Literary Criticism Resources
The critical analysis of literature has necessitated creation of a vast number of indexes, finding aids, and other resources. Herein is a partial list of resources owned or licensed by LSU Libraries for the study of literature in all its forms. For assistance locating or using any of these resources, or if you need further help with literary research, e-mail Mike Russo.
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Abstracts of English Studies (1958-1991)
Middleton Main Stacks: PE 25 A16 Library has: vols. 1-34 (1958-1991) This is a quarterly journal divided into four major categories: General, Britain, United States, and World Literature in English and Related languages. Each category is further divided into sections, and then into individual poets and authors. All abstract entries are brief and numbered. Each quarterly issue contains an index.
Classical and medieval literature criticism
Middleton Reference: PN 610 C53 Scope: This series excerpts criticism of works from classical antiquity through the 14th century. Excerpts are fully cited in a bibliography at the end of each entry. Indexing: The author index in each volume is cumulative. The title index is specific to each volume. There is also an index of critics cited.
Middleton Reference: Z1224 .C6 (1981-1999)
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Middleton Reference: PN 771 C59 Holdings: v.1(1973)-v.130(2000) Scope: Presents criticism of the works of more than 2,000 of today's novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers and other creative writers living or who died after December 31, 1999. The work includes passages from published criticism. Authors are included based on critically acclaimed work or receipt of a major award. The series also includes writers about whom criticism is hard to find, e.g., science fiction and foreign authors. Authors may be discussed in more than one volume of the series. Indexing: At the end of each volume, there are cumulative author, topic, and nationality indexes. There is a title index specific to each volume. There is also a separate cumulative title index for the entire series. Cross-indexing to other Gale publications is built into these indexes.
Contains the full-text of Harper's Weekly during the Civil War era (1857-1865) and access to HarpWeek Reconstruction I (1866 - 1871). The HarpWeek Database consists of the pages of Harper's Weekly, scanned as images, together with a series of controlled-vocabulary indexes, which are interactively linked.
Middleton Reference: AI 3 H85 Library has: v.1 (1974/1975)-v.19 (1992/1993) This is a cumulative index to English language periodicals. Its scope includes language and literature. It is arranged alphabetically with author and subject entries. A separate listing of citations to book reviews is included. This index partly continues Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1965-1974), International Index (1955-1965), and International Index to Periodicals (1907-1955). All are fairly similar in arrangement and scope.
In 1963, a Cyclopedia of Literary Characters in two volumes was added to the series. This Cyclopedia provides thumbnail character sketches to supplement the plot summaries of some of the works covered in the previous series volumes. And then, starting in 1986, came Masterplots II, which attempted to update and expand the earlier Masterplots editions. Masterplots II comes in five smaller series: American Fiction, World Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, and European Fiction. Each of these series is indexed by title and author at the end of the last volume in the series. Scope: Masterplots, over the life of the series, summarizes works in every genre of literature, except the essay. Choices of literature are not limited to those written in English. Indexing: There is a cumulative index volume covering all the editions from 1949 to 1980. Indexing herein is by title and author.
Nineteenth-century literature criticism
Holdings: v.1(1981)-v.86(2000) Middleton Reference: PN761 .N5 Scope: Includes excerpts from criticism of the work of 300 novelists, philosophers, and other creative writers who died between 1800 and 1899. Organization: Each volume is arranged by author, beginning with author information, such as his or her name and pseudonyms, dates, major works, a brief biography, and, when available, a picture. This section is followed by excerpts from criticism, arranged chronologically, and fully cited. This is followed by suggested further readings in other Gale publications. Indexing: At the end of each volume, there are cumulative author, topic, and nationality indexes. There is a title index specific to each volume.
Call Number: PN 3448 S45 S34 (Stacks) V. 1 (1973)- V.28 (2001) Note: Current Issues in Current Periodicals/Newspapers Room. Available online in JSTOR and Literary Resource Center.
Middleton Reference: AI3 .A278 Scope: This index to creative, critical, and scholarly writing indexes over 500 English language literary journals and magazines spanning the years 1975 to 1999. Indexing: Each year is indexed separately. Each volume consists of one alphabetical author-subject index.
TLS Centenary Archive (Times Literary Supplement)
An electronic, full-text database in PDF format, covering the years 1902 to 1990. It is accessible off campus. To find book reviews, in the article search screen, type the name of the book in the "Book or Article Title" blank; in the "Item description" blank, select "Book review" from the drop-down menu and click "Search." You can view a facsimile of the Times Literary Supplement page where your review was printed.
Twentieth-century literary criticism
Middleton Reference: PN771 .T85 Holdings: v.1(1978)-v.49(1993),v.51(1994)-v.96(2000) Scope: Presents criticism of the works of more than 500 novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers and other creative writers who lived between 1900 and 1999. Every fourth volume in the series is devoted to topics rather than individual authors. Organization: Each entry begins with author information, such as his or her name and pseudonyms, dates, major works, a brief biography, and, when available, a picture. This section is followed by excerpts from criticism, arranged chronologically, and fully cited. This is followed by cross-references to other Gale publications. Indexing: At the end of each volume, there are cumulative author, topic, and nationality indexes. There is a title index specific to each volume. There is also a separate cumulative title index for the entire series. Cross-indexing to other Gale publications is built into these indexes.
