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Literature

Basic search tips and strategies for literature students

Literary Criticism

Criticism of literary works are available in many different formats: books, reference books, eBooks, journal articles, and more! Dugan Library offers all of these formats. See other pages on this guide for general information about finding books and articles.

If you have trouble finding an author or a work by an author, please ask one of our librarians. We would love to help you!

Literary Criticism in Books

You'll find books that:

  • focus on a particular author or even a specific work by an author,
  • collections of genre criticism (women's, sci-fi, time-periods, etc.)
  • biographies
  • are about how to critique literature
  • and more!

Some books are in print and some will be found in the library databases.

Examples in Dugan Library

Literary Criticism in Journal Articles

You'll find journal articles that have:

  • author overviews
  • literature reviews
  • biographies
  • plot summaries
  • encyclopedia articles
  • and more!

Dugan Library has online resources that we especially recommend for literature searches. You'll find the links below along with videos showing how you can search for information.