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Literature & Composition (LITC-200): Reference & General Resources

Reference & General Resources

The books listed on this page include:

Reference Books such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, & handbooks are useful for background information, definitions of terms & concepts, guidance, and more
Books on general subjects that provide introductions to literature, history, genre, literary criticism, writing, and more
Select your Course Section tab above for specific resources and information for your topic.

Literature

Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN41 .B4 1996
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN41 .C67 2008
Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature by (Editor)
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN41 .E48 1998
Encyclopedia of the Novel
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN41 .E487 1998
Encyclopedia of the Essay
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PE1471 .E56 1997
The New York Public Library Literature Companion
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN41 .N49 2001
Literature and Its Times: profiles of 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN50 .L574 1997
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN81 .J554 1994
Reference Guide to World Literature
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN524 .R44 2003
Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN771 .E5 1999
Encyclopedia of American Literature by Jay Parini (Editor)
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PS21 .E537 2004
Magill's Survey of American Literature by Steven G. Kellman (Editor)
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PS21 .M34 2007
A Journey Through American Literature by Kevin J. Hayes
Call Number: PS121 .H39 2012

Reading & Writing

MLA Handbook 8th edition by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) LB2369 .G53 2016
MLA Easy Formatting Style Writing and Grammar Guide
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) LB2369 .L674 2012
The Oxford English Dictionary
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PE1625 .O87
Rogets International Thesaurus
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PE1591 .R73 2001
Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PE1591 .L625 2008
From Inquiry to Academic Writing: a Text and Reader
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) LB2369 .G745 2015
A Writer's Reference with Writing about Literature
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PE1408 .H2778 2011
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition
Call Number: Reference (3rd Floor) PN172 .E53 1996
The Crafty Reader by Robert E. Scholes
Call Number: PR21 .S36 2001
The Practice of Reading by Denis Donoghue
Call Number: PR21 .D66 1998

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