AMERICAN LITERATURE

General Background Information

A to Z of American women writers

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African American Literary Criticism, 1773 to 2000

Ref 810.9 A258erv

Afro-American Fiction, 1853-1976: a Guide to Information Sources

Ref 813.008 M329a

Allusions

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American Authors and Books, 1640 to the Present Day

Ref 810.9 B959a3

American Nature Writers

Ref 810.936 A512eld

Book of the Epic

Ref 808.81 G92

Chronological Outline of American Literature

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Contemporary Literary Criticism

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Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature

Ref 810.3 C762sef

Cyclopedia of Literary Characters

Ref 803 M19c

Dictionary of British and American Women Writers, 1660-1800

Ref 820.9 D554td

Dictionary of Literary Biography

Ref 810.9 D554

Dictionary of Literary Terms

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Dictionary of Native American Literature

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Drama Criticism

Ref 809.2005 D763gp

Encyclopedia of Literature and Criticism

Ref 801.95 E56mc

Encyclopedia of Southern Literature

Ref 810.9975 S673esl

Facts on File Dictionary of Classical, Biblical, and Literary Allusions

Ref 803 L346fa

Handbook of American Popular Literature

Ref 810.9016 H236i

Handbook to Literature

Ref 803 H747h

Harlem Renaissance and Beyond : Literary Biographies of 100 Black Women Writers,1900-1945

Ref 810.9 R816hb

Literary Research Guide

Ref 800.016 P318L

Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800

Ref 809 L776gr

Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature

Ref 808.83 M194gsf

Masterplots

Ref 808.8 M19mm2

Merriam-Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature

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Modern American Women Writers

Ref 810.9 M689shw

Native American Literatures : An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes

Ref 810.9897 W623na

Native North American Literature: Biographical and Critical Information on Native Writers and Orators from the United States and Canada from Historical Times to the Present

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Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism

Ref 809.034 N714

Oxford Companion to African American Literature

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Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English

Ref 820.3 O98str

Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States

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Poetry Criticism

Ref 809.1 P745gr

Poetry Explication; A Checklist of Interpretation Since 1925 of British and American Poems, Past and Present

Ref 803 K96p

Thesaurus of Book Digests

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Twentieth Century Literary Criticism

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Locating the American Literature Collection

Books are arranged on the shelf by broad subject categories.  The major categories for American literature are:

800             Literature & Rhetoric

803             (Literary) Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

809             Literary History & Criticism

810            American Literature in English

811            (American) Poetry

812            (American) Drama

813            (American) Fiction

814            (American) Essays

815            (American) Speeches

816            (American) Letters

817            (American) Satire & Humor

818            (American) Miscellaneous Writings

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

LC    Library of Congress

Materials are found in the following areas:

1st floor, north           Reference

1st floor, west             Periodicals

1st floor annex           Periodicals

2nd floor                      General Books

3rd floor                      General Books

Sources of Journal Articles