Guides to Research in English Literature
- Literary research guide : an annotated listing of reference sources in English literary studiesOnline edition. Also in print at REF PR83.H37 L57 2008. A standard source for graduate students in English, this source is a selective, well-annotated guide to conducting research in literature.
- Reference guide for English studiesAnother important guide to research in literature.
Online Dictionaries
- Oxford English DictionaryProvides authoritative definitions and traces the usage of words from their first recorded occurrence to the modern period.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowElectronic version of Oxford reference works across a broad range of topics, including companions to African American Literature, American Literature, English Literature, and Irish Literature, as well as titles like A Dictionary of Critical Theory. Full-text.
- Middle English Dictionary"The world's largest searchable database of Middle English lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500." Part of the University of Michigan's Middle English Compendium. Also available in print at Watzek.
English Literature Encyclopedias (print)
- Reader's Guide to Literature in EnglishA bit dated, but still a worthwhile guide to scholarship on English and American literature, including biographical information on writers, and discussions on literary genres, themes and styles.
- Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary TheoryThe most international and inclusive of single volume dictionaries of literary terminology.
