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Reference desk: 847-925-6769
Sources for Literary Criticism/Analysis
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Novels for Students
REF PN 771 .G27
REF PN 771 .C59
REF PN 3353 .N68
Short Fiction
Reference Guide to Short Fiction
Short Story Criticism
Short Stories for Students
REF PN 3373 .R36 1994
REF PN 3373 .S5
REF PN 3373 .S56 ON RESERVE, 1st floor.
Drama
Drama Criticism
Drama For Students
REF PN 1601 .D59
REF PN 1701 .D72
Shakespeare Sources
William Shakespeare: His World - His Work - His Influence
REF PR 2976 .W5354 1985
The Chelsea House Library of Literary Criticism: The Critical Perspective REF PR 85.C76 1985 vol. 2
The Chelsea House Library of Literary Criticism: The New Moulton’s REF PR85 .N39 1985 volume 2
Shakespeare’s Characters for Students
Shakespearean Criticism
REF PR 2989 .S53 1997
REF PR 2965 .S43 *Multi-volume set—a very important source!
Shakespeare for Students
REF PR 2987 .S47 1992 and 1996
Citing MLA Style, 7th edition: Scholarly Article Excerpt
Holladay, Hillary. “Narrative Space in Ann Petry’s Country Place.” Xavier Review
16.1 (1996): 21-35. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Linda Pavlovski
and Scott Darga. Vol. 112. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 356-62. Print.
Some anthologies reprint excerpts from previously published material. If the work you are citing is an excerpt, use
“Excerpt from” instead of “Rpt. in” (reprinted in). The 7th edition of MLA also asks that you write “Print.” at the end
of your citation for the medium of publication consulted. Double space within and between citations.
Citing MLA, 7th edition: Book Excerpt
Shain, Charles E. "F. Scott Fitzgerald." Seven Modern American Novelists: An Introduction.
Ed. William O'Connor. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 1964. 81-117. Excerpt from
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Dedria Bryfonski and Phyllis Carmel
Mendelson. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1978. 259-260. Print.
Paul’s Case by Willa Cather
An index to reference
books of literary
criticism published by
Gale. Linked under
“Articles & More”.
Library Catalog
Go to:
www.harpercollege.edu/library
1. Click on “Library Catalog”
2. Type: Chopin, K
3. Select: “Subject”
Look for the Criticism and
Interpretation heading.
DATABASES
From the Library's home page, www.harpercollege.edu/library, click on “FULL-TEXT
ARTICLES, DATABASES”. Organize the databases by SUBJECT. Use the following
literary resources:
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Gale Literary Index
Literary Reference Center
Literature Resource Center
MLA International Bibliography
WilsonSelect Plus
MLA International Bibliography
*Use for literary criticism
Advanced Search
1. Type: Shakespeare
2. Type: Othello
3. Check the Harper College &
Full Text boxes.
Advanced Search
Enter the “Name of Work”
Enter the “Person-By or About”
Advanced Search
Enter the Title
Enter the Author’s last name
You can select the MLA database from the
“Additional databases” pull down menu.
*NOTICE the checked boxes. The boxes
will be tabs on the results screen.
Begin by reviewing the Literary Criticism.
Works Cited instructions for online library journal articles,
using the MLA 7th edition:
Article examples:
Breuer, Horst. "Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew." Explicator 56.4 (1998):
173. Literary Reference Center. Web. 16 June 2009.
Heffernan, Carol F. "The Taming of the Shrew: The Bourgeoisie in Love." Essays in
Literature 12.1 (1985): n.pag. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 16 June 2009.
NOTE: When citing a work with no page numbers use “n. pag”. See above example:
Format:
Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Title of article." Title of Original Publication Volume Number.
Issue Number (Year): original page numbers. Database. Medium of Publication. Date on which article
was accessed.