The following resources are referred to as "libraries of literary criticism." They include excerpts from critical writings published in books, scholarly journals, and newspapers. Check GIL to see if the library owns the books and periodicals identified. In some cases, the electronic test of articles may be available in JSTOR or one of the GALILEO databases.
REFERENCE PN610 .C53
Classical and medieval literature criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1988-
Library has: v. 1-40.
Covers literature from antiquity through the fourteenth century. There are entires for major authors, anonymous works of literature, such as Beowulf, and for types of literature, such as Arthurian legends. Each entry includes a brief essay and selections from critical writings. Each selection gives the bibliographical reference to the full critical study.
REFERENCE PN771 .C59
Contemporary literary criticism. Detroit: Gale Research, 1973-
Library has: v. 1-107.
Provides excerpts from critical essays published in books, scholarly and popular periodicals, and newspapers. To be included in this series, authors must still be living or have died since 1960. Each excerpt gives the bibliographical citation to the full critical study.
REFERENCE PN86 .L53 1984
Literature criticism from 1400 to 1800 : excerpts from criticism of the works of fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth-century novelists, poets, playwrights, philosophers, and other creative writers, from the first published critical appraisals to current evaluations. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research, 1984-
Library has: v. 1-present.
Includes selections from the best critical writings from the fifteenth through the twentieth century. For each author are given a brief biographical introduction, a list of the authors writings, the critical selections, bibliographic citations to the full critical sources, and an annotated bibliography of further readings.
REFERENCE PN761 .N5
Nineteenth-century literature criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1981-
Library has: v. 1-present.
Covers criticism of authors who died between 1800 and 1900. For each author are given a brief biographical introduction, a list of his major works, excerpts from critical writings about him, bibliographic references to the full critical studies, and an annotated bibliography of further readings.
REFERENCE PN771 .C61
Twentieth-century literary criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1978-
Library has: v. 1-97.
Covers authors who died between 1900 and 1960. Each entry presents a survey of the critical writing on the author, including a brief biographical introduction, a list of principal works, excerpts from the critical writings about the author, bibliographic citations to the full critical studies, and an annotated bibliography of additional readings. Occasionally, entries are devoted to just one of an author's works.