Literature Reference Materials at the Anthony
Hunt Library
Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia (R/803/Ben): The best sngle-source
compendium of brief information on literature and the humanities.
Masterplots series (various in R/800's): Plot summaries and
critiques of important works of literature.
Contemporary Authors (R/920/C76): Biographical information on
contemporary authors.
Contemporary Literary Criticism (R/809.04/C767): Collections
of critical essays on contemporary literature.
Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (R/809.04/T918): Collections
of critical essays of literature produced in the twentieth century.
Short Story Criticism (R/809.31/Sho): Critical essays on important
short stories.
Critical Survey of Short Fiction (R/809.3/CriS): Detailed critical
analysis of major writers of short fiction.
Critical Survey of Poetry (R/809.1/CriP): Detailed critical
analysis of major poets.
Roth's Index to Literary Criticism: On microfiche, this resource
contains many critical essays on the works of major authors. Ask for librarian's
assistance.
Essay & General Literature Index (R/040/Es73): An annual
index to literary essays and other works in books. Located on the index
tables at the north end of the library.
Book Review Digest (R/028/W693): This annual source contains
excerpts of reviews of the important books of the year. The volumes are
on the index tables at the north end of the library.
