LITERARY CRITICISM BIBLIOGRAPHY
SHS LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
Sorted by Title
NOTE: Titles not in bold were published prior to 1980, but may still be useful in some cases.
REF 920 DRE
Drew, Bernard A., 1950-. 100 more popular young adult authors : biographical sketches
and bibliographies. Greenwood Village, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
Presents biographical profiles of one hundred young adult authors, including Sherman
Alexie, Garth Nix, J. K. Rowling, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, each providing a primary and
secondary bibliography.
REF 920 DRE
Drew, Bernard A., 1950-. The 100 most popular young adult authors : biographical
sketches and bibliographies. 1st ed. rev. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1997.
Presents biographical information about 100 authors who write for junior high and high
school aged readers, with commentary on the writer's better known books, critical
analyses, and bibliographies.
REF 810.9 CON
The age of maturity, 1929-1941. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., c1989.
813 BAT
Bates, Gerri. Alice Walker : a critical companion. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005.
The life of Alice Walker -- Literary contexts -- The third life of Grange Copeland (1970) -Meridian (1976) -- The color purple (1982) -- The temple of my familiar (1989) -Possessing the secret of joy (1992) -- By the light of my father's smile (1998) -- The way
forward is with a broken heart (2000) -- Now is the time to open your heart : a novel
(2004). Provides a biographical profile of author Alice Walker, looks at her work within a
larger literary context, and features critical analyses of eight novels published by Walker
between 1970 and 2004.
REF 822.3 OLS
Olsen, Kirstin. All things Shakespeare. : an encyclopedia of Shakespeare's world.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002. (2 volumes)
Presents approximately one hundred alphabetized entries describing items and customs
in Shakespeare's England, and includes illustrations, charts, tables, and a chronology of
historical events in his plays.
820.9 VAN
Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950. American and British literature since 1890. Rev. & enl. ed.
New York : Appleton-Century, c1939,1953.
813.09 QUI
Quinn, Arthur Hobson, 1875-1944. American fiction : an historical and critical survey.
New York : Appleton-Century-Crofts, [1964].
813.09 VAN
Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950. The American novel, 1789-1939,. Rev. and enl. ed. New York, :
The Macmillan company, 1940.
813.09 STE
Stegner, Wallace Earle, 1909-. The American novel: from James Fenimore Cooper to William
Faulkner. New York, : Basic Books, [1965].
REF 810.9 AME
American writers : a collection of literary biographies, Supplement II. New York : Charles
Scribner's Sons, 1981.
REF 810.9 AME
American writers : a collection of literary biographies, Supplement III, part 1, John
Ashbery to Walker Percy. Part 2, Philip Roth to Louis Zukofsky ; and cumulative index to
v. 1-4 and supp. 1-3.. New York:, c1991.
Introduction to the life and works of significant American novelists, essayists, poets, and
short story writers.
REF 810.9 AME
American writers : a collection of literary biographies. Supplement IV, part 1, Maya
Angelou to Linda Hogan. Part 2, Susan Howe to Gore Vidal. New York:, c1996.
Introduction to the life and works of significant American novelists, essayists, poets, and
short story writers. For contents, see Title Catalog.
REF 810.9 AME
American writers/ Supplement V. New York : Scribner's, 2000.
Contains entries on the following writers: Russell Banks, Ann Beattie, Robert Coover,
Richard Ford, Louise Gluck, A. R. Gurney, Erica Jong, Stephen King, Maxine Hong
Kingston, Philip Levine, Peter Matthiessen, Larry McMurtry, Tim O'Brien, Cynthia Ozick,
Upton Sinclair, Robert Stone, Peter Taylor, Charles Wright.
REF 810.9 AME
American writers. : a collection of literary biographies. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons, c2001.
Contains essays that provide information about the lives, careers, and works of eighteen
authors who have made significant contributions to American literature, each with a brief
biography, a critical analysis and evaluation of the writer's work, and a selected
bibliography. Arranged alphabetically from Boyle to Wilson.
813 SNO
Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. Amy Tan : a literary companion. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co.,
c2004.
Examines the life and writings of twentieth-century novelist Amy Tan and provides an
analysis of historical and fictional events, characters, dates, and themes, as well as a list
of writing and research topics.
REF 880.09 LUC
Ancient writers : Greece and Rome. New York : Scribner, c1982.
v. 1. Homer to Caesar -- v. 2. Lucretius to Ammianus Marcellinus.
813.3 POE
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. The annotated tales of Edgar Allan Poe. New York : Avenel :,
1981.
812 ART
Arthur Miller's Death of a salesman. New York : Chelsea House, 1988.
Death of a salesman : tragic myth in the modern theater / Esther Merle Jackson -Memory and dramatic form in Death of a salesman / Peter Szondi -- Point of view in
Arthur Miller's Death of a salesman / Brian Parker -- The articulate victims of Arthur Miller
/ Ruby Cohn -- Arthur Miller's Death of a salesman and the American dream / William
Heyen -- The salesman on the stage : a study in the social influence of drama /
Christopher Innes -- Death of a salesman as psychomachia / D.L. Hoeveler -- Willy
Loman and The soul of a new machine : technology and the common man / Richard T.
Brucher -- Tragic form and possibility of meaning in Death of a salesman / William
Aarnes -- Death of a salesman : in memoriam / C.W.E. Bigsby.
B RAN
Britting, Jeff. Ayn Rand. New York : Overlook Press, 2004.
Presents a brief biography of philosopher and author Ayn Rand, from her birth in Russia
in 1905 to her death in New York City in 1982, and features a wealth of photographs and
illustrations selected from the Ayn Rand Archives.
829 BLO
Beowulf. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
813 RIC
Richman, Sidney. Bernard Malamud. New York : Twayne Publishers ;, 1966.
REF 920.3 KUN
Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-. British authors before 1800; : a biographical dictionary,. New York, :
Wilson, 1952.
REF 920.3 KUN
Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-. British authors of the nineteenth century,. New York, : Wilson, c1936.
REF 810.9 CON
Broadening views, 1968-1988. Detroit, Michigan : Gale Research Co., 1989.
818 CAM
The Cambridge companion to Margaret Atwood. Cambridge, UK ; : Cambridge University
Press, 2006.
Margaret Atwood in her Canadian context / David Staines -- Biography/autobiography /
Lorraine York -- Power politics : power and identity / Pilar Somacarrera -- Margaret
Atwood's female bodies / Madeleine Davies -- Margaret Atwood and environmentalism /
Shannon Hengen -- Margaret Atwood and history / Coomi S. Vevaina -- Home and nation
in Margaret Atwood's later fiction / Eleanora Rao -- Margaret Atwood's humor / Marta
Dvorak -- Margaret Atwood's poetry and poetics / Branko Gorjup -- Margaret Atwood's
short stories and shorter fictions / Reingard M. Nischik -- Margaret Atwood's dystopian
visions : The handmaid's tale and Oryx and Crake / Coral Ann Howells -- Blindness and
survival in Margaret Atwood's major novels / Sharon R. Wilson. An introduction to the
works of Margaret Atwood that present essays from twelve leading critics offering a
comprehensive overview of Atwood's novels, short stories, poetry, and essays.
823.09 WAG
Wagenknecht, Edward, 1900-. Cavalcade of the English novel : with supplementary
bibliography. New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1954.
813 CEN
Censorship in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
A collection of essays exploring the theme of censorship in Ray Bradbury's novel
"Fahrenheit 451," with background information on censorship during Bradbury's time, the
author's life, social issues related to the novel, and other topics.
823 B
Charles Dickens. New York: Chelsea House, 1987.
A collection of critical essays on Dickens and his works.
REF 823.8 DAV
Davis, Paul B. (Paul Benjamin), 1934-. Charles Dickens A to Z : the essential reference to
his life and work. New York: Facts On File, c1998.
Contains over 2,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide a wide variety of
information about nineteenth-century English novelist Charles Dickens, covering his
novels and other writings, characters, biographical details, social themes, literary forms
and terms, and other topics.
823 CHA
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
REF 821.1 ROS
Rossignol, Rosalyn. Chaucer A to Z : the essential reference to his life and works. New
York : Facts On File, c1999.
823 CHR
The chronicles of Narnia and philosophy : the lion, the witch, and the worldview.
Chicago : Open Court, c2005.
Farewell to shadowlands : believing, doubting, and knowing-- The Tao in Narnia :
morality and the good life -- Further up and further in : exploring the deeper nature of
reality -- The deepest magic : religion and the transcendent. A collection of essays on the
philosophical implications of the Narnia series focusing on the ethical, spiritual, mythic,
and moral aspects of the characters.
823 CLA
Class conflict in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Collects essays that examine how Emily Bronte depicted the theme of class conflict in
her "Wuthering Heights," providing historical context on Bronte's life and times, and
discussing the tensions between the Earnshaws and the Lintons, nineteenth-century
class conventions, and twenty-first century perspectives on class conflict.
REF 810.9 CON
Colonization to the American Renaissance, 1640-1865. Detroit, MI : Gale Research,, 1988.
REF 810.9 CON
Concise dictionary of American literary biography. : modern writers, 1900-1998. Detroit :
Gale Research, c1999.
Profiles more than forty major American literary figures, including personal, professional,
and critical information on the writers and their works, as well as primary and secondary
bibliographies; figures profiled and secondary bibliographies are chosen and compiled
based on high school students' interests.
REF 820.9 CON
Concise dictionary of British literary biography. Detroit : Gale Research, c1991-c1992.
v. 1. Writers of the Middle Ages and Renaissance before 1660 -- v. 2. Writers of the
Restoration and eighteenth century, 1660-1789 -- v. 3. Writers of the Romantic period,
1789-1832 -- v. 4. Victorian writers, 1832-1890 -- v. 5. Late Victorian and Edwardian
writers, 1890-1914 -- v. 6. Modern writers, 1914-1945 -- v. 7. Writers after World War II,
1945-1960 -- v. 8. Contemporary writers, 1960 to the present.
810.9 BRO
Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963. The confident years: 1885-1915. New York, : Dutton, 1955.
813 GAS
Gaston, Edwin W. Conrad Richter. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1965].
820.9 DAI
Daiches, David, 1912-. A critical history of English literature. New York, : Ronald Press Co.,
[1960].
REF 820.9 TUC
The Critical temper : a survey of modern criticism on English and American literature from the
beginnings to the twentieth century. New York : F. Ungar, c1969.
v. 1. From Old English to Shakespeare.--v. 2. From Milton to Romantic literature.--v. 3.
Victorian literature and American literature.--v. 4. Supplement.
823 CS
C.S. Lewis. New York : Chelsea House, c2006.
Presents a collection of critical commentaries about the works of author C.S. Lewis; and
contains a profile of the author by Harold Bloom and bibliographic references.
813 KOT
Kotker, Joan G. Dean Koontz : a critical companion. Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press,
1996.
Provides information about the life of contemporary author Dean Koontz, discusses the
development of his literary style, and analyzes nine of his mature novels written between
1983 and 1995, comparing them with other works in his canon.
823 PRI
Price, Martin, 1920-. Dickens; : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice-Hall, [1967].
The heroes and heroines of Dickens, by A. Wilson.--The Dickens world: a view from
Todger's, by D. Van Ghent.--The change of heart in Dickens' novels, by B. Hardy.--The
poet and the critics of probability, by G. H. Ford.--Dingley Dell & the fleet, by W. H.
Auden. --Oliver Twist: things as they really are, by J. Bayley.--Martin Chuzzlewit: the self
and the world, by S. Marcus.--Dombey and Son, by K. Tillotson.--Chance and design in
Bleak House, by W. J. Harvey.--Little Dorrit, by L. Trilling.--Great expectations, by P.
Pickerel. --Our mutual friend, by J. H. Miller.--Bibliography (p. 182--84).
REF 818.3 SOV
Sova, Dawn B. Edgar Allan Poe A to Z : the essential reference to his life and work.
New York : Facts on File, c2001.
Presents more than 3,400 alphabetized entries on nineteenth-century American author
Edgar Allan Poe's life and career, covering all of his major and most of his minor literary
works, and includes a chronology, a selected bibliography, and a list of U.S. research
collections on the author.
814 HOW
Howe, Irving,. Edith Wharton, : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice-Hall, [1962].
REF 809 EIG
Eighth book of junior authors and illustrators. New York : H.W. Wilson, 2000.
Presents alphabetized biographical profiles of 202 twentieth-century children's authors
and illustrators of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and picture books; each entry also includes
selected primary and secondary bibliographies.
823 EMI
Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
814 SEW
Sewall, Richard Benson,. Emily Dickinson, : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs,
N.J.,: Prentice-Hall, [1963].
REF 810.9 RAM
Ramirez, Luz Elena. Encyclopedia of Hispanic-American literature. New York : Facts On
File/Infobase Pub., c2008.
This encyclopedia of Hispanic-American literature presents more than 250 entries on
biographies of authors; synopses and analysis of important writings; and information on
key concepts, terms, and movements affecting Latino literature.
REF 820.9 ENC
Encyclopedia of themes in literature. New York : Facts On File, 2011., 3 volumes
Contains alphabetically arranged essays that provide information on fifty literary themes,
how they have evolved, how they relate to other important themes, and why they recur
so often in literature; and features additional essays on specific themes in individual
works of literature, arranged alphabetically by author.
REF 820.9 ENC
Encyclopedia of world writers, 1800 to the present. New York : Facts On File, c2011.
Contains over 330 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on notable
authors and literary movements outside the United States, Britain, and Ireland, from 1800
to the early twenty-first century.
823.09 B
Van Ghent, Dorothy (Bendon), 1907-. The English novel, : form and function. New York, :
Rinehart, [1953].
REF 809.1 EPI
Epics for students : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied
epics. Detroit : Gale Research, 1997.
813 B
Ernest Hemingway. New York : Chelsea House, 1985.
B HEM
Reynolds, Michael S., 1937-. Ernest Hemingway. Detroit : Gale Group, c2000.
813 ROV
Rovit, Earl. Ernest Hemingway. Twayne, 1963.
REF 813.52 OLI
Oliver, Charles M. Ernest Hemingway A to Z : : the essential reference to the life and
work. New York : Facts on File, c1999.
814 SUT
Sutton, Walter, ed. Ezra Pound, : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice-Hall, [1963].
813 BLO
F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York : Chelsea House, 1985.
814 MIZ
Mizener, Arthur,. F. Scott Fitzgerald, : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice-Hall, [1963].
REF 813.52 TAT
Tate, Mary Jo. F. Scott Fitzgerald A to Z : the essential reference to his life and work.
New York : Facts on File, c1998.
A reference guide to twentieth-century author F. Scott Fitzgerald, containing over 2,200
alphabetically arranged entries that provide synopses of his writings; descriptions of his
characters; information about his friends, family, and associates; and other details of his
life, work, and the times in which he lived.
813 BLO
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby. New Haven : Chelsea House Publishers, 1986.
REF 812 FAC
The Facts on File companion to American drama. 2nd ed. New York : Facts On File,
c2010.
A comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, profiling both classics and
groundbreaking works, popular and lesser-known playwrights, major plays, important
theater companies, and influential directors.
REF 880 THO
Thorburn, John E. The Facts On File companion to classical drama. New York : Facts On
File, c2005.
Contains approximately four hundred alphabetically arranged entries that describe the
history and development of eighty plays from ancient Greece and Rome, as well as their
authors, settings, genres, characters, and themes.
REF 813.003
FAC
The Facts on File companion to the American novel. New York : Facts on File/Infobase
Pub., c2006.
This reference contains biographical overviews of 450 authors and detailed essays on
500 American novels.
REF 813.003
FAC
The Facts on File companion to the American short story. New York : Facts on File,
c2000.
REF 823 FAC
The Facts on File companion to the British novel. New York : Facts On File, c2006.
This volume covers the British novel from its beginnings to the end of the nineteenth
century, including English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish writers and works.
REF 823 FAC
The Facts on File companion to the British novel. New York : Facts On File, c2006.
This volume covers the British novel from the beginning to the end of the twentieth
century and beyond, including works and writers from England, Scotland, Wales, and
Ireland.
REF 823 FAC
The Facts On File companion to the British short story. New York : Facts On File, c2007.
Provides information about various aspects of the British short story, providing author
biographies and bibliographies; story synopses and analyses; character profiles;
definitions of literary terms, themes, discussion of historical events; and lists of awards.
REF 843.009
TAY
Taylor, Karen L. The Facts on File companion to the French novel. New York : Facts On
File/Infobase Pub., c2007.
This book provides an A-to-Z survey of biographies of major French novelists, synopses
and critical analyses of major French novels, and historical events and subjects that
influenced French novelists.
920 COU
Cournos, John. Famous British novelists. New York : Dodd, Mead, 1952.
REF 920.03 HOL
Fifth book of junior authors & illustrators. New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 1983.
B OCO
Simpson, Melissa. Flannery O'Connor : a biography. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press,
2005.
Presents a biography of writer Flannery O'Connor, including information her early life
growing up in the South, her struggles with the debilitating disease Lupus, and her
literary achievements.
REF 920.03 DEM
Fourth book of junior authors & illustrators. New York : H. W. Wilson Co., 1978.
813 FRE
French, Warren G., 1922-. Frank Norris. New York : Twayne, c1962.
813 MAR
Funny business : conversations with writers of comedy. 1st ed. Somerville, Mass. :
Candlewick Press, 2009.
Judy Blume -- Beverly Cleary -- Sharon Creech -- Christopher Paul Curtis -- Anne Fine -Daniel Handler -- Carl Hiaasen -- Norton Juster -- Dick King-Smith -- Hilary McKay -Daniel Pinkwater -- Louis Sachar -- Jon Scieszka. The thirteen interviews that compose
this collection are full of insights from the authors of humorous books for young readers,
including Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Sharon Creech, Christopher Paul Curtis, etc.
813.09 FRA
Franklin, H. Bruce (Howard Bruce), 1934-. Future perfect; American science fiction of the
nineteenth century. New York, : Oxford University Press, 1966, 1968.
891.73 FYO
Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and punishment. New York : Chelsea House, 1988.
822 GEO
George Bernard Shaw's Man and superman. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
The theatre / Eric Bentley -- Shaw / Louis Kronenberger -- Man and superman and the
duel of sex / Martin Meisel -- Heaven, hell, and turn-of-the-century London / Frederick
P.W. McDowell -- Don Juan in hell / Louis Crompton -- The play of ideas in Act 3 of Man
and superman / Charles A. Berst -- Man and superman / Maurice Valency -- Ann and
superman : type and archetype / Sally Peters Vogt -- Comedy and dialectic / Nicholas
Grene.
813 GIR
The girl who was on fire : your favorite authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger games
trilogy. Dallas, TX : Smart Pop, c2010.
A collection of thirteen short stories by various authors that were inspired by Suzanne
Collins' Hunger Games trilogy.
813 WHI
White, Ray Lewis. Gore Vidal. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1968].
810.9 MAR
Martin, Jay. Harvests of change: American literature, 1865-1914. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice-Hall, [1967].
813.5 NEL
Nelson, Gerald B. Hemingway, life and works. New York, N.Y. : Facts on File, c1984.
818 HEN
Henry David Thoreau. Updated ed. New York : Bloom's Literary Critism, c2007.
A collection of essays that provides critical analysis on the works of American author
Henry David Thoreau. Includes a chronology of his life and an introductory essay written
by Harold Bloom.
818 BLO
Bloom, Harold. Henry David Thoreau's Walden. New York : Chelsea House Publishers,
c1987.
A collection of eight critical essays on Thoreau's "Walden" arranged in chronological
order of publication.
REF 813.3 ROL
Rollyson, Carl E. (Carl Edmund). Herman Melville A to Z : the essential reference to his
life and work. New York, NY : Facts on File, c2001.
Presents more than eight hundred alphabetically arranged entries on the life and literary
works of nineteenth- century American writer Herman Melville; also includes a
chronology of his life.
813 HER
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1986.
A collection of eight critical essays on Melville's novel "Moby Dick" arranged in
chronological order of publication.
REF 860 HIS
Hispanic writers : a selection of sketches from Contemporary authors. Detroit : Gale
Research, c1991.
883 HOM
Homer's The Iliad. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
883 HOM
Homer's The Odyssey. Updated ed. New York : Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2007.
Introduction / Harold Bloom -- Transition and ritual in Odysseus' return / Charles Segal -Odysseus and the genus "hero" / Margalit Finkelberg -- The wanderings / S. Douglas
Olson -- Internal narrators, female and male / Lillian Eileen Doherty -- Penelope as moral
agent / Helene P. Foley -- Rival homecomings / Frederick Ahl and Hanna M. Roisman -Penelope's perspective : character from plot / Nancy Felson-Rubin -- The structures of
The Odyssey / Stephen V. Tracy -- Kalypso and the function of Book Five / Bruce
Louden -- In the beginning was Proteus / Mark Buchan -- Reweaving identities :
Odysseus' lies and the tale of the scar / Barbara Clayton -- The stakes of the plot /
Richard Heitman. Contains eleven critical analyses of Homer's "The Odyssey;" and
includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology.
883 B
Homer's The Odyssey. New York : Chelsea House, 1988.
A collection of seven critical essays on Homer's epic poem, arranged chronologically in
order of their original publication.
823 MAC
MacDonald, Joan Vos. J. K. Rowling : banned, challenged, and censored. Berkeley
Heights, NJ : Enslow, c2008.
Presents a critical analysis of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, discussing why many
people would like to see them banned from schools and libraries.
813 LAB
Labor, Earle, 1928-. Jack London. Rev. ed. New York : Twayne Publishers;, c1994.
Presents a critical examination and interpretation of the writings of nineteenth-century
American author Jack London. Includes a chronology, bibliography and index.
813.09 DAY
Day, A. Grove (Arthur Grove), 1904-. James A. Michener,. New York,: Twayne Publishers,
[1964].
813.09 RIN
Ringe, Donald A. James Fenimore Cooper. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1962].
823 JAM
James Joyce's Dubliners. New York : Chelsea House, 1988.
817 MOR
Morsberger, Robert Eustis, 1929-. James Thurber,. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1964].
823.7 B
Jane Austen. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1986.
A collection of critical essays on Austen and her works. Also includes a chronology of
events in her life.
823.7 BLO
Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
813.09 FRE
French, Warren. J.D. Salinger. NY : Twayne, 1963.
823 NEL
Nel, Philip, 1969-. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels : a reader's guide. New York :
Continuum, c2001.
Provides brief introductions to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, offering a brief
biography of the author, a full-length study of the novels, a summary of how the novels
were received after their publication, and discussion and review questions.
813 PRI
Pringle, Mary Beth, 1943-. John Grisham : a critical companion. Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press, 1997.
Provides biographical information about author John Grisham, examines the evolution of
his legal thrillers, features individual studies of seven Grisham novels written between
1989 and 1996, and includes a bibliography and a list of reviews.
813 SAN
Sanders, David. John Hersey. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1967].
813 JOH
John Knowles's A separate peace. New York : Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2008.
Introduction -- Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -Summary and analysis -- Critical views -- James Ellis on innocence and envy -- Ronald
Weber on narrative method in the novel -- Peter Wolfe on the impact of the novel -Marvin E. Mengeling on meaning and myth -- Paul Witherington on the novel's structure - James L. McDonald on Knowles's context and influences -- James M. Mellard on vision
and counterpoint in the novel -- Gordon E. Slethaug on the use of the double -- James
Holt McGavran on male bonding in the novel -- Milton P. Foster of the novel's multiple
layers of meaning -- H.B. Bryant on Phineas's pink shirt -- David G. Holborn on the role
of war in the novel. A study guide for John Knowles's "A Seperate Peace" that includes
an overview of the author's life, the novel's plot and themes, and its key points, and
provides review questions, critical essays, and discussion points.
813.09 FRE
French, Warren G., 1922-. John Steinbeck. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1961].
813 HIN
Hinds, Maurene J. John Steinbeck : banned, challenged, and censored. Berkeley Heights,
NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2008.
John Steinbeck : a history of censorship -- Book battles : book challenging, book
banning, and censorship -- Steinbeck : a life in search of truth -- Of mice and men -- The
grapes of wrath -- East of Eden -- Shelving Steinbeck : challenges to his books -- In
Steinbeck's defense -- Steinbeck in the twenty-first century. Examines the history of book
censorship, looks at book banning as it relates to the works of John Steinbeck, provides
information about the life of the prize-winning American author, and analyzes several of
his works in an attempt to understand why they aroused controversy. Includes discussion
questions and a time line.
823 JRR
J.R.R. Tolkien. New ed. New York : Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2008.
Tolkien, epic traditions, and golden age myths / Charles A. Huttar -- The hobbit / David
Stevens and Carol D. Stevens -- Bilbo's adventures in wilderland / William H. Green -J.R.R. Tolkien and the true hero / George Clark -- The king under the mountain :
Tolkien's children's story / Jane Chance -- The quests of Sam and Gollum for the happy
life / Jorge J.E. Gracia -- Tolkien and the history of ideas / Brian Rosebury -- An
unfinished symphony / Verlyn Flieger -- Skin-changing in more than one sense : the
complexity of Beorn / Marjorie Burns -- The evidence of things not seen : critical
mythology and The lord of the rings / John C. Hunter. Presents a critical analysis of the
works of J.R.R. Tolkien by a number of contributors; and includes a chronology of the
author's life and introductory essay by Harold Bloom.
REF 920.03 KUN
Kunitz, Stanley J. ed. The junior book of authors. 2nd ed. New York : revised, ed. by Stanley
J. Kunitz and Howard Haycraft. Illus. with 232 photographs and drawings. Wilson, 1951.
813 HEN
Hendrick, George. Katherine Anne Porter. New York : Twayne Publishers, [c1965].
813 BAT
Bate, Walter Jackson,. Keats. New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, 1964.
REF 810.9 CUR
Curley, Dorothy Nyren,. A library of literary criticism : Modern American literature. c1969.
REF 820.9 TEM
Temple, Ruth, A library of literary criticism : modern British literature. New York: Ungar, [1966].
820.9 BAU
Baugh, Albert Croll, 1891-. A literary history of England,. 2d ed. New York, : Appleton-CenturyCrofts, [1967].
810.9 LIT
Literary history of the United States. Rev. ed. New York, : Macmillan, 1963.
REF 809 LIT
Literary lifelines. 1st ed. Danbury, Conn. : Grolier Educational Corp., 1998.
REF 810.9 LIT
Literary themes for students. : examining diverse literature to understand and compare
universal themes. Detroit : Thomson Gale, c2007.
Provides a comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged overview of literary works including
plays, poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction from "Absalom, Absalom" to "Little
House on the Prairie.".
REF 810.9 LIT
Literary themes for students. : examining diverse literature to understand and compare
universal themes. Detroit : Thomson Gale, c2007.
Provides a comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged overview of literary works including
plays, poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction from "Lonesome Dove" to "White
House Correspondents' Association Dinner 2006 Speech.".
813 MCC
McClellan, Marilyn. Madeleine L'Engle : banned, challenged, and censored. Berkeley
Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2008.
A brief biography of twentieth-century author, Madeleine L'Engle that discusses her life
and career, as well as the controversy over her work that some claim endorses the
occult.
814 SMI
Smith, Henry Nash,. Mark Twain : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice-Hall, [1963].
REF 818.4 RAS
Rasmussen, R. Kent. Mark Twain A to Z : the essential reference to his life and writings.
New York : Facts on File, 1995.
818 HOU
Houle, Michelle M. Mark Twain : banned, challenged, and censored. Berkeley Heights, NJ :
Enslow Publishers, c2008.
Profiles the life of nineteenth-century author Mark Twain, and discusses the controversy
over two of his best-known novels--"Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn.".
818 HOU
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York : Chelsea House, 1986.
822 LEE
Leech, Clifford,. Marlowe : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., : PrenticeHall, [1964].
823.7 B
Mary Shelley. New York : Chelsea House, 1985.
Frankenstein / Muriel Spark -- Night thoughts on the Gothic novel / Lowry Nelson, Jr. -Frankenstein ; or, The modern Prometheus / James Rieger -- Victor Frankenstein's dual
role / William A. Walling -- Frankenstein / Robert Kieley -- Frankenstein and the tradition
of realism / George Levine -- "Godlike science/unhallowed arts" / Peter Brooks -- Horror's
twin / Sandra M. Gilbert, Susan Gubar -- Frankenstein / Paul Sherwin -- Mathilda and
Frankenstein / Jay Macpherson -- A mirror of the future / Giovanna Franci.
823.7 B
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1987.
Seven critical essays bringing various interpretations to the novel about a monster
created by a scientist.
813 WES
Westbrook, Perry D. Mary Wilkins Freeman,. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1967].
REF 808.8 MAG
Magill, Frank Northen, 1907-. Masterpieces of world literature in digest form. : 3d ser. New
York, : Harper, [1960].
REF 808.8 MAG
Magill, Frank Northen, 1907-. Masterplots : 2010 plot stories & essay reviews from the world's
fine literature. Rev. ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, c1976.
REF 808.8 MAG
Magill, Frank Northen, 1907-. Masterplots; : comprehensive library edition: two thousand and
ten plot stories and essay reviews from the world's fine literature. New York, : Salem
Press, [1968].
REF 809 MAS
Masterpieces of world literature. 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, c1989.
814 MAY
Maya Angelou. New ed. New York : Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2009.
Presents eleven essays on the concepts and texts of African-American female writer
Maya Angelou, and includes a chronology and a bibliography.
818 LUP
Lupton, Mary Jane. Maya Angelou : a critical companion. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood
Press, 1998.
Presents biographical information about Maya Angelou; discusses her work in the
context of the tradition of American and African-American autobiography; and includes
analyses of each of the five volumes of her serial autobiography.
814 CHA
Chase, Richard Volney, 1914-1962,. Melville : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs,
N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1962.
813 TRE
Trembley, Elizabeth A. ,1963-. Michael Crichton : a critical companion. Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press, 1996.
Provides information on the life of author Michael Crichton, discussing the development
of his literary style, and analyzes each of his ten major novels, beginning with "The
Andromeda Strain," written in 1969.
813.09 BUR
Burnett, Whit, 1899-. The modern short story in the making. 1st ed. Hawthorn Books, [1964].
REF 920.03 FUL
Fuller, Muriel, 1901-. More junior authors. New York, : H. W. Wilson Co., 1963.
REF 820.9 TUC
Tucker, Martin, ed. Moulton's library of literary criticism of English and American authors
through the beginning of the twentieth century. Ungar, 1966.
813.3 B
Nathaniel Hawthorne. New York : Chelsea House, 1986.
813.09 MAR
Martin, Terence. Nathaniel Hawthorne. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1965].
REF 810.9 CON
The new consciousness, 1941-1968. Detroit, MI : Gale Research Co., 1987.
823.09 DRE
Drew, Elizabeth A., 1887-1965. The novel; a modern guide to fifteen English masterpieces.
New York, : Norton, [c1963].
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit, MI : Gale, c1997-.
Contains profiles of novels, each including an introduction to the story and its author, a
plot summary, descriptions of characters, analysis of themes and style, discussion of
historical context, a critical overview, and other related information.
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit : Gale, c2000.
Contains entries that provide information about fifteen novels, each with an introduction
to the novel and its author; a plot summary; descriptions of characters; analysis of
themes; an explanation of literary techniques and movements; a historical context essay;
a look at media adaptations; and reading suggestions.
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit : Gale, c2000.
Contains entries that provide information about fifteen novels, each with an introduction
to the novel and its author; a plot summary; descriptions of characters; analysis of
themes; an explanation of literary techniques and movements; a historical context essay;
a look at media adaptations; and reading suggestions.
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit : Gale, c2001.
Contains entries that provide information about twelve novels, each with an author
biography, plot summary, character analyses, discussion of themes and style, a historical
context essay, a critical overview, a selection of criticism, and suggestions for reading.
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit : Gale Group, c2001.
A companion to fifteen classic and contemporary novels that provides an author
biography, plot summary, character sketches, discussion of themes and style, historical
context, a critical overview, and selections of criticism for each; also includes sidebars on
media adaptations, comparisons between authors' cultural settings and modern Western
culture, and further-reading lists.
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit : Gale Group/Thomson Learning, c2001.
Profiles fifteen commonly studied novels by such authors as Henry James, Buchi
Emecheta, Virginia Woolf, and John Updike, providing plot summaries, biographical and
historical context, examples of criticism, and discussion of characters, themes, and style.
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit : Gale Group/Thomson Learning, c2002.
Profiles fifteen commonly studied novels by such authors as William Faulkner, Amy Tan,
Margaret Atwood, and L. Frank Baum, providing plot summaries, biographical and
historical context, examples of criticism, and discussion ofcharacters, themes, and style.
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students. : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit : Gale Group/Thomson Learning, c2002.
Profiles fifteen commonly studied novels by such authors as Margaret Atwood, Paul
Zindel, John Irving, and Toni Morrison, providing plot summaries, biographical and
historical context, examples of criticism, and discussion of characters, themes, and style.
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students. : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit : Gale :, c2002.
Contains entries that provide information about thirteen novels, each with an author
biography, plot summary, character analyses, discussion of themes and style, a historical
context essay, a critical overview, a selection of criticism, and suggestions for further
reading.
REF 809.3 NOV
Novels for students. : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied
novels. Detroit : Gale :, c2002.
Contains profiles of eleven novels, each including an introduction to the story and its
author, a plot summary, descriptions of characters, analysis of themes and style,
discussion of historical context, a critical overview, and other related information.
813.09 CUR
Current-Garcia, Eugene. O. Henry (William Sydney Porter). New York, : Twayne Publishers,
[1965].
813 LES
Lester, Julius. On writing for children & other people. New York : Dial Books, c2004.
814 GAS
Gassner, John, 1903-1967. O'Neill, a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice-Hall, [1964].
813 TYS
Tyson, Edith S. Orson Scott Card : writer of the terrible choice. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow
Press, 2003.
Profiles the life and works of author Orson Scott Card, discussing his precocious
childhood, his early works, his experiences in a mission field in Brazil, and the central
themes of his work.
813 DOY
Doyle, Paul A. Pearl S. Buck,. New York, : Twayne, c1965.
823 KRE
Kreeft, Peter. The philosophy of Tolkien : the worldview behind The lord of the rings.
San Francisco : Ignatius Press, c2005.
Metaphysics -- Philosophical theology -- Angelology -- Cosmology -- Anthropology -Epistemology -- Philosophy of history -- Aesthetics -- Philosophy of language -- Political
philosophy -- Ethics: the war of good and evil -- Ethics: the "hard" virtues -- Ethics: the
"soft" virtues.
813.09 KAR
Karolides, Nicholas J. The pioneer in the American novel, 1900-1950. 1st ed. University of
Oklahoma Press, [1967].
REF 920 BLA
Blanchard, Mary Loving, 1952-. Poets for young adults : their lives and works. Westport,
CT : Greenwood Press, 2007.
Examines the lives and work of seventy-five poets of interest to young adults, covering a
period that ranges from the colonial era to the twenty-first century, including such voices
as Tupac Shakur, John Lennon, and Ntozake Shange, each with a Web site address
when available, and a bibliography.
823 POL
Political issues in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
Provides background on the life of British author J. K. Rowling and the influences that
shaped her work, features eleven articles that explore political issues as portrayed in her
Harry Potter series of novels, and examines politics in the twenty-first century.
813 KER
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. The portable Jack Kerouac. New York : Penguin Books, c1995.
The legend of Duluoz -- Poetry -- On spontaneous prose -- The modern spontaneous
method -- On bop and the beat generation -- On Buddhism -- Selected letters. Anthology
of Kerouac's writings including selections from the series of autobiographical novels
called The legend of Duluoz with an identity key matching the characters with the real
people they represent.
813.4 CRA
Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. The portable Stephen Crane. New York : Viking Press, [1985?],
c1969.
813 HET
Hettinga, Donald R., 1953-. Presenting Madeleine L'Engle. New York : Twayne Publishers ;,
c1993.
Living by story -- Quests in time -- An assurance of things hoped for -- For heaven's sake
-- Angels in the desert -- Coming of age. Explores the inner workings of L'Engle's
essential novels and the connections between her life and fiction.
814.3 B
Ralph Waldo Emerson. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1985.
The question of means / Stephen E. Whicher -- Emerson the prophet / Sacvan
Bercovitch -- The circles of the eye / James M. Cox -- The muse has a deeper secret /
David Porter -- Emerson, the American religion / Harold Bloom -- The curse of Kehama /
Barbara L. Packer -- Detachment and transition / Julie Ellison -- The question of genius /
Richard Poirier.
813 REI
Reid, Robin Anne, 1955-. Ray Bradbury : a critical companion. Westport, CT : Greenwood
Press, 2000.
Provides an overview of the life and career of author Ray Bradbury, along with scholarly
readings of eight of his works and a primary and secondary bibliography.
823 REA
Reading Harry Potter : critical essays. Westport, CT : Praeger, 2003.
Presents fourteen critical essays on the Harry Potter novels, discussing the stories in
light of child development theories, literary and historical contexts, and morality and
social values.
812 REA
Readings on Arthur Miller. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1997.
813 REA
Readings on F. Scott Fitzgerald. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven, 1998.
An anthology of essays by contributing writers on works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, including a
biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
823 REA
Readings on J.K. Rowling. San Diego : Greenhaven Press ; c2003.
J. K. Rowling and her work -- Harry Potter's place in literature -- Critical response to
Harry Potter. Presents a biographical profile of author J. K. Rowling, and features
fourteen essays that examine her life and work, the place of her novels in literature, and
the critical response to the Harry Potter books.
813 REA
Readings on John Grisham. San Diego : Greenhaven Press ;, c2004.
An introduction to John Grisham and his work -- John Grisham and the genre of the legal
thriller -- Themes and issues in Grisham's novels. A collection of essays which explore
the life and work of writer John Grisham.
813 REA
Readings on Michael Crichton. San Diego : Greenhaven Press ;, c2004.
Presents a literary analysis of the author's essays, profiles, and reviews. Includes the
author's own essays and writings.
813 REA
Readings on Stephen King. San Diego : Greenhaven Press ;, c2004.
Presents a brief biography of author Stephen King, and features thirteen essays and
interviews that examine aspects of his life and work.
821 REA
Readings on the Canterbury tales. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1997.
813.54 REA
Readings on The catcher in the rye. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1998.
813 REA
Readings on Tom Clancy. San Diego : Greenhaven Press ;, c2004.
Clancy, technology, and the techno-thriller -- Reviews and analyses of Tom Clancy's
major works -- In his own words -- Rebuilding an American hero: the appeal of Tom
Clancy. Presents a brief biography of novelist Tom Clancy, twelve essays analyzing his
works and discussing their appeal, and three articles by Clancy himself on space
exploration and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
REF 810.9 CON
Realism, Naturalism and local color, 1865-1917. Detroit, MI : Gale Research Co., 1988.
823.09 MCC
McCullough, Bruce, Representative English novelists: Defoe to Conrad,. New York: Harper &
brothers, [1946].
813 DER
De Roche, Linda. Revisiting Mary Higgins Clark : a critical companion. Westport, CT :
Greenwood Press, 2003.
Presents a biographical profile of Mary Higgins Clark, author of a number of romantic
suspense novels, features a general overview of her writing, and includes analyses of
seven novels published between 1996 and 2002.
813 CAM
Campbell, Patricia J. Robert Cormier : daring to disturb the universe. 1st ed. New York :
Delacorte Press, c2006.
A disturbing master and mentor -- A life with a sweet bonus -- At the typewriter -- The
chocolate war -- The dark chocolate controversy -- Beyond the chocolate war -- I am the
cheese -- After the first death -- The bumblebee flies anyway -- Fade -- The younger
novellas : Other bells for us to ring, Tunes for bears to dance to, and Heroes -- The
middle novels : We all fall down and In the middle of the night -- Tenderness -- Last
words : Frenchtown summer and The rag and bone shop.
813.09 GRU
Grunwald, Henry Anatole,. Salinger; : a critical and personal portrait. 1st ed. New York, :
Harper, [1962].
REF 823.08 SCI
Science fiction writers : critical studies of the major authors from the early nineteenth
century to the present day. New York : Scribner, c1982.
813 SCI
The science of Michael Crichton : an unauthorized exploration into the real science
behind the fictional worlds of Michael Crichton. Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, 2008.
The Andromeda strain / Sergio Pistoi -- Virtual reality and man-machine interface in
Disclosure and The terminal man / Ray Kurzweil -- Shock to the system / Steven Gulie -Neanderthals and wendols / Ian Tattersall -- Primate behavior and misbehavior in
Michael Crichton's Congo / Dario Maestripieri -- We still can't clone dinosaurs / Sandy
Becker -- Crichton travels in time / Joel Shurkin -- Be afraid. Be very afraid.: Michael
Crichton's State of fear / David M. Lawrence -- Science comes second in next / Phill
Jones. Contains ten essays in which various scientists and science writers discuss the
intersections of science and reality in the fiction of Michael Crichton, author of "The
Terminal Man," and other novels.
REF 822.3 BOY
Boyce, Charles. Shakespeare A to Z : the essential reference to his plays, his poems, his
life and times, and more. New York : Facts on File, c1990.
REF 822.3 DOM
Shakespeare for students. : critical interpretations of Henry IV, part one, Henry V, King
Lear, Much ado about nothing, Richard III, The taming of the shrew, The tempest,
Twelfth night. Detroit : Gale Research, c1997.
823 BRU
Bruner, Kurt D. Shedding light on His dark materials : exploring hidden spiritual themes
in Philip Pullman's popular series. [Carol Stream, IL] : SaltRiver, c2007.
818 SHI
Shirley Jackson. Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c2001.
Presents biographical information about author Shirley Jackson, and provides analyses
of three of her short stories, each with a plot summary, list of characters, and a selection
of critical commentary.
REF 808.83 SHO
Short stories for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly
studied short stories. Detroit, MI : Gale, c1997.
A guide to twenty classic short stories, providing an introduction to each story and its
author, plot summaries, descriptions of important characters, analysis of important
themes, an explanation of literary techniques and movements, historica, critical essays.
REF 808.83 SHO
Short stories for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly
studied short stories. Detroit, MI : Gale, c1997.
A guide to twenty classic short stories, providing an introduction to each story and its
author, plot summaries, descriptions of important characters, analysis of important
themes, an explanation of literary techniques and movements, and historical and critical
essays.
REF 808.83 SHO
Short stories for students. : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly
studied short stories. Detroit, MI : Gale, c1998.
A guide to twenty-one short stories, providing an introduction to each story and its author,
plot summaries, descriptions of important characters, analysis of important themes, an
explanation of literary techniques and movements, and historical and critical essays.
813 WOO
Woodruff, Stuart C. The short stories of Ambrose Bierce, : a study in polarity,. [Pittsburgh] :
University of Pittsburgh Press, [1965, c1964].
813.09 GRE
Grebstein, Sheldon Norman. Sinclair Lewis. Twyane, c1962.
814 SCH
Schorer, Mark, 1908-. Sinclair Lewis, : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice, 1962.
813.09 FOS
Six American novelists of the nineteenth century; : an introduction,. Minneapolis, : University
of Minnesota Press, [1968].
James Fenimore Cooper, by R. E. Spiller.--Nathaniel Hawthorne, by H. H. Waggoner.-Herman Melville, by L. Howard.--Mark Twain, by L. Leary.--William D. Howells, by W. M.
Gibson.--Henry James, by L. Edel.
REF 920.03 HOL
Sixth book of junior authors & illustrators. New York : H.W. Wilson, 1989.
882 SOP
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. New York : Chelsea House, 1988.
813.09 CAD
Cady, Edwin Harrison. Stephen Crane. New York, N.Y. : Twayne Publishers, 1962.
813 SOL
Solomon, Eric. Stephen Crane : from parody to realism. Cambridge, : Harvard University
Press, 1966.
813 REI
Reino, Joseph. Stephen King : the first decade, Carrie to Pet sematary. Boston : Twayne
Publishers, c1988.
A critical examination of King's horror novels.
813 COL
Colson, Mary. The story behind-- Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. Chicago : Heinemann
Library, c2007.
Writing from experience -- An historical agenda -- A hundred years of struggle -Identifying with beauty -- Themes, style, and the role of the artist -- Influential voices -Time line. Presents a brief history behind Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," and
describes how African-American culture and the author's life influenced the themes of the
novel.
818 MCA
McArthur, Debra. A student's guide to Edgar Allan Poe. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow
Publishers, c2006.
This book examines the life and literary career of Edgar Allan Poe and offers insight into
his works, such as "Poems," "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque," "The Raven," and
"Tales.".
813 BUC
Buckwalter, Stephanie. A student's guide to Jack London. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow,
c2008.
Offers students an overview of the life and work of Jack London, focusing on the real-life
experiences that shaped his work, his literary accomplishments, the symbols and themes
found in his work, and other related topics.
823 KIR
Kirk, Connie Ann. A student's guide to Jane Austen. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow
Publishers, c2008.
Presents a student's guide that examines the life and major works of late eighteenthcentury English novelist, Jane Austen.
REF 809.3 SUP
Supernatural fiction writers : contemporary fantasy and horror. New York : Charles
Scribner's Sons ;, c2003.
Vol. 1. Peter Ackroyd to Graham Joyce -- v. 2. Guy Gavriel Kay to Roger Zelazny.
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical information and critical
assessments of 116 contemporary writers of supernatural fiction who have made a
significant impact on the field, each with a selected bibliography. Includes a cumulative
index.
REF 809.3 SUP
Bleiler, Everett Franklin, 1920-. Supernatural fiction writers : fantasy and horror. New York
: Scribner, c1985.
813 TAL
The Tales of Poe. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
813.09 GER
Gerber, Philip L. Theodore Dreiser,. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1964].
REF 920.03 DEM
De Montreville, Doris. Third book of junior authors. New York, : H. W. Wilson Co., 1972.
828 BLO
Thomas Hardy. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
A collection of critical essays on Hardy, his novels, and poems with a chronology of
events in the author's life.
823 THO
Thomas Hardy's The return of the native. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1987.
A collection of eight critical essays on Hardy's novel "The Return of the Native" arranged
in chronological order of publication.
813 MCE
McElderry, Bruce Robert, 1900-. Thomas Wolfe. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1964].
814 PAU
Paul, Sherman,. Thoreau, : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., : PrenticeHall, [1962].
813 BUR
Burbank, Rex J. Thornton Wilder. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1961].
813 HER
Herzog, Tobey C. Tim O'Brien. New York : Twayne Publishers, c1997.
A critical study of American writer Tim O'Brien's life and books, discussing his roles as
son, soldier, and author; identifying the key themes that characterize his works; and
analyzing six titles, each of which is directly or indirectly about the Vietnam War.
813 GAR
Garson, Helen S. Tom Clancy : a critical companion. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press,
1996.
Provides information on the life of author Tom Clancy, discussing the development of his
literary style, and analyzes each of his eight novels, beginning with "The Hunt for Red
October," written in 1984.
REF 810.9 CON
The Twenties, 1917-1929. Detroit, MI : Gale Research In., 1989.
813 S
Twentieth century interpretations of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : a collection of critical
essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1968.
823 BRA
Brady, Frank,. Twentieth century interpretations of Gulliver's travels; : a collection of critical
essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., : Prentice-Hall, [1968].
818 HOW
Howarth, William L., 1940-. Twentieth century interpretations of Poe's tales; : a collection of
critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., : Prentice-Hall, [1971].
813.09 WOO
Woodson, Thomas,. Twentieth century interpretations of The fall of the house of Usher; : a
collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., : Prentice-Hall, [1969].
813 LOC
Lockridge, Ernest, 1938-. Twentieth century interpretations of The great Gatsby; : a collection
of critical essays,. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., : Prentice-Hall, [1968].
813 JOB
Jobes, Katharine T.,. Twentieth century interpretations of The old man and the sea; : a
collection of critical essays,. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., : Prentice-Hall, [1968].
823 VOG
Vogler, Thomas A.,. Twentieth century interpretations of Wuthering Heights; : a collection of
critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., : Prentice-Hall, [1968].
REF 809 HEN
Twentieth-century literary movements dictionary : a compendium to more than 500
literary, critical, and theatrical movements, schools, and groups from more than 80
nations, covering the novelists, poets, short-story writers, dramatists, essayists, theorists,
and works, genres, techniques, and terms associated with each movement. Detroit,
Mich. : Omnigraphics, c2000.
Documents the writers, works, and techniques associated with more than five hundred
literary movements around the world.
920 VER
Verde, Thomas A. (Thomas Aquinas), 1958-. Twentieth century writers, 1950-1990. New
York : Facts on File, Inc., c1996.
This collection of short literary biographies of American writers of the second half of the
twentieth century is the continuation of Twentieth Century Writers 1900-1950.
821 SWI
Swisher, Clarice, 1933-. Understanding the Canterbury tales. San Diego : Lucent Books ;,
c2003.
The Canterbury tales : Chaucer's "plenty" -- The life of Geoffrey Chaucer -- Historical
background -- The cast of characters -- The plots -- Literary devices and themes. A study
guide to Geoffrey Chaucer's classic "The Canterbury Tales" containing a Chaucer
biography, historical background on the text, character sketches, plot summaries,
discussion of literary devices and themes, works of criticism, a chronology, a
bibliography, and essay suggestions.
823 UND
Understanding The lord of the rings : the best of Tolkien criticism. Boston : Houghton
Mifflin, 2004.
823 GRA
Granger, John, 1961-. Unlocking Harry Potter : five keys for the serious reader. Wayne,
Pa. : Zossima Press, c2007.
813 WAN
The wand in the word : conversations with writers of fantasy. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. :
Candlewick Press, 2006.
Lloyd Alexander -- Franny Billingsley -- Susan Cooper -- Nancy Farmer -- Brian Jacques
-- Diana Wynne Jones -- Ursula K. LeGuin -- Madeleine L'Engle -- Garth Nix -- Tamora
Pierce -- Terry Pratchett -- Philip Pullman -- Jane Yolen. Interviews with 13 American and
English authors of fantasy fiction discussing their lives, literary influences, work routines
and their beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature and our lives.
813 WAR
War in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-five. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Contains seventeen essays that examine how Kurt Vonnegut's novel "SlaughterhouseFive" explores the theme of war while reflecting society's attitudes toward military
conflicts.
814 PEA
Pearce, Roy Harvey,. Whitman, a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice-Hall, [1962].
813 WIL
Willa Cather's My Ántonia. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
Decline of the West / David Daiches -- My Ántonia: a frontier drama of time / James E.
Miller, Jr. -- Hope and memory in My Ántonia / Robert E. Scholes -- Willa Cather /
Dorothy Van Ghent -- Willa Cather, My Ántonia / Wallace Stegner -- The drama of
memory in My Ántonia / Terence Martin -- Perspective as structure and theme in My
Ántonia / David Stouck -- The forgotten reaping-hook: sex in My Ántonia / Blanche H.
Gelfant -- My Ántonia and the American dream / James E. Miller, Jr. -- The mysteries of
Ántonia / Evelyn Helmick -- The defeat of a hero: autonomy and sexuality in My Ántonia /
Deborah G. Lambert.
813.09 B
William Faulkner. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1986.
813.09 HOF
Hoffman, Frederick John. William Faulkner. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [1961].
REF 813.52 FAR
Fargnoli, A. Nicholas. William Faulkner A to Z : the essential reference to his life and
work. New York : Checkmark Books, c2001.
823 KIN
Kinkead-Weekes, Mark. William Golding : a critical study. 1st American ed. New York :
Harcourt, Brace & World, [c1967].
818 FLO
Floan, Howard Russell, 1918-. William Saroyan,. New York, : Twayne, c1966.
822.3 BLO
William Shakespeare : comedies & romances. New York : Chelsea House, 1986.
A selection of modern and contemporary critical essays on Shakespeare's principal
comedies and romances.
822.3 BLO
William Shakespeare. New York : Chelsea House, 1985.
822.3 BLO
William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. New York : Chelsea House, 1988.
822.3 WIL
William Shakespeare's Hamlet. New York : Chelsea House, 1986.
822.3 WIL
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. New York : Chelsea House, 1988.
822.3 WIL
William Shakespeare's Macbeth. New York : Chelsea House, 1987.
822.3 WIL
William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew. New York : Chelsea House, 1988.
813 TITUS
Titus, Warren Irving. Winston Churchill. New York, : Twayne Publishers, [c1963].
813 WOM
Women's issues in Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale. Detroit : Greenhaven Press,
c2012.
Background on Margaret Atwood -- The handmaid's tale and women's issues -Contemporary perspectives on women's issues. Contains fourteen essays that explores
how women's issues are presented in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale;"
provides information the author's life and the writing of the text; and looks at
contemporary perspectives on various women's issues. Includes discussion questions, a
list of suggested reading, and a bibliography.
813.3 POE
Poe, Edgar Allan. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. New York: Avenel, 1985.
Short stories - The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket - The Raven – Thirty
Poems.
Other New Titles Added to the Collection (after 10/2012) :
DATABASE RESOURCES TO TRY:
***Bloom’s Literary Reference Online database
PLUS THESE POWER Library databases:
**EBSCOhost
*OMNI File Mega
(NOTE: Contemporary Authors and SIRS Discoverer will probably not give you
successful results for literary criticism, but it’s worth a quick peek, just in case!)