Literary Criticism Resources

REFERENCE BOOKS (FOR IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY)

Poetry
Critical survey of poetry
REF PN1021.C7
Organized by author, this set covers nearly 700 poets. An analysis of each poet's work is included, as well as biographical information.

Poetry for students
REF PN1112.P752
Organized by poem title, this set covers nearly 400 poem titles. For each poem, the text of the poem is included, as well as a bibliographical summary and criticism.

Short stories
Short stories for students
REF PN330.S386
This set covers about 400 short stories. For each short story, an author biography, plot summary and criticism are included.

Masterplots II: Short story series
REF PN3326.M27 2004
Organized by title, Masterplots II, provides a summary of the story, as well as information on themes, meaning, style and technique.

Fiction
Critical survey of long fiction
REF PN3451.C75 2000
This set of books is organized by author and covers over 400 authors. Each volume includes biographical information about each author, as well as an analysis of several works by the author.

Hispanic literature criticism
REF PQ7081.A1.H573 1994
This set is organized by author and provides criticism of works written by Hispanic authors. For each author covered, there is a biographical introduction, as well as literary criticism.

CIRCULATING BOOKS (AVAILABLE FOR CHECK OUT)
Below are some examples of books that contain literary criticism. The library owns many more titles.

For more literary criticism, go to the online library catalog. To access the catalog, click here
or go to http://valenciacc.edu/wp/Library and click on Library Catalog (LINCC) which is located under Research Tools.

Limit your search to Subject Keyword and type in the author's name. The results will include books that have been written about the author and his/her works. Click on the titles that come up and read the information to figure out if the book contains criticism.

Also try limiting your search by Title Keyword and type in the title of the work you are researching. Click on the titles that come up and read the information to figure out if the book contains criticism.

RECOMMENDED DATABASES

Literature Resource Center-Provides full-text access to literary criticism and biographical information about authors.
MagillOnLiterature Plus-Provides full-text access to literary criticism.

To access the databases, click here, or

1. Go to http://valenciacc.edu/wp/Library
2. Click on Online Databases (located under Research Tools)
3. Select Valencia Community College from the "Select Your College" drop-down menu.
4. Type your borrower ID (the 14 digit number found on the back of your Valencia student ID) and your PIN (the last 4 digits of your Social Security number or the last four digits of your student ID number.)
5. Click on log on.
6. Click on the name of the database you want to use.

Also, visit the Winter Park Public Library for more literary criticism resources.
460 E. New England Avenue Winter Park, FL 32789 www.wppl.org

If you have questions or need additional assistance, please call the Winter Park Library at 407-582-6814.