Literary criticism is the scholarly evaluation, explanation, and analysis of literature. Book reviews are not considered literary criticism. Keep in mind that literary criticism can be written at any time. For example, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885 and scholars still write articles about it today.
Literature Resource Center
Find literary criticism of more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers. Search for the author and click on the Literary Criticism tab. Full-text.
MLA International Bibliography, 1963-present
Find scholarly criticism from journals, books, etc. about novels, short stories, drama, poetry and more. Includes full-text.
ABELL, 1920-present
Find scholarly criticism from journals, books, etc. about English and American novels, short stories, drama, poetry and more. Includes full-text.
Academic Search Complete, 1990-present
Find scholarly criticism from journals, books, etc. When searching, limit to "Scholarly Peer Reviewed Journals." Includes full-text.
The following books cover the most studied works:
Novels for Students, PN 3365 N68 1997, PCL Reference
Critical Survey of Long Fiction, PN 3451 C75 2000, PCL Reference
Short Stories for Students, PN 3373 S3845 1997, PCL
Critical Survey of Short Fiction, PN 3321 C7 2001, PCL Reference
Poetry for Students, PN 1101 P64 1998, PCL Reference
Critical Survey of Poetry, PN 1021 C7 2003, PCL Reference
Drama for Students, PN 1621 D73 1998, PCL Reference
Critical Survey of Drama, PN 1625 C68 2003 PCL Reference
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