The Hardway Library Guide to

English & Literature Resources




Works in this library are arranged according to LC Classification.
General Philology and linguistics ......... Call No. P;
English ......... PE;
English literature ......... PR;
Literature history and criticism ........ PN.
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* Printed References * Electronic Resources * Selected Periodicals


Printed References

Frequently Used References for English Literature : (Located in the central reference section)

PN44 M33

PN44 M335
PN471 M37
PN3326 M28
PN6112.5 M37
PR881 M39
PS153 N5 M2645
PN843 M15
PN3226 M37
PR825 M37
PN771 C59
PN761 N5
PN771 T9
PN452 A8
PS129 A55
PR85 B688
Z1219 C96
Z1224 C6
Masterplots: 2010 Plot Stories & Essay Reviews from the World's Fine
Literature.
Magill Index to Masterplots: Cumulative Indexes, 1963-1993.
Masterplots II: Women's Literature Series.
Masterplots II: World Fiction Series.
Masterplots II: Drama Series.
Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction.
Masterplots II: African American Literature Series.
Masterplots: Revised Category Edition : American Fiction Series.
Masterplots: Revised Category Edition: European Fiction Series.
Masterplots: Revised Category Edition: British Fiction Series.
Contemporary Literary Criticism.
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism.
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.
Author Biographies Master Index.
American Writers.
British Writers.
The Book Review Digest.
Contemporary Authors.

General English Literature : (Located in reference section)

PN44.5 B334 Literary Terms: A Dictionary

General Language & English: (Located in reference section)

P29 I58
P29 L52
PE1625 A54
PE1625 O87
PE1625 R3
PE2843 D53
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics.
The Linguistics Encyclopedia.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
Oxford English Dictionary.
The Random House Dictionary of the English Language.
Dictionary of American Regional English.

European Literature : (Located in reference section)

PN41 C6 Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature.

Native American literature: (Located in reference section)

PM155 D53
Dictionary of Native American Literature...

Children's literature: (Located in reference section)

PN1009 A1 C59

PN1009 A1 G48
PN1009 A1 T9
PN1023 B72
What Do Children Read Next? A Reader's Guide to Recent and Classic
Fictions for Children.
Best Books for Senior High Readers.
Twentieth-Century Children's Writers.
Index to Poetry for Children and Young People.

Poetry, Drama and Film: (Located in reference section)

PN1021 E5
PN1111 C7
PN1625 G3
PN1993.45 I5
PN2035 Q9
Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics.
Critical Survey of Poetry: English Language Series.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama.
The International Encyclopedia of Film.
The Oxford Companion to the Theater.

Writing Style Manuals: (Located in reference section)

PN147 A28
PN160 C45
The MLA Style Manual.
The Chicago Manual of Style.


Electronic Sources
Access:Library Home Page

Online Indexes:

Use the following databases to find journal articles on linguistic and literary topics.

Internet resources:

Comprehensive Guides & Directories:

Literature Teaching :

University English Web Sites :

Some Popular Authors' Web Pages:


Selected Periodicals

AFRICAN AMERICAN REVIEW (MF)(former title: Black American Literature) 1975-83, 1985-91, 1992-
AMERICAN LITERATURE(MF)1972-
CALLALOO (MF) 1993-
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE1971-84
CRITICISM (MF)1968; 1972-75;1978-84; 1987-
ESSAYS IN LITERATURE1991-
ESSAYS IN CRITICISM (MF)1991-
EXPLICATOR (MF)1993-
GEORGIA REVIEW (MF)1992-
LITERATURE REVIEW (MF)1961; 1963-
MODERN FICTION STUDIES1986-86;1991-
NEW LITERARY HISTORY (MF)1970-
NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE 1991-
QUARTERLY REVIEW OF LITERATURE1991-
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES (MF)1977-
STUDIES IN ENGLISH LITERATURE1992-
STUDIES IN SHORT FICTION1992-
STUDIES IN THE NOVEL1969-75
TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE1987-
WORLD LITERATURE TODAY (MF)1977-

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