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Meaning
of Words | Online
Texts | Obscure
References
| Books
| Articles
| Cite
Sources
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FIND
THE MEANING OF WORDS
| Reference
Source |
Reference
Call Number |
Oxford
English Dictionary
The "OED" is the standard historical dictionary of English.
If you're just checking a quick meaning, either print or database
will do. More complex searching requires use of the database. |
ref
PE 1625 .O87 1989
online
database |
ONLINE
LITERARY TEXTS
Literature
Online (LION)
Granger's World of Poetry
FIND
THE MEANING OF AN OBSCURE REFERENCE
Starting
Places -- Or
what to do when you have no clue what that means
People
Use
these sources to find the facts about a life including lists of writings.
| Reference
Source |
Reference
Call Number |
| Dictionary
of Literary Biography |
ref
PN 451 .D53 |
| Oxford Dictionary
of National Biography |
click
here |
| American National Biography |
click
here |
| Biography
Resource Center |
click
here |
Literature
| Reference
Source |
Call
Number |
| Handbook
of Literature |
ref
PN 41 .H355 2006 |
| New
Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics |
ref
PN 1021 .N39 1993 |
Book
of Forms: A Handbook of Poetry and Criticism
|
ref
PN 1042 .T8 2000 |
Dictionary of Literary Symbols
|
ref
PN 56 .S9 F47 2007 |
LOOKING FOR BOOKS
Go to the Five College Library Catalog and using the SUBJECT BEGINS WITH search try looking for books ABOUT an author - e.g.:
Wyatt, Thomas
Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928
Eliot, George
or a broader topic - e.g.:
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
Great Britain -- History -- Tudors
Women and literature
LOOKING FOR ARTICLES ON POEMS
| Sources |
Call
Number/Access |
| Guide to British Poetry Explication |
ref PR 311 .M34 1991
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| Guide to American Poetry Explication |
ref PS 201 .G85 1989 |
MLA Bibliography. 1926+
|
click here |
| ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature) 1920+
|
click here |
CITE
YOUR SOURCES
For
guidance on citing sources correctly visit the Libraries' Citation Guides & Style
Manuals page. See especially links to MLA (Modern Language Association
of America) style. See
how to get to Citation
Help.
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