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Selected Literary Criticism Reference Works (available in the MHS Library)

Short Fiction Criticism

 * ===Historical Background (Print Sources)=== ||
 * REF 809 LIT || * Literature and Its Times - (5 vol. + 2 supp.) presents "the historical background of 300 of the most-studied novels, plays, poems, speeches and short stories." (...arranged chronologically from ancient times to the present.) Each entry examines both the historical setting of the literary work and the historical events taking place at the time the work was written." ||
 * REF 809 LIT || Literature of Developing Nations for Students (2 vol.) - Presenting Analysis, contect, and Criticism on Literature of Developing Nations ||
 * REF 820.9 MOS || *World Literature and Its Times: British and Irish Literature and Its Times - vol. 3 & 4 ||

Literary Criticism - World Authors
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 * REF 808.8 RI || *//**Contemporary Literary Criticism**// (CLC)(vol. 1-77) - Includes authors now living, and those who died after 1960. ||
 * REF 809 BL || //**Black Literature Criticism**// (3 vol.): Excerpts from Criticism of the Most Significant Works of Black Authors over the Past 200 Years. ||
 * REF 809 GRE || //** Great World Writers: Twentieth Century **// (13 vol.) - highlights the lives and works of ninety-three twentieth-century writers from around the world. ||
 * REF 809 LIT || ***//Literature of Developing Nations for Students//** (2 vol.) - Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literature of Developing Nations. ||
 * REF 809 MAG || //**Magill's Survey of World Literature**// (8 vol.) ||
 * REF 809.1 EPI || *//**Epics for Students**// (vol. 1-2) ||
 * REF 809.3 BEA || *//**Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction**// - 16 vol. of literary analysis/criticism, and 3 vol. of //biographical// information on popular authors. ||
 * REF 809.3 CRI || //** Critical Survey of Long Fiction **// (8 vol.) ||
 * REF 809.3 NOV || ***//Novels for Students//** (vol. 1-24) - Each volume contains historical and critical information on 15 works of fiction. Each volume is alphabetical bytitle of work. (See introduction for citation information.) ||
 * REF 809.894 EUR || **//European Writers//** (3 vol.) ||
 * * The Literary Index to the Gale Group Publications (online) indexes by title of work and author. (Most Chesterfield County Library branches have  these sets in their non-circulating reference collections.)  ||
 * * The Literary Index to the Gale Group Publications (online) indexes by title of work and author. (Most Chesterfield County Library branches have  these sets in their non-circulating reference collections.)  ||
 * * The Literary Index to the Gale Group Publications (online) indexes by title of work and author. (Most Chesterfield County Library branches have  these sets in their non-circulating reference collections.)  ||
 * * The Literary Index to the Gale Group Publications (online) indexes by title of work and author. (Most Chesterfield County Library branches have  these sets in their non-circulating reference collections.)  ||


 * === American Literature References - Print Sources === ||
 * REF 810 OXF || **//The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature//** (4 vol.) ||
 * REF 810.9 AME || **//American Ethnic Writers//** (2 vol.) ||
 * REF 810.9 AME || **//American Writers//** (4 vol. + 7 supplements + 1retrospective supplement) ||
 * REF 810.9 GRE || //**Great American Writers**// (13 vol.) ||
 * * The Literary Index to the Gale Group Publications (online) indexes by title of work and author. (Most Chesterfield County Library branches have these sets  in their non-circulating reference collections.)  ||
 * === British Literature References - Print Sources === ||
 * REF 820 BRI || ***//British Writers//** ( 8 vol. + 6 supplements) ||
 * REF 820.9 NOT || **// Notable British Novelists //** (3 vol.) ||
 * * The Literary Index to the Gale Group Publications (online) indexes by title of work and author. (Most Chesterfield County Library branches have these sets in their non-circulating reference collections.) ||

Drama Criticism

 * REF 822.009 CRI || //** Critical Survey of Drama **// (vol. 1-8) ||
 * REF 809.2 DRA || *//**Drama for Students**// (vol. 1-2) ||
 * REF 822.009 CRI || **//Critical Survey of Drama//** (8 vol.) ||
 * REF 822.33 || Various criticisms of Shakespeare's works. ||

Poetry Criticism

 * REF 809.1 NOT || **//Notable Poets//** (3 vol.) ||
 * REF 809.1 POE || **//Poetry for Students//** (25 vol.) Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Poetry ||
 * REF 809.1 WOR || **//World Poets//** (3 vol.) ||
 * REF 821.009 CRI || **//Critical Survey of Poetry//** (8 vol.) ||

Short Fiction Criticism

 * REF 809.3 MA || //** Critical Survey of Short Fiction **// (vol. 1-7) ||
 * REF 809.3 SHO || **//Short Story Criticism (16 vol.)//** ||

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