Ohlone College Library http://www2.ohlone.edu/org/library/ Oral Interpretation ‐‐ Texts in the Ohlone Library You will find useful texts for oral interpretation in short stories, novels (fiction), poetry, literarary anthologies, scenes, and plays in the Ohlone College Library. Drama (Plays, Scenes, Monologues) Search HANS, the library’s online catalog, by author or title or by the keyword “monologues”. Here are a few examples of the books available and their call numbers. Browse through the books around these call numbers on the shelves and you will find many more. Best American Plays Call number: PS 634 .B412 New Dramatists, 2000: Best Plays by the Graduating Class Call number: PS634 .N37 2001 161 One‐Minute Monologues from Literature Call number: PN 2080 .A175 2007 Literary Anthologies Here are a few examples: Best American Nonrequired Reading, published annually Ohlone owns 2002, 2004, 2006 Call number: PS645 .B47 2002 Crossing into America: The New Literature of Immigration Call number: PS 508 .I45 C76 2003 Pushcart Prize, published annually Call number: PS 501 .P87 Novels (Fiction) Search by book title or the author's name in HANS, the library’s online catalog. Browse by call number, for example: PR 6000‐6126 English novels PS 700‐3626 American novels Poetry Search HANS, the library’s online catalog by the name of a specific poet or by subject headings, for example: Poetry‐‐Collections American Poetry‐‐Collections, etc. Chinese poetry – Translation into English. These are just a few examples of the books available. Browse through the books around these on the shelves and you will find many more: Best American Poetry Call number: PS 615 .B474 100 Great Poems of the Twentieth Century Call number: PN 6101 .A163 2005 Poetry Speaks: Hear Great Poets Read Their Work from Tennyson to Plath Call number: PS 323.5 P58 2001 The World’s Best Poetry v. 1. Home/friendship v. 2. Love v. 3. Sorrow/consolation v. 4. The higher life v. 5. Nature v. 6. Fancy and sentiment v. 7. Descriptive and narrative v. 8. National spirit v. 9. Tragedy and humor v. 10. Poetical quotations, general indexes. Call number: PN 6101 .W5 1981 Short Stories Search HANS, the library’s online catalog by author’s name or by the following subject headings: Short Stories Short Stories ‐‐ American, etc. These are just a few examples of the books available. Browse through the books around these on the shelves and you will find many more: Best American Short Stories, published annually Call number: PS 648 .S5 B43 Short Shorts; An Anthology of the Shortest Stories Call number: PN 6120.2 .S47 1982 Other Voices, Other Vistas; A Superb Collection of Contemporary Multicultural Fiction Call number:PN 6120.2 .O84 2002 Adapted from Las Positas College Oral Interpretation: Finding Texts Spring 2012