A comprehensive collection of entries summarizing key critics and theorists, critical and theoretical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods. Each entry includes a selective primary and secondary bibliography.
Looking for the key scholar in a field or sub-field? Who wrote that one book that you know you need to read? Look to the Oxford Bibliographies for comprehensive, authoritative scholarly lists of the key work on a wide range of disciplines. NOTE: This tool is a bit tricky to use. Ask Gina Bastone if you need assistance!
Cambridge University Press's long-standing series, great for overviews and discovering top scholars in sub-fields. NOTE: Some titles are in print; others as ebooks.
The Oxford English dictionary is the definitive record of the English language. It provides in-depth etymologies and usage of words over time. It is the premier dictionary for English literature students.
Provides the most comprehensive and authoritative reference for students, scholars, and poets on all aspects of its subject including history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, and critical terms.
Biographical dictionary of people of distinction in the British Isles and its colonies who died before December 31, 2000. Provides signed articles, each with a bibliography of resource materials, written by specialists.
A major collection of literary criticism, biographies, topic overview, encyclopedias, and much more. **Includes access to all volumes of the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
