Reference
These references sources are intended as a starting point for research, providing topic overviews, definitions, bibliographies, and other foundational information. More extensive studies of specific topics can be found using the online catalog.
General American Literature Resources
Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 0062700278Publication Date: 1991-10-01
The Oxford Companion to American Literature by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 0195065484Publication Date: 1995-10-12The Oxford Companion to American Literature reflects a dynamic balance between past and contemporary literature, surveying virtually every aspect of our national literature, from the Pulitzer Prize to pulp fiction, and from Walt Whitman to William F. Buckley, Jr.
Magill's Survey of American Literature by Call Number: 4th Floor PS21 .M34 2007ISBN: 1587652854Publication Date: 2006-09-01Offers profiles of major U.S. and Canadian writers accompanied by analyses of their significant works in fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction.
