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The MGCCC Libraries contain many resources that are concerned with the description, analysis, comparison, and evaluation of the works of literature. Literary criticism can be found both in books and in periodicals and is available for prose, poetry, or drama. Other terms sometimes used for criticism are "explication" and "critique."
Many books which contain critical material about a specific author or work are on RESERVE at the Circulation Desk. Inquire at the Reference Desk or at the Circulation Desk for these materials. When looking for a book in the online catalog, search by author's name. Most works by the author as well as criticisms of the authors are located together on the shelves.
In addition to individual books that can be checked out and to those on Reserve, the library owns many reference books which contain summaries of critical material as well as indexes to critical material. They are located in the Reference Section of the library. Some of these are listed below: Library of Congress call numbers are in parenthesis following the title.
GALE LITERARY CRITICISM SERIES
The Gale Research Company publishes several different series of literary criticism covering authors from antiquity through the present. Volumes are still being published and are periodically added to the MGCCC Libraries. In each series, a short biography of the author and excerpts from published criticism are given. The bibliographic citation follows each reprinted excerpt.
The MGCCC Libraries now subscribe to Gale's Literature Resource Center. This complete literature reference databases contains detailed information on more than 2,000 of the most studied authors. Your librarians can supply you with UserName and password.
Most volumes include cumulative indexes to authors and titles of individual works. The Cumulative Index to Contemporary Authors indexes many of the other Gale series as well.
Short Story Criticism. (REF PN 3373 .S386) Edited by Sheila Fitzgerald and Laurie Lanzen Harris. 20 vols. to date. Detroit: Gale Research, 1988-
Criticism of works of short fiction, regardless of the author’s date of birth, with cumulative title and author indexes.
Drama Criticism. (REF PN 1601 .D59) Lawrence J. Trudeau, editor. 5 vols. Detroit: Gale Research.
Excerpts from criticism of the works of major dramatists of all eras.
Poetry Criticism. (REF PN 1010 .P499) Edited by Robin V. Young, 12 vols. Detroit: Gale Research Co.
Excerpts from criticism of the works of the most significant and widely studied poets of world literature.
Black Literature Criticism. (REF PS 153 .N5 B556) James P. Draper, editor. 3 vols. Detroit: Gale Research 1992.
Excerpts from criticism of the most significant works of black authors over the past two hundred years.
Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800. (REF PN 86 .L56) Edited by James Peterson. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1984-
Authors who date from between 1400 and 1800 are included. Shakespeare is not included.
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. (REF PN 681.5 .C57) Edited by Jelena Krstovic.8 vols. To date. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1987-
Includes criticism of works from classical antiquity through the fourteenth century.
Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism. (REF PN 761 .N56) 51 vols. to date. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1981-
Includes authors who died between 1800 and 1899.
Twentieth Century Literary Criticism. (REF PN 771 .G27) Edited by Dennis Poupard and Paula Kepos. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978-
Includes biographies and criticism of authors still living or who died after 1959.
Contemporary Literary Criticism. (REF PN 771 .C59) Edited by Sharon Hall. 75 vols. to date. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1973-
Includes biographies and criticism of authors either still living or who died after 1959.
Wold Literature Criticism, 1500 to the Present (REF PN 523 .W67 1992) 6 vols. 2 supplements.
Presents a selection of criticism of works by major writers of the past five hundred years. Supplements broaden the scope and updates the set with additional twentieth-century writers.
LIBRARY OF LITERARY CRITICISM
Ungar Publishing Company began this series in the 1960's. Each title includes a brief biography of the author and reprints of excerpts of criticism of his works from journal articles or books.
Modern American Literature. (REF PS 221 .C8 1969) 4th edition. Compiled and edited by Dorothy Nyren Curley, Maurice Kramer and Elaine Fialka Kramer. 5 vols. New York: Ungar, 1969-85.
The fourth edition in 1969 was in three volumes.
The Critical Temper. (REF PR 85 .C77) Martin Tucker, General Editor.3 vols. New York: Ungar, 1969.
Includes criticism of works in English, from Old English literature through Whitman.
Modern British Literature. (REF PR 473 .T4) Compiled and edited by Ruth Temple, Martin Tucker, Denis Lane, and Rita Stein. New York: Ungar, 1966-85.
The first edition in 1966 was issued in three volumes with later supplements issued in 1975 and 1985.
MAGILL’S MASTERPLOT SERIES
Published by Salem Press, this series is an evaluation of individual works, arranged alphabetically by title. Each entry in the series gives principal characters of the work, a plot summary, and a critical evaluation of the work. Each set of volumes has a title and author index. Bibliographies are added for each entry.
Masterplots II: Poetry Series. (REF PN .M37 1992)Edited by Frank Magill. 6 vols.
Examines 760 individual works of poetry 1990 ranging from 7th century Chinese verse to 20th century poetry.
Masterplots II: Drama Series. (REF PN 6112.5 .M37 1990) Edited by Frank Magill. 4 vols.
Examines 327 works of 20th century drama.
Masterplots II: Short Story Series. & Supplement. (REF PN 3326 .M27 1986) Edited by Frank Magill. 6 vols. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1986.
Coverage of 1,243 stories and 448 authors.
CRITICAL SURVEY OF LITERATURE SERIES
Critical Survey of Poetry. (REF PR 502 .C85 1982) English Language Series. Edited by Frank Magill. 8 vols. + supplement. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1982.
Lists 340 English language poets. Volume 8 includes essays on a broad range of topics. Supplement adds 49 poets.
Critical Survey of Short Fiction. (REF PN 3321 .C7) Edited by Frank Magill. 7 vols. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1981.
Includes criticisms of 261 writers in addition to 50 essays on topics relating to short fiction. A section which provides a one-page description of the work of 390 current authors is also included.
Critical Survey of Drama. (REF PR .C75) English Language Series. Edited by Frank Magill. 6 vols. + supplement.Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1985.
Includes 198 dramatists and 24 essays on aspects of English language drama. Arranged alphabetically by 1985 surname. Supplement adds 49 additional dramatists.
Critical Survey of Long Fiction. (REF PR 821 .C7 1983) English Language Series. Edited by Frank Magill. 8 vols. + index. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1983.
Critical assessment of 272 authors whose major works are in the field of the novel and novella.
AMERICAN LITERATURE
American Writers. (REF PS 129 .A55) 4 vols. 4 two part Supplements. Retrospective Supplement. New York: Charles Scribner.
Essays providing comprehensive treatment of the work and life of writers of American literature.
African American Writers. (REF PS 153 .N5 A344 1991) New York: Charles Scribner.
Articles providing an introduction to the work of African American writers who have made a significant contribution to American literature.
Articles on American Literature, 1950-1967. (REF Z 1225 .L492) Compiled by Lewis Leary. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1970.
Articles on American Literature, 1968-1975. (REF Z 1225 .L493) Compiled by Lewis Leary and John Auchard. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1979.
Modern American Women Writers. (REF PS 151 .M54 1991) New York: Charles Scribner.
Critical and biographical essays about forty-one women writes publish in the United States since the 1870's.
BRITISH LITERATURE
British Writers. (REF PR 85 .B688) 8 vols. 4 Supplements. New York: Charles Scribner.
Articles providing an introduction to the work of writers who have made a significant contribution to English Literature.
The English Novel 1578-1956: A Checklist of Twentieth-Century Criticisms. (REF Z 2014 .F4 B4) Compiled by Inglis F. Bell and Donald Baird.Denver: Alan Swallow, 1958.
Twentieth century critical studies of novels, arranged by author.
English Novel Explication: Criticisms to 1972. (REF Z 2014 .F5 P26) Compiled by Henen Palmer and Ann Janes Dyson. Hamden, CT: Shoe String Press, 1973.
An index to criticisms published between 1958 and 1972. Arrangement is by author, with a listing of books andperiodicals indexed. Supplement I adds material published between 1972 and 1974. Supplement II added items published between 1975 and 1979.
POETRY
Poets American and British (REF PS 303 .P64 1998) 3 vols. New York: Charles Scribner.
Comprises seventy-twio essays of the poets most often studied by high school students and undergraduates.
SHORT STORIES
Twentieth Century Story Explication, 1900-1974. (REF Z 5917 .S5 W33 1977) Compiled by Warren Walker, 3rd edition. Hamden, CT: Shoe String Press, 1977.
Includes 850 authors from 45 countries. Citations are arranged alphabetically according to the author’s last name. Includes a checklist of books indexed along with an author index. Supplement I adds 186 additional authors and includes the years 1976-1978. Supplement II added 246 writers and criticism written from 1979-1981.
BOOK REVIEWS
Book Review Digest. (Index Table) New York: H.W. Wilson, 1905-
Selective index to reviews published in 80 periodicals. Books of fiction must have four or more reviews in the periodicals indexed in order to appear. Citations include abstracts of the review. Arranged by author with a subject and title index. There are cumulative author/title indexes for the years 1905-74 and 1974-84.
PRINT INDEXES
Humanities Index. (Index Table) New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1974-
Author and subject index to articles selected from over 250 English language periodicals in the humanities. Format is the same as the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
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