The following resources will help you with various assignments covered in ENG 201 (online).
DATABASES
To access the databases, click the online databases link from the library’s webpage. (Note: A TTC ID card is needed for off campus access). For help in using the databases and other online resources see the tutorials and guides section of the library webpage
Literature Resource Center - Provides biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.
Here are a few examples of articles which can be found in this database:
“Ralph Waldo Emerson,” in Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 270: American Philosophers Before 1950. A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book. Edited by Philip B. Dematteis, Saint Leo University, Northridge. Gale Group, 2002, p.103-119. (Author Search: Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“Melville’s ‘Bartleby’ as Psychological Double” by Marcus Mordecai, in College English, vol. 23, No. 5, February 1962, pp. 35-386. Reproduced in Literature Resource Center. (Title Search: Bartleby, the Scrivener)
JSTOR
- Provides access to hundreds of articles taken from scholarly journals in various subject areas. Some articles date back to the 1800’s. Articles are digitized. Often times literary criticism written on the same work but during a different time period will provide great contrast (ex. An article written about Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1960s may differ from one written in 2000. 40 years of events in society may change authors' perspectives).
Below are some examples of literary criticism:
“Anne Bradstreet: Poet in Search of Form” by Rosemary M. Laughlin, American Literature, vol. 42, No. 1, (Mar., 1970), pp. 1-17. (Search: Anne Bradstreet in full-text)
“ Hawthorne’s ‘Young Goodman Brown’: An Interpretation”, D.M. McKeithan, Modern Language Notes, vol. 67, No. 2 (Feb., 1952), pp. 93-96. (Search: Young Goodman Brown in full-text)
NetLibrary (Online Electronic Books)
Electronic books (e-books) are available on various topics covered in ENG 201 through TTC’s Online library (netLibrary). Using keyword search, enter the topic or subject you are studying. The resulting book titles are all fully available online. Some of the titles found in NetLibrary include:
Emily Dickinson's Vision: Illness and Identity in Her Poetry - by James R. Guthrie
(keyword search: Emily Dickinson AND criticism)
Selected Letters of Walt Whitman - by Walt Whitman (author search: Walt Whitman - this search finds books by the author, not about him)
Reading the Voice: Native American Oral Poetry on the Page - by Paul G. Zolbrod (keyword search: Native American Poetry)
BOOKS available in hardcopy format
For information on books in print (located on campus in the library system), websites, and other resources to help with literary criticism, visit the Literature/Literary Criticism subject guide
MORE RESOURCES
The Research link from the library’s web page provides resources such as an MLA citation guide, web site evaluation guide, and statistical information. You will also find specific course resource pages and subject guides.
A good source for writing help is The Owl at Purdue, Purdue University’s Writing Center. This site walks you through the complete writing process.
Please remember that the LRC faculty and staff are here to assist you with your information needs. Feel free to contact us by clicking the “Contact Us” link at the top of any library page and choosing the contact method you wish. You may also call the reference desk directly at 574-6096
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