The A.E. Studzinski Library: English Department

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Full-text literary criticism articles covering works from the ancient world to the present, including poetry, short stories, drama, and children’s literature.

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Includes the full-text literary criticism articles, reference books, and biographical information from Literature Criticism Online and Literature Resource Center (below).

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Full-text literary criticism articles, reviews, work overviews, and biographical information.

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Fiction and nonfiction reading recommendations for adults, including reviews, articles, reading lists, and more.

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Resources on Macbeth from databases at the Studzinski Library and the Boston Public Library

English 4A and English 4H research essay orientation with link to Gale in Context folder of resources

Research recommendations for literary sources

Research several of The Canterbury Tales

Research in the Studzinski Library and the Boston Public Library for American authors and literary criticism.

Resources from the Studzinski Library and the Boston Public Library for English 3AP debate

Research in the Studzinski Library and the Boston Public Library for American authors and literary criticism.

Research for debate topics using databases from the Studzinski Library and the Boston Public Library

Research at the BPL and the Studzinski Library on Shakespeare's sonnets

Research orientation for resources with the English 3AP debate topics

Studzinski Library and Boston Public Library resources for literary criticism on Macbeth

Research orientation for resources with English 3AP debate topics

Research on Shakespearean sonnets from the Studzinski databases, the Boston Public Library databases, The Shakespeare Quarterly, and print resources

This August Wilson research orientation focuses on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, the 1920s play in the 10 century cycle of Wilson's plays.

American playwright August Wilson and his 10 century cycle plays

Investigate contemporary issues using the CQ Researcher [BPL], Opposing Viewpoints [SJP], and Gale in Context | High School [SJP].

Finding critical reviews of The Road

Resources for Edgar Allan Poe from the Studzinski Library and the Boston Public Library

Research in databases for support of persuasive essay topics

Research in literature, philosophy, and art

Readings in leadership and recommendations for research

Literary criticism for literature from a variety of genres and time periods

Research in databases from Studzinski Library
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Databases in the BPL and Studzinski for literary criticism

Finding and annotating an article using the Gale databases in the Studzinski Library libguide

Literary criticism on Macbeth from Studzinski Library databases

Research from the BPL and Studzsinki Library for Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

Debate resources

Research Walden, Henry David Thoreau, and Transcendentalists

How to find an article on selective service using the Gale U.S. History database in the Studzinski Library Libguide

Research for primary sources

Research in databases on a variety of topics associated with Shakespeare and the Elizabethan period.

Project topics and sample of research deck on a topic associated with the Victorian era and Great Expectations

from the Boston Public Library

from The American Academy of Poetry

from The Atlantic

from Poetry Foundation

Slides on using the print copies of Shakespearean Criticism

from McGraw Hill

Literary terms and notecards for studying

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Writing and documentation for literary and research essays

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Medieval, Renaissance, 17th century, Restoration resources

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