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Poetry Pathfinder - Literary Criticism

This guide will help you to find literary criticism regarding your selected poet’s work. If you are having difficulty finding or using these resources please ask a librarian for assistance.  We are here to help you be successful in your search for information.

Library’s Online Catalog: Check here to see if we have a book specifically dealing with your

                                               poet and his work.

Reference Books:

Poetry Criticism (PC): Check the cumulative Index of Volume 25. Author Index. This index is not just an index for Poetry Criticism, but for other Gale Criticism series as well. Look first for PC in the listing and then CLC. Volume numbers will be listed and once in the volume, poets are listed alphabetically or you may use the table of contents.

Poetry for students: Check in Volume 16 cumulative author/title index for correct volume. A poem title and volume will be listed.  Table of contents for each volume is arranged by poem title.  Check table of contents for specific pages. Criticisms when available are at the end of the article.

Contemporary Literature Criticism (CLC): Check the author index for your poet. This index is not just an index for CLC, but lists other Gale Criticism books as well.  CLC and PC are the most useful for this project.

(Contemporary Literature Criticism is also available online through MARVEL. (see below)

Online Edited Databases:   School User Name: 38-5075 Password: bigchalk

                                   Home: 38-5075 REMOTE   Password: bigchalk

Proquest Learning Literature: Proquest Learning Literature can be found on the library’s web page.  You will need passwords above to access. Type in your poets last and first name. For this particular assignment you should select “Search for Criticism”. A critical reception section may also be found at the end of the author’s biography.

Literature Resource Center (MARVEL): Literature Resource Center can be found on MARVEL which is linked on the library’s web page. Type in poets name last and first. Select Literature Criticism. When you find an article, you may do a print preview and print. Be aware that you can copy and paste works cited information which appears on the bottom of the article. You will not need passwords.

Contemporary Literary Criticism (MARVEL): Don’t search all databases because it will take too long to get to criticisms.  Type in your poets last, first name. You may print directly from the database. The source is listed for your works cited list at the bottom of the page.  Your teacher may request additional information for your works cited list.  You will not need passwords. 

 

Additional online sources:   

LiteraryHistory.com: Type in your poets name and criticism as keywords    

January 4, 2010 JMD