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Literary Criticism

Literary criticism explores and tries to explain what what an author may have been trying to say in their work(s). Often, criticism will expand the reader's understanding of symbolism within a work. The following resources will point researchers toward works of literary criticism.

Literature Criticism Online
An excellent starting place for finding literary criticism. Full text from nine major literary criticism collections, including: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literature Criticism, etc.
Literature Resource Center
Contains full-text literary criticism, biographical information and guides to works. Search by author, work, and more.
Contemporary Authors
Contains brief articles about contemporary authors. Lists author's works and includes bibliography.

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The Library Catalog is our most comprehensive search tool for the physical items in the Shippensburg University library collections, including books, journals, videos, microfilms, government publications and more. It also includes many digital items that are in our permanent library collections. For a comprehensive listing of all journal titles, both print and online, use the Library Publications (Journal Titles A-Z) tool.

JSTOR
Provides full-text access to back issues of selected academic journals. Select the specific journals or discipline you wish to search, then search your topic by keyword, author or title.
Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection
Contains links to critical and biographical websites focusing primarily (but not exclusively) on British and American authors and their works. Can be searched by author, title, or literary period.

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