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ENG 341/342: American Literature

A guide for students studying American literature.

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Dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Historical dictionary accepted as the authority on the English language; word origins, definitions, histories, and variant spellings.

Dictionary of Writers and Their Works (Oxford Reference)
An essential guide to authors and their works that focuses on the general canon of British literature from the fifteenth-century to the present.
Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
The principal authority on the origin and development of English words.

Thesauri

Oxford Paperback Thesaurus
Provides synonyms, opposites, and related terms; includes real examples of usage.
Thesaurus.com

From the CSU Collection

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory by Irena R. Makaryk (Editor)
Call Number: OhioLINK
ISBN: 0802059147
Publication Date: 1993-04-19
Literary Theory by David Ayers
Call Number: PR21 .A94 2008 , 4th Floor
ISBN: 9781405136013
Publication Date: 2008-01-03
Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory by J. A. Cuddon; J. Cuddon
Call Number: PN41 .C83 1999, 1st Floor Reference
ISBN: 0140513639
Publication Date: 2000-02-01

Other Reference Materials

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Bibliography of American Literature
Selective bibliography limited to the material which constitutes the structure of American literature of the past one hundred fifty years.

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Reference materials in the fields of Literature, English Language, Linguistics and more.

Directory of Contemporary Poets & Writers
Names, addresses, and publication credits for 9,315 contemporary authors
Literary Movements for Students
A guide to understanding, studying, and enjoying literary movements.
This Year's Works in English Studies
Qualitative narrative bibliographical review of scholarly work on English language and literature written in English.

Biographies

Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
Contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.
Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
A completely full-text literary reference database that provides a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day.

Additional Resources
List of additional biographical sources,

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Subjects: English

Tags: america, american literature, english, english literature, united states