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Literary Criticism: A Guide to Information Resources

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Useful LC SUBJECT HEADINGS for this topic:

American Literature--history and criticism

English Literature--history and criticism

Fiction--history and criticism

Literature--history and criticism

Literature, Modern, 20th Century--history and criticism

[genre] history and criticism: Example: Greek drama history and criticism; Russian literature history and criticism

[author] criticism and interpretation: Example: Melville, Herman 1819-1891 criticism and interpretation

[author] [title of work]: Example: Miller, Arthur 1915 Crucible

Useful LC CALL NUMBERS on this subject:

	PN 41		Literary Encyclopedias
	PN 44		Digests and synopses of literature
	PN 80-99		Literature: Criticism
	PR 1-56		English literature: history and criticism
	PR 57-77		English literature: Criticism
	PS 51		American Literature: Research, Criticism

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REFERENCE RESOURCES

	R PN41 .C3		Cassell's Encyclopaedia of World Literature
	R PN41 .M42		Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
	R PN451 .K8		European Authors, 1000-1900
	R PN44 .M32		Masterplots
	R PN771 .K96		Twentieth Century Authors, a Biographical Dictionary of Modern Literature
	R PN774 .L433		Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century
	R PN1601 .D595		Drama for Students
	R PN3385 .N68		Novels for Students
	R PR2892 .B69		Shakespeare A to Z
	R PR2987 .S47		Shakespeare for Students
	R PS21 .H3 1995		The Oxford Companion to American Literature
	R PS129 .A58		American Writers : Selected Authors

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