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Reference Humdingers

Here is an informal, user-friendly guide to some of the key items in the print and online reference collection for the study of literature. These guides were initially sent to the English graduate students' listserv; more guides are under development, and will be added from time to time.

Click on any of the links below to learn more about the item in question. If you have questions about doing research in literature, please contact Elizabeth Peterson, Literature Librarian at emp@uoregon.edu.
  1. Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
  2. Dictionary of Literary Biography
  3. The Oxford English Dictionary
  4. The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies / The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Collected and Selected Works
  5. The Oxford Companions to Literature Online
  6. Literary Index [under construction]
  7. Contemporary Authors [under construction]
  8. Contemporary Literary Criticism [under construction]
  9. 19th Century Literary Criticism [under construction]
Maintained by: Elizabeth Peterson, emp@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 12/04/2006