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ENGL 250 : Methods of Literary Study (BMC)

Research Help :

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Reference / Background :

Johns Hopkins guide to literary theory & criticism

A full-text searchable database of articles on individual critics and theorists, critical and theoretical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods.

The Cambridge history of literary criticism.

Publisher: Cambridge [England] ; Cambridge University Press, 1989-

This series will provide a comprehensive historical account of Western literary criticism from classical antiquity to the present day, dealing with both literary theory and critical practice.

Credo reference

Provides full-text access to over 240 reference books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, etc., in various fields including literature and language.

Literature resource center

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.

Literature On-line (Chadwyck-Healey)

Provider: Chadwyck-Healey

A full-text collection of poetry, drama, and prose. Includes complementary references sources. Offers access to information on English and American literature including bibliographies, and catalogs.

Finding Books:

Tripod library catalog.

The library catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges.

Start with a general keyword search.

Look in your search results for synonyms, related concepts and language, especially in the Subject Headings.

Subject Headings can include:

author names: "Poe, Edgar Allan",
regional literature: "English literature"
genres and categories: "children's literature", "English poetry", "feminist literary criticism"

Subdivisions of headings can be very valuable, such as:

criticism & interpretation
history
sources
bibliography

WorldCat

Provider: OCLC

A database of library holdings worldwide. Best way to find books outside the Tri-College libraries.
Use EZ-Borrow/Interlibrary Loan to request these materials.

Finding Journal Articles:

MLA international bibliography

Provider: ProQuest

Provides citations to journal articles, books, working papers, conference proceedings, bibliographies, and other materials. Areas covered include literature, language, linguistics, film, theatre and folklore. Covers 1926-present.

JSTOR

Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.

Project Muse

Provides access to journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Disciplines covered are humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.

ProQuest Research Library

Provider: ProQuest

Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971-present.

Arts & humanities citation index

Provider: FirstSearch

Provides access to current and retrospective information and cited references found in arts and humanities journals. Covers 1980-present.

Finding Book Reviews:

Finding Book Reviews

Book reviews can reveal contemporary critical opinion and can provide more information about the work and the author.

Film Resources:

Film indexes online

Provider: ProQuest

The British Film Institute's Film Index International and The American Film Institute's Catalog provide detailed information on films from around the world, including production and cast information and plot summaries. An authorative alternative to the IMDB.

International index to the performing arts

Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : Chadwyck-Healey, Inc.,

Provides abstracts and full-text to journal articles. Covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry including dance, film, television, theater, opera, and broadcasting. Covers 1864-present.

Film literature index

Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1976-2001.
(Haverford College) Available from 1976-2001.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1976-2001.

Publisher: Ipswich, Mass. [etc.], EBSCO Pub. [etc.]

Finding Journal Articles - Specialized Databases:

Try appropriate subject databases listed on the Subject Portal page.

Citing References & Style Guides:

Tri-Co Citation & Style Guides Web Page