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ENG 335/535: Twentieth-Century British Literature

A research guide for ENG 335 and ENG 535 students.

Dictionaries

Consult the Virtual Reference Desk for additional online dictionaries and thesauri.

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

Background Information

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Online collection of general and specialized reference books. An excellent source for background information.

Literary Movements for Students
A guide to understanding, studying, and enjoying literary movements.

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,

Other Reference Materials

Some resources require Library PIN for off-campus access.

Directory of Contemporary Poets & Writers
Names, addresses, and publication credits for 9,315 contemporary authors
This Year's Works in English Studies
Qualitative narrative bibliographical review of scholarly work on English language and literature written in English.