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Use these Reference databases to find and access articles in a variety of encyclopedias and subject dictionaries:
Selected Reference sources for your class
- Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1978- .
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- Uris Library Reference
PS 129 D55+; selected volumes in Olin Ref PS 129 D55+
- Also available online as part of the Literature Resource Center.
Provides biographical and critical material on major writers, including bibliographies of works by and about the authors.
- Stavans, Ilan, Editor in Chief. Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States. 4 vols. Danbury, CT: Grolier Academic Reference, 2005.
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- Uris Library Reference E184.S75 E587 2005
- "As the name implies, this impressive encyclopedia explores the many roles Latinos have played in the U.S. And their impact on American history, culture, and society. Designed for both students and scholars, the work is not meant to be "a reference book about Hispanic civilization in general or about Latin America in particular." Rather, its focus is on "lo hispano in Anglo-America." The objective is to present "the diverse, versatile, multifaceted Hispanic civilization in the United States." (Booklist)
- Walker, Warren S., comp. Twentieth-Century Short Story Explication: Interpretations, 1900-1975, of Short Fiction Since 1800. 3rd ed. Hamden: Shoe String, 1977. Plus Supplements for materials from 1976-1988 and the New Series covering 1989- .
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- Uris Library Reference Z5917.S5 W182 1993 and Uris Ref Z 5917 S5 W812; also Olin
- Provides citations to twentieth century critical analyses (journal articles and essays in books) of short fiction written since 1800. Find articles and information on specific short stories.
- West-Duran, Alan, ed. Latino and Latina Writers. 2 vol. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2004.
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- Uris Library Reference PS153.H56 L39 2004
- "Latino and Latina Writers is a comprehensive introduction to a core grouping of authors and themes of Latino and Latina literature." (Inroduction)
- Literature Online (LION). Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., c1999-.
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- A full-text collection of poetry, drama, and prose with complementary references sources.
Includes articles, monographs, and dissertations from the Annual Bibliography of English Language and
Literature; full-text articles from literary journals (with links to JSTOR journals); and biographical information on widely studied authors.
- Literature Resource Center. [Farmington Hills, MI] : Gale Group, c1999-.
A complete literature database combining biographical, bibliographical, and contextual information on authors and their works (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism). Draws from Gale Group's core literary databases including Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literary Criticism.
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