Selected Resources ~ Literary Criticism

|| Catalist, SUNY Ulster's Online Catalog || Reference Books ||

|| Finding Literary Criticism in Journals ||

|| Best Web Sites for Literary Criticism ||

|| Web Sites for Help in Writing Papers ||

CATALIST

Find Literary Criticism in Books:
To find books with criticism and interpretation of an author's work, use Catalist, SUNY Ulster's Online Catalog. Enter the author's name and the term criticism or try entering the author's name and title of a specific work. Books containing critical essays may be borrowed from the library for 3 weeks.

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LOCATE ARTICLES IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS

How To Search:
Criticism of short stories, poetry and novels is published in many journals, magazines and newspapers. Search the following databases. Enter the title of the work and the term criticism or enter the author's name, the title of the work and the term criticism.

Where To Search:

Many of the articles in these databases are full text (the entire article is available online). The titles of other articles will be listed (cited) and one can find copies of these articles in journals available in the library. The library can also obtain copies of articles in magazines and journals which the library does not subscribe to through the interlibrary loan system (ILL).

Please ask a librarian for help.
For assistance, you can call us, e-mail us,
or speak to a Reference Librarian at the Reference Desk.
Phone: 845-687-5208
E-mail: askref@sunyulster.edu

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REFERENCE

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BEST WEB SITES WITH LITERARY CRITICISM

LitLinks
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/

Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/

The Labryrinth (Medieval Literature)
http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/

Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3

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WEB SITES FOR HELP IN WRITING A PAPER

The Problem of Meaning in Literature
http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/meaning.html

Critical Reading: A Guide
http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html

Essay Writing Workshop (Empire State College)/Thesis Statement
http://www.esc.edu/esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf
/wholeshortlinks2/Essay+Writing+Menu?opendocument

Purdue (OWL) MLA Format (how to type and cite a paper)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

Library 111 (How to do online research)
http://ucc.sln.suny.edu/course/table.htm#mod1

Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html

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or speak to a Reference Librarian at the Reference Desk.
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