= = Collier Library - Pathfinder

AMERICAN LITERATURE

SCOPE: = The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available = in Collier Library in the field of American Literature. Please note that this guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which students can beg= in their research according to their specific needs.

The Library of Congress Class that includes American Literature is PS. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBER= S may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/c= atdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

PS 1 – 3576	American Literature	PS360-380	Prose
PS 147 -152	Women Authors	PS490	Juvenile Literature
PS301-326	Poetry	PS501-689	Collections of American Literature
PS330-353	Drama	PS700-3576	Individual Authors

In the event you = do not find what you are looking for by browsing consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The follo= wing are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

AMERICAN LITERATURE = ;	AMERICAN FICTION
AMERICAN DRAMA	AMERICAN POETRY
AUTHORS, AMERICAN	AMERICAN PROSE LITERATURE

Other Subject hea= dings can be identified by using Library= of Congress Subject Headings, located on the dictionary stand in the Refer= ence Area.

&= Oslash; BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

Introduction and overview material

§Cambridge= History of American Literature [Ref PS 92 .C34] ed. by Saevan Barcovitch<= /span>

§Cambridge= Guide to Literature in English [Ref= PR 85 . C29 ]

§Reade= r’s Guide to Literature in English [PR 85 .R42 1996] by Mark Hawkins-Dady. This title is also available as an Electronic Book (A link is provided in UNACAT to the online full-text of this work.)

Literature guides and bibliographies

§ = American Literature: A Study and Research Guide [Ref Z 1225 .L47] by Lewis Leary

§ = Bibliography of American Literature: a Selective Index [Ref Z 1225 .W73] by Michael Winship

§ = Bibliography of American Literature: a Selective Index [Ref Z 1225. W73]

§ Columbia Literary History of the United States [Ref PS 92.C64]

§ = Guide to American Literature and Its Backgrounds Since 1890 [Ref Z 1225 .J5] by Howard Jones

§ = Index Guide to Modern American Literature and Modern British Literature [Ref PS 221 .C83 I53]

§ = Literary Research Guide [Ref Z 2011 .H34] by James L. Harner.=

§ = Reference Guide to American Literature [Ref PS 129. R44]

§ = Research Guide for Undergraduate Students: English and American Literature [Ref PR 56 .B34 ] by Nancy L. Baker.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

§ A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory [Ref PN 41 .C83 1998] by J.A= . Cuddon

§ A Glossary of Literary Terms [Ref PN 41 .A184 1993] by M.H. Abrams

§ = Benet’s Reader’s Encyclopedia of American Literature [PN 41 .B4 1991]

§ = Concise Dictionary of American Literature [Ref&nbs= p; PS 21 .R5] by Robert Richards

§ = Concise Oxford Dictionary= of Literary Terms [Ref PN 41 .C67 2001] by Chris Baldick

§ = Dictionary of American Literary Characters [Ref = PS 374 .C43 D5 2002]

§ = Encyclopedia of American Literature [Ref P= S 21 . E 53 1999]

§ Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature [Ref PS 153. N5 C73 2005]

§ Greenwood Encyclopedia to Multiethnic American Literature [Ref PS 153.M56 G74 2005]

§ = New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics [Ref PN 1021 .N39 1993]=

Handbooks, Manuals & Yearbooks<= /span>

§ Cambridge Handbook of American Literature [Ref PS 21 .C36]=

§ = Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature [Ref PS 153. N5 C 59 2001]

§ English Association. Year’s Work in English Studies V. 58 - 1977- [Ref PE 58&= nbsp; .E6] Also see <http://ywes.oxfordjournals.= org/archive>

§ = Facts on File Companion to the American Novel [Ref PS 371. F33 2006]

§ = Handbook of American Literature: a Comprehensive Study From Colonial Times to the Present Day [Ref PS 88 .D2981976] by Martin= S. Day

§ Oxford Companion to American Literature [Ref PS 21 .H3 1995]= by James D. Hart

§ = Reference Guide to American Literature [Ref PS 129 .R44]=

Biographical Sources

§ = African American Authors: 1745-1945: Bio-bibliographical Critical &= nbsp; Sourcebook [Ref PS 153. N5 A32 2000]

§ = American Writers: a Collection of Literary Biographies [Ref PS 129 .A55]=

§ = Asian American Short Story Writers: An A-Z Guide [Ref PS 153. A84 A828] This title is also available as an Electron= ic Book. (A link is provided in UNACAT to the full- text.)

§ = Research Guide to Biography and Criticism [Ref Z 2011 .R47 1991] edited by Walton Beach= am

§ Biography Resource Center= (online database) See the libraries database= page: http://www2.una.edu/l= ibrary/databases.htm

§ = Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers: An A-Z Guide [Ref PS 374 .W6 C66 2002]

§ = Contemporary Authors (online database) See the libraries database page= :

<http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm>

§ = Hispanic Literature of the Un= ited States: A Comprehensive Reference [Ref PS 153. H56 K36 2003] by Nicolas Kanellos

§ MagillOnAuthors (online database) See the libraries database page: <http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm>

§ = Nineteenth Century American Women Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook [= Ref PS 217.W64 N56 1997]

§ = Scribner Writer’s Series (onli= ne database) See the libraries database page: <http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm>

§ Twayne’s Authors Series (online database) Se= e the libraries database page: <http://www2.una.edu/library/databases.htm>=

Ø = SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOCATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES on American Literature

Gale Literary Dat= abases

JSTOR

Literary Reference Center

Literature Online=

Literature Resour= ce Center

Oxford Reference = Online Premium

Project MUSE<= o:p>

A few frequently used PERIODICALS in American Literature are:

American Literary History	MLN (Modern Language Notes)
American Literature	MLQ (Modern Language Quarterly)
American Poetry Review	Modern Fiction Studies
ANQ (American Notes & Queries)	Nineteenth Century Literature
College English	PMLA ( Publications of the Modern Language Association)
College Literature	Sewanee Review
Early American Literature	Twentieth Century Literature
Explicator	William and Mary Quarterly

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PERIODICAL titles held by the library can be identified by clic= king the PERIODICAL HOLDINGS= link under “Find Articles” on the library website at http://www2.una.edu/library&nbs= p; or by searching in UNACAT. <= /o:p>

INTERLIBRARY L= OAN It is possible to borrow books or obtain co= pies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. Inquire at the Reference Desk or c= onsult the library’s web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www2.una.edu/libra= ry/illindex.htm.

&= Oslash; SUGGESTED WEBSITES=

See the LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE heading in t= he Internet Resources Collection <http//www2.una.edu/l= ibrary/sa05/index.htm>

HAVE A QUESTION? AS= K A LIBRARIAN.

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