LibGuides: English Subject Guide: Reference Resources

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Print Resources

A Glossary of Literary Terms by M. H. Abrams; Geoffrey Galt Harpham
Call Number: [REF] PN41 .A184 2009
ISBN: 1413033903
Publication Date: 2008-04-24
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory by Irena R. Makaryk (Editor)
Call Number: [REF] PN81 .E43 1993
ISBN: 0802059147
Publication Date: 1993-04-19
Also available as an ebook: http://ezproxy.hofstra.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=683067&site=ehost-live
A Handbook to Literature by William Harmon; Clarence Hugh Holman; William Flint Thrall
Call Number: [REF] PN41 .H355 2000
ISBN: 0130127310
Publication Date: 1999-07-15
Literary Movements for Students
Call Number: [REF] PN597 .L58 2002 (2 vols.)
ISBN: 0787665177
Publication Date: 2002-09-18
The Oxford English Dictionary by Edmund S. Weiner (Editor); John Simpson (Editor)
Call Number: [REF] PE1625 O87 1989
ISBN: 0198611862
Publication Date: 1989-03-30
Literary Research Guide by James L. Harner An excellent research guide for more advanced students, this is a reference guide to a wide variety of resource on literature in English and other languages. See the online version as well for added functionality.
Call Number: [REF] PR83 .H36 2008
ISBN: 9780873528085
Publication Date: 2008-01-01

Electronic Resources

Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
An online version of the printed version of the Oxford English Dictionary. See the description of the printed source.
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism This link opens in a new window
This is a comprehensive source of information about literary theory and discourse. All entries have been prepared by scholars in the discipline.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Click on the link for Literature to select from a wide variety of reference sources on English and American literature.

Contact Information

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