Reference books gather and compile literary criticism from different sources (scholarly articles and books...etc.) and different publication dates into one convenient location. Some of the most popular literary criticism series of books are available in the Holman Library Reference collection.
To find criticism on a particular work or particular author:
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Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism
Contemporary Literary Criticism
World Literature Criticism: 1500 to The Present - A Selection of Major Authors from Gale's Literary Criticism Series
Short Story Criticism
Poetry Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of the Most Significant and Widely Studied Poets of World Literature
Search for both background information and critical analysis of novels, plays and poetry in the literary criticism database called Gale Literary Sources.
To find articles that will get you started understanding your author or literary work, use these introductory source types: topic and work overviews, interviews, news and reviews, and interviews.
How do you find them? You have two ways.
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Search by title or author and from the search results page, limit by source type. See the image below.
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Note: Many of the print reference books on this page are collected online in this database.
To find criticism or author biographies in these books, you will need to look in the index in the back of each book.
Critical Survey of Fiction
Critical Survey of Long Fiction
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Literary Movements for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literary Movements
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Masterplots II, American Fiction Series
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Masterplots II. Short story series
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American Ethnic Writers
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American Writers. a Collection of Literary Biographies
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Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature
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Hispanic Literature of the United States: A Comprehensive Reference
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Magill's Survey of American Literature
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Twentieth-century American literature
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British Writers
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Twentieth Century British literature
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Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers
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Feminist Writers
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Modern American Women Writers
A to Z of American Women Writers
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Search for general literature criticism and literary history in multiple volumes at once in Gale Virtual reference Library.
Sample relevant academic encyclopedias in this database:
American History through Literature 1820-1870
American History through Literature 1870-1920
Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature
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Literary Movements for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literary Movements
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