Book reviews may not be as analytical or scholarly as criticism, but reflect more immediate reaction to a book upon publication. This page provides Tips and Resources for finding Book Reviews in databases and other sources.
Finding criticism of specific poems or stories can sometimes be difficult. If you're stuck, try searching the full text in the databases or in Google Book Search. These print reference books can also be helpful:
Poetry Criticism
Reference PN1010 .P499
Short Story Criticism
Reference PN3373 .S386
Both are indexed in Literary Index.
Databases can help you find journal articles on your topic.
For more specific bibliographies see A Guide to Serial Bibliographies for Modern Literatures, Reference PN695 .W67 1995.
Contains monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays and doctoral dissertations related to the study of literature and linguistics.
Provides access to English language literature in reference works, bibliographies, web pages and journals.
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than an abundance of journals and covers extensive academic disciplines and provides comprehensive content, including PDF back-files, videos, and searchable cited references.
Indexes journals, books, dissertations and other media covering all aspects of linguistics, speech, language and hearing pathology.
Contains comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America.
Provides access to scholarly journals in the arts and sciences. Contains a digital library of images, previously known as ARTStor, in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images.
Provides full-text access to scholarly journals from the Johns Hopkins University Press and other University presses covering the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Mathematics.
Use this list of keywords when searching in the library catalog or databases:
contemporary literature
postmodern literature
postcolonial literature
literature, 21st century
literature, 20th centrury
If searching for information on a particular author, try:
Author's Last Name, First Name
For information on a particular work, try:
"Title of Work"
