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Reference Sources for General Literature and Theory
Oxford English DictionaryCall Number: Print: Olin Reference PE1625 M98The OED presents in alphabetical series the words that have formed the English vocabulary from the time of the earliest records down to the present day, with all the relevant facts concerning their form, sense-history, pronunciation, and etymology.
Encyclopedia of Literary and Cultural TheoryCall Number: Print copy: Olin Reference PN 81 E435 2011Publication Date: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Covering literary theory from 1900 to the present, as well as cultural theory, this encyclopedia provides accessible entries on the important concepts, theorists and trends.
A Glossary of Literary Terms by Call Number: Olin Reference PN41 A184 2015Publication Date: 201511th ed. "For clarity, concision and elegance Abrams has few peers and no superiors; plain spoken but not simplistic, his essays on critical methods are the best short treatments in the business." (Choice)
Glossary of Literary and Cultural Theory by Call Number: Olin Reference HM621 .B76 2017Publication Date: Routledge, 2016A guide through the vibrant and changing debates in Literary and Cultural Studies. This third edition includes 17 entirely new entries and updates. New entries include: * Actor Network Theory * Anthropocene * Ecocriticism * Digital Humanities * Postcapitalism * World Literature
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and CriticismCall Number: Print copy: Olin Reference PN81 J554 2005+Publication Date: 2004Contains signed, in-depth overviews of the major schools of literary theory Useful for understanding literary concepts, e.g., Postcolonial Cultural Studies, Multiculturalism, Race and Ethnicity, etc.
Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and PoeticsCall Number: Print copies: Olin Reference PN1021 N39 2012+ (also Olin 501)Publication Date: 4th ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012A revised and updated version of the major reference work for poetry. Compiled by an entirely new team of editors, this first new edition in almost twenty years reflects recent changes in literary and cultural studies, providing up-to-date coverage and giving greater attention to the international aspects of poetry, all while preserving the best of the previous volumes. [publisher] 1993 edition also available online.
Reference Sources for English/Victorian Literature
Encyclopedia of Victorian LiteratureCall Number: Olin Reference PR451 .E553 2015Publication Date: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015Comprises over 330 fully cross-referenced entries, combining in-depth omnibus essays exploring major topics, including the novel, plays, poetry, and global Victorian studies, alongside succinct articles on themes such as cosmopolitanism, journalism, race, sexuality, and reading.
Oxford Bibliographies: Victorian LiteratureCall Number: OnlineOffers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on the literature of the Victorian period, which encompasses the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable.
Oxford Encyclopedia of British LiteratureCall Number: Print copy: Olin Reference PR19 O95 2006Publication Date: Oxford UP, 2006"Covers the entire history of British literature from the seventh century to the present, focusing on the writers and the major texts of what are now the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. In five hundred substantial essays written by major scholars, the Encyclopedia includes biographies of nearly four hundred individual authors and a hundred topical essays with detailed analyses of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions whose impact upon the writing or the reading of literature was significant." Table of contents.
Encyclopedia of the GothicCall Number: Print copy: Olin Reference PN3435 E56 2013+Publication Date: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013Features a series of newly-commissioned essays from experts in Gothic studies that cover all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. Provides comprehensive coverage of relevant authors, national traditions, critical developments, and notable texts that define, shape, and inform the genre. Extends beyond a purely literary analysis to explore Gothic elements of film, music, drama, art, and architecture.
Reference Sources for Victorian History & Culture
- Cambridge Social History of Britain, 1750–1950A three volume historical overview of life in England during the modern era.
Vol. 1- Regions and Communities
Vol. 2 - People and their environment
Vol. 3. Social Agencies and Institutions
Encyclopedia of the Victorian EraCall Number: Olin Reference DA550 E527 2004+Publication Date: Grolier, 2003Discusses and analyzes often-studied topics such as industralization, social thought and reform, colonial expansion, and cultural identity - International in scope: focus is on Britain, but articles cover British influence in the United States, Europe, Ireland, and the British Empire, including special attention to India, Australia, and Africa. Articles are written by scholars and experts in their fields
Victorian Culture and Society: the Essential GlossaryCall Number: Olin Reference DA550 R59 2003Publication Date: Oxford Univ. Press, 2003Offers an introduction to Victorian Studies and a map to further study. Designed specifically with undergraduates in mind, it contains around 400 short and accessible explanations of the key words, events, figures and concepts in the study of the Victorian period.
Encyclopedia of the Victorian WorldCall Number: Olin Reference DA550 .E53x 1996ISBN: 0805026223Publication Date: Holt & Co., 1996
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Cambridge Companion to Oscar WildeCall Number: Print copy: Olin stacks PR5824 C36x 1997Publication Date: Cambridge UP,1997Places Wilde in the cultural and historical context of his time. Chapters examine Wilde and the Victorians and his image as a Dandy, Wilde's essential work as playwright and general writer, and provides detailed analysis of key works. Essays examine the themes and factors which shaped Wilde's work and includes Wilde and his view of the Victorian woman, Wilde's sexual identities, and interpreting Wilde on stage.
