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Literary Criticism
For background on the subject, consult general encyclopedias such as Americana, Britannica, Colliers, World Book, etc. Look for articles on "Criticism." To locate materials in the Keeley Library, see the section on Finding Your Way Around the Library.
Internet Resources
Library Catalog
To locate items in the library catalog, search in iBistro. You may want to limit your search to search only the Keeley Library, instead of all of the SAILS libraries. The following subjects are just some suggestions for your search:
These are general terms. You add --History and Criticism to a topic such as Poetry, etc. to locate criticism for that genre. Ex. Poetry--History and Criticism. You add --Criticism and Interpretation to the name of an author to locate criticism on that author. Ex. Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968--History and Criticism.
- Book reviewing
- Books--Reviews
- Children's literature--History and criticism
- Criticism--Authorship
- Criticism--Terminology
- Detective and mystery stories--History and criticism
- Deconstruction
- Drama--History and criticism
- Epic poetry--History and criticism
- Fiction--History and criticism
- Film criticism
- Historical criticism (Literature)
- Literature--History and criticism
- Marxist criticism
- Poetry--History and criticism
- Poetry--Themes, motives
- Rhetorical criticism
- Style, Literary
- Tales--History and criticism
- Tragedy--History and criticism
The following are examples of subject headings for literature of various countries, genres, periods...
- Examples of Specific Periods or Genres:
- Bible. O.T. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Classical literature--History and criticism
- Drama--20th century--History and criticism
- Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism
- European poetry--Renaissance
- Feminist criticism
- Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism
- Greek literature--History and criticism
- Haiku--History and criticism
- Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism
- Satire--History and criticism
- War poetry, English--History and criticism
- Examples for Literatures of Various Countries:
- American literature--History andcriticism
- English literature--History and criticism
- European literature--History and criticism
- French literature--20th century--History and criticism
- German fiction--20th century--History and criticism
- Italian literature--History and criticism
- Examples for Specific Authors:
- Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900.--Criticism and interpretation
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Criticism and interpretation
- Homer--Criticism and interpretation
- Milton, John, 1608-1674--Criticism and interpretation
- Orwell, George, 1903-1950--Criticism and interpretation
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation
The following are examples of subject headings for other topics:
- Examples for Music Criticism:
- Blues (Music)--History and criticism
- Jazz--History and criticism
- Music--20th century--History and criticism
- Music--History and criticism
- Musicals--United States--History and criticism
- Examples for Art, Television, Film, Mass Media Criticism:
- Art appreciation
- Mass media criticism
- Motion pictures--Evaluation
- Photographic criticism
- Television criticism
SAILS Databases
As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access journal and newspaper articles as well as online reference books, from the library's computers and from home. Simply go to the online catalog page, access the online catalog, and click on .
Selected Reference Books
- Contemporary Literary Criticism
- Critical Survey of Drama English Language Series
- Critical Survey of Drama Foreign Language Series
- Critical Survey of Long Fiction English Language Series
- Critical Survey of Long Fiction Foreign Language Series
- Critical Survey of Poetry English Language Series
- Critical Survey of Poetry Foreign Language Series
- Drama for Students
- Epics for Students
- Literature Criticism from 1400-1800
- Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism
- Novels for Students
- Poetry for Students
- Shakespeare for Students
- Shakespearean Criticism
- Short Stories for Students
- Survey of Contemporary Literature
- Survey of Science Fiction Literature
- Twentieth Century Literary Criticism
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