Research Guides: English 220: Literary Analysis : Reference Sources/Background

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Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online
Search OED Online for word definitions, etymologies, and quotations. The Historical Thesaurus of the OED arranges the dictionary by meaning. Trace the changing language of the material world, the mind, and society, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the modern day

Gale Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.

Gale eBooks Reference Library
Encyclopedias and reference sources that cover a variety of topics.

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
Provides descriptions of theories, ideas, and critics from the time of Plato to the present and also covers developments in other disciplines that have shaped literary theory and criticism. International in scope with an emphasis on Western critical theory.
The full text of The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, edited by Michael Groden et al. (2nd ed.; 2005).
Oxford Reference
Oxford Reference contains short-entry and general reference to more in-depth articles on specialized subjects from entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.
While we do not have access to all of the titles in the full collection, the default search covers the titles that Davidson owns.

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