Subject Guides: Advanced Writing in the Disciplines (AWD) : 3310 (Literature)

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The Cambridge History of American Literature, 1590-1820 by Sacvan Bercovitch (Editor, Contribution by); Cyrus R. Patell (Editor)
Call Number: Snell Library Stacks PS92 .C34 1994

The Cambridge History of American Literature addresses the spectrum of new and established directions in American writing.
Oxford English Literary History by Jonathan A. Bate
Call Number: Online and Snell Library Stacks PR85 .O96 2002

The Oxford English Literary History is the new century's definitive account of a rich and diverse literary heritage that stretches back for a millennium and more.
Cambridge History of Literary Criticism by George Alexander Kennedy (Editor)
Call Number: Also in print at Snell Library Stacks PN86 .C27 1989
ISBN: 198184476
Writing in Britain, 1066-1547 by David Wallace (Editor)
Call Number: Snell Library Stacks PR255 .C35 1999
ISBN: 0521444209
Publication Date: 1999-01-21

Cambridge publishes many literary histories focusing on particular genres or time periods; this is just one. Also in Cambridge Histories Online.

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MLA Bibliography
Core index for literature, folklore, language, linguistics, with good coverage of additional topics like film, music, and theater.

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Choose a search tool recommended in your subject research guide For a more extensive list, please consult the for English Rhetoric, Composition, and Literature.

Literature Resource Center (Periodical Content) (Gale Cengage)
Start here for a reliable introduction to your author! Home of the Dictionary of Literary Biography, a source for critical overview essays on most authors throughout history. Provided by NU Libraries.
Cambridge Histories Online
Valuable scholarly guides in all areas of literary history, including Cambridge Histories of African and Caribbean literature, American literature, English literature, Classical literature, European literature, and more. Provided by NU Libraries.

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
Excellent review articles on literary movements, theories, critics, and concepts. Need a quick overview of aesthetics, structuralism, Gramsci, or gender theory? Check here.
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
Excellent starting place for authoritative overview of your author or topic.
Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Another excellent starting place for an authoritative overview of your author or topic.

Oxford English Dictionary
Covers words from across the English-speaking world, tracing their origin and history, including earliest recorded usage, through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of sources. Provided by NU Libraries.

Bartleby.com
Full-text of major literary reference sources, including verse and fiction titles like Roget's Thesauri, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the 1914 Oxford Shakespeare, and the 1907 Cambridge History of English & American Literature.

The English: Literarture and Composition Research Guide is a rich source of information for research in the field, containing links not just to articles but statistics and more.

You can also stop by the reference desk, or make an appointment with the English & American Literature Subject Specialist, Amanda Rust.