Research Guides: Introduction to Graduate Study: ENG 5001: Prof Orvell's List of Resources

List of Resources

Below are links to the resources Professor Orvell has identified on page 2 of the syllabus:

Keywords for American Cultural Studies (2nd ed.) by Bruce Burgett (Editor); Glenn Hendler (Editor)
ISBN: 9780814708019
Publication Date: 2014-12-19
An invaluable resource for understanding key terms and debates in the fields of American studies and cultural studies.
The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory by Gregory Castle
ISBN: 9780631232735
Publication Date: 2007-05-14
Introduces students to the history and scope of literary theory, as well as showing them how to perform literary analysis.
Contemporary Literary Criticism
This is a long-standing book series that is now contained within the database Literature Criticism Online. Covers authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959. Provides full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. Search or browse by literary topic, text, and/or author.
Literary Theory: An Introduction (2nd ed.) by Terry Eagleton
ISBN: 9781405179218
Publication Date: 1996-10-26
A History of English Literature by Robert Huntington Fletcher
ISBN: 9781781663493
Publication Date: 2012-06-15
A comprehensive look at English literature from early Briton and Saxon days right through to the beginning of the 20th century, including a fantastic wealth of references for further study.
A History of American Literature (2nd ed.) by Carol Gray; Richard Gray
ISBN: 9781405192293
Publication Date: 2011-11-21
Situates American literature in the contexts of American history, politics and society.
A History of Literary Criticism and Theory: From Plato to the Present by M. A. R. Habib
ISBN: 9780631232001
Publication Date: 2005-10-14
Comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the present day provides an authoritative overview of the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism, as well as surveying their cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts.

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory
A resource of literary theory and discourse. It includes entries on critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods.

Critical Terms for Literary Study (2nd ed.) by Frank Lentricchia (Editor); Thomas McLaughlin (Editor)
ISBN: 9780226472034
Publication Date: 1995-06-15
Each essay provides a concise history of a literary term, critically explores the issues and questions the term raises, and then puts theory into practice by showing the reading strategies the term permits.
Literary Theory: An Anthology (3rd ed.) by Julie Rivkin (Editor); Michael Ryan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781118707852
Publication Date: 2017-02-06
Covers all the major schools and methods that make up the dynamic field of literary theory, from Formalism to Postcolonialism.
Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts by Thomas Schmitz
ISBN: 9781405153744
Publication Date: 2007-10-01
Navigates readers through various theoretical approaches, including Russian Formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, gender studies, and New Historicism. Applies theoretical approaches to examples from ancient literature Extensive bibliographies and index make it a valuable resource for scholars in the field.
Reader-Response Criticism: From Formalism to Post-structuralism by Jane P. Tompkins (Editor)
ISBN: 9780801824012
Publication Date: 1980-12-01
A digital copy is available for short-term borrowing via Internet archive.
If you’d like to access this ebook, you will first need to setup an account. Here’s a basic guide on how to setup an account and then borrow a book. Some items may be borrowed for 1 hour; some also have a 14-day option.
Critics at Work: Interviews, 1993-2003 by Jeffrey J. Williams (Editor)
ISBN: 9780814793909
Publication Date: 2004-03-01
Features interviews with nineteen leading U.S. literary and cultural critics.
The Critical Pulse by Jeffrey Williams (Editor); Heather Steffen (Editor)
ISBN: 9780231161152
Publication Date: 2012-09-18
Essays address literature and politics, with some focusing on the sorry state of higher education and others concentrating on teaching and the fate of the humanities.
Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society by Raymond Williams
ISBN: 9780199393213
Publication Date: 2014-11-07
A collection of lively essays on words that are critical to understanding the modern world.
Introducing Criticism in the 21st Century by Julian Wolfreys (Editor)
ISBN: 9780748695294
Publication Date: 2015-03-08
Organised into five areas of critical concern - The Poetics and Politics of Identity; Critical Voices: Ethical Questions; Materialities, Immaterialities, (A)materialities, Realities; Space, Place & Memory. These orientations reflect the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of critical and cultural studies.
Key Concepts in Literary Theory by Julian Wolfreys; Ruth Robbins; Kenneth Womack
ISBN: 9780748668397
Publication Date: 2013-12-11
Presents the student of literary and critical studies with a broad range of accessible, precise and authoritative definitions of the most significant terms and concepts currently used in psychoanalytic, poststructuralist, Marxist, feminist, and postcolonial literary studies.

Electronic Resources

Academic Search Complete
Contains full-text articles from many scholarly journals across the disciplines.
Literature Online (LION)
Contains literary criticisms, author bios, guides to major literary works, plus thousands of complete texts of poetry, prose, and drama.
Literature Resource Center
Contains full-text literary criticisms as well as author biographies and bibliographies.
Ebook Central (formerly Ebrary)
Contains ebooks covering many academic disciplines.
ProQuest One Literature
Provides content and tools to support the study of literature from a variety of sources including diverse primary texts, criticism, full-text journals, book reviews, dissertations, eBooks, reference material, audio, and video. Includes content previously in Chadwyck-Healey Literature collections as well as Alexander Street Press collections.

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