Author Biography & Literary Criticism References

BOOKS IN GENERAL COLLECTION (2 week check out periods) & REFERENCE COLLECTION (1 night check out)

 Search the Library Collection to find biographies and literary criticism on your author.  Also use the catalog to see if we have a specific novel or piece of fiction.
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Tip:  Truncate your terms to get better results
For example, type lit* crit* instead of literary criticism       

  Search the online index from Gale Publishing Company.  This index will lead you to many REFERENCE BOOKS we have in the collection.  These titles include:

British Writers REF 820.9 BRI
CLC Contemporary Literary Criticism REF  809 CON
DLB Dictionary of Literary Biography REF 810.9 DIC 
Literature and Its Times  REF 809.933 LIT
NCLC Ninetieth Century Literary Criticism REF 809.04 NIN
Novels for Students REF 809.3 NOV
TCLC Twentieth Century Literary Criticism REF 801 TWE

PHS DATABASES

  Search Wilson Web Biographies to find biographical information about your author

  Search the Literary Corner on the SIRS database.

click on Sirs Renaissance and then click on Literary Corner
    

WEB SITES

  Some general literary sites to get started.