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English & Literature

English and Literature resources with a slight social science focus.

Print Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of Beat Literature by Hemmer, Kurt
Call Number: REF/PS228.B6 E53 2006
Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature by Snodgrass, Mary Ellen
Call Number: REF/PN471.S58 2006
Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers by Server, Lee
Call Number: REF/PS374.P63 S45 2002
Norton anthology of English literature. The major authors. A , The middle ages through the restoration and the eighteenth century by Greenblatt, Stephen
Call Number: REF/PR1109.N61 2006 v.A
Norton anthology of English literature. The major authors. B, The romantic period through the twentieth century and after by Greenblatt, Stephen
Call Number: REF/PR1109.N61 2006 v.B
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Call Number: REF/PN6080.O95 1999
Oxford English Dictionary
Call Number: REF/PE1625.O87 1989
The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature by Mostow, Joshua S.
Call Number: PL493.C55 2003
The Norton anthology of American literature by Baym, Nina
Call Number: REF/PS507.N65 2003 V. A-E
Writing African American women : an encyclopedia of literature by and about women of color by Beaulieu, Elizabeth Ann
Call Number: REF/PS153.N5 W756 2006 v.1 & v.2

Online Dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The most authoritative source on the English language, with a focus on etymology and historical usage.

Online Encyclopedias

Arts & Humanities Through the Eras
An encyclopedia of milestones and movements in literature, music, religion, and the arts from specific periods.

Encyclopedia Britannica (Britannica Online Academic Edition) This link opens in a new window
An online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica