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Literary Information/Authors & Their Works
A Guide to Selected Reference Works in the Schauerman Library
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MASTERPLOTS: 1801 plot stories and critical evaluation..... MASTERPLOTS: British and Commonwealth Literature MASTERPLOTS: World Literature Series MASTERPLOTS: American Fiction series MASTERPLOTS: Women’s Literature series MASTERPLOTS: African American Literature Series Masterpieces of Latino Literature (Magill’s) Masterpieces of African American Literature (Magill’s) MASTERPLOTS: Drama series MASTERPLOTS: Short Story series MASTERPLOTS: Poetry series MASTERPLOTS: Non-Fiction series |
REF PN 44 M33 1996 REF PR 881 M39 1987 REF PN 3326 M28 1987 REF PN 846 M37 1986 REF PN 471 M37 1995 REF PS 153 N5 M2645 REF PQ 7081 A1 M29 REF PS 153 N5 M264 REF PN 6112.5 M37 1990 REF PN 3326 M27 1986 REF PN 1110.5 M37 REF PN 44 M345 1989 |
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For Character Analysis |
Cyclopedia of Literary Characters Characters in Twentieth Century Literature I & II Characters in Nineteenth Century Literature |
REF PN 44 M3 1998 REF PN 56.4 H37 1990 REF PN 56.4 H69 1993 |
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For Criticism on Authors who are still living or who died after 1959 |
Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) Contemporary Novelists Magills Literary Annual – essay-reviews by year of publication |
REF PN 771 C59 REF PN 883 C64 1996 REF PN 44 M35 1991 |
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For Criticism on Authors who died between 1900-1959 |
Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) |
REF PN 771 G27 |
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For Criticism on Authors who died between 1800-1899 |
Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) |
REF PN 761 N5 |
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For Criticism of Important Authors and Works from Renaissance to Present |
World Literature Criticism, 1500 to the Present. (WLC) European Writers British Writers American Writers Moultons Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors |
REF PN 523 W67 1992 REF PN 501 E9 1983 REF PR 85 B688 REF PS 129 A55 REF PR 83 M73 1966 |
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For Criticism on Short Story Authors and Works |
Short Story Criticism (SSC) Critical Survey of Short Fiction |
REF PN 3321 S56 1988 REF PN 3321 C7 |
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For Biographical Information on Authors |
Contemporary Authors (CA) Contemporary Authors New Rev. Series (CANR) World Authors, multiple volumes, 1950-1990 European Authors 1000-1900 Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB) Black Writers Latin American Writers Chicano Literature Spanish American Authors Hispanic Writers |
REF PN 451 C66 REF PN 451 C665 REF PN 451 W672 REF PN 451 K8 REF PS 21 D5 REF PN 490 B58 1994 REF PQ 7081 A1 L37 REF PS 153 M4 C46 REF PQ 7081.3 F57 1992 REF PQ 7081.3 H58 1991 |
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Criticism on Shakespeare and his Works |
Shakespeare for Students I & II Shakespearean Characters for Students Shakespearean Synopses: outlines of all the plays … Concise Encyclopedic Guide to Shakespeare |
REF PR 2987 S468 REF PR 2989 S53 1997 REF PR 2997 P6 M2 REF PR 2892 M39 |
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Drama Criticism: |
Critical Survey of Drama Drama Criticism McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama |
REF PR 623 C75 1994 REF PN 1625 D72 REF PN 1625 M3 1984 |
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Criticism on African-American Authors |
Black Literature Criticism |
REF PS 153 N5 B556 |
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Criticism of Women Authors: |
Modern American Women Writers American Women writers… Colonial Times to the Present |
REF PS 151 M54 1991 REF PS 147 A42 1983 |
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Criticism on Hispanic/Latino Authors: |
Hispanic Literary Criticism I & II Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Literature in US Modern Latin American Literature |
REF PQ 7081 A1 H573 REF PQ 7420.2 K3 REF PQ 7081 F63 1975
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Poetry Criticism |
Poetry Criticism Critical Survey of Poetry |
REF PN 1111 P63 1991 REF PN 1021 C7 1992 |
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