Encyclopedias and More
- Oxford Reference Online100 well-known and trusted dictionaries and reference books combined into a single cross-searchable web database. Includes The Oxford Companion to English Literature and The Oxford Companion to English History
- Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & CriticismOffers succinct, focused articles that provide an overview of literary theory from a twentieth-century Western perspective.
- Literature Resource CenterProvides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Includes Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Dictionary of Literary BiographyISBN: 0787646555Shelved in front of Doreen's office.- Elizabethan DramatistsCall Number: Ref. PN771 .D43 v.62
- Jacobean and Caroline DramatistsCall Number: Ref. PN771 .D43 v.58
Reference Books
Below are key reference books that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings.
A Companion to Renaissance Drama by Call Number: HAT 2d Floor Stacks PR651 .C66 2002ISBN: 0631219501
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance by Call Number: HAT Reference CB361 .E52 1999 v.2ISBN: 0684805146Good overview article on English Drama
A Dictionary of biblical tradition in English literature by Call Number: HAT Reference PR149.B5 D53ISBN: 0802836348
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles; Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society. by Call Number: HAT Reference PE1625.N53 1888
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Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford English DictionaryThe online version of the classic dictionary. An unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cook books.