: [REF]PN3435 .S96 2003
ISBN: 0684312506

Online Reference Shelf

Academic OneFile - Gale This link opens in a new window
Search 8,000 academic journals in all disciplines plus the New York Times and podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN and others. Courtesy MBLC & MLS.
Biography - Gale in Context This link opens in a new window
Find biographies of people, searching by occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth and death date, and of course by name. Courtesy Massachusetts Library System.
Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
Free site available to all. See also Britannica sources provided by the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners for Children, Young Adults, Reference and Escolar Online.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Search hundreds of reference sources - dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases - for topic overviews and links to our other online resources. Includes mind map/concept map search feature.
Gale Ebooks, formerly GVRL Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
~ Contemporary Novelists
~ Contemporary Poets
~ Gothic Literature: A Gale Critical Companion
~ Literature and Its Times
~ The Writer's Directory 2007
MasterFILE Premier - EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Search magazines, reference books, primary sources, and photos, maps and flags in this general multidisciplinary collection.

Virtual Reference Shelf
~ Library of Congress

Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The OED is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium tracing their meaning, history, and pronunciation, both present and past.