Guides: English Literature & Composition Research Guide: Books

Online eBooks on English Literature

Here are just a few eBook titles available online that may help your research on English literature. Search the library catalog for more!

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A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms by Edward Quinn
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780816062430
Publication Date: 2006
This book provides discussions of the major terms begotten by theory, always with the goal of relating them to literary study.
How to Write Essays by Don Shiach
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781845283414
Publication Date: 2009
There is no single, foolproof method of successful essay-writing. However, the advice and the practical guidance you will receive in this book will provide you with all you need to know about how to improve your grade assessments by putting into practice some simple, but invaluable, principles of essay writing.
The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms by Peter Childs; Roger Fowler
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780415361170
Publication Date: 2006
The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms is an indispensable guide to the principal terms and concepts encountered in debates over literary studies in the twenty-first century.

Books on English Literature

Here are just a few titles available for checkout at Cerro Coso to help your research on English literature. Search the library catalog for more!

The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Poetry by Walter Kalaidjian
Call Number: PS323.5.C28 2015
ISBN: 9781107040366
Publication Date: 2015
The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Poetry offers a critical overview of major and emerging American poets of the twentieth century, in addition to critical accounts of the representative schools, movements, regional settings, archival resources, and critical reception that define modern American poetry.
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare by Margreta De Grazia; Stanley Wells
Call Number: PR2894.C33 2001
ISBN: 0521650941
Publication Date: 2001
This book offers a comprehensive, readable and authoritative introduction to the study of Shakespeare, by means of nineteen newly commissioned essays. An international team of prominent scholars provide a broadly cultural approach to the chief literary, performative and historical aspects of Shakespeare's work.
Lost and Found in Translation by Martha J. Cutter
Call Number: PS153.M56 C88 2005
ISBN: 9780807829776
Publication Date: 2005
Martha Cutter examines the trope of translation in twenty English-language novels and autobiographies by contemporary ethnic American writers. She argues that these works advocate a politics of language diversity--a literary and social agenda that validates the multiplicity of ethnic cultures and tongues in the United States.
My Grammar and I... or Should That Be Me? by J. A. Wines; Caroline Taggart
Call Number: PE1112.T34 2009
ISBN: 9781606520260
Publication Date: 2009
For anyone who has ever been stumped by dangling modifiers and split infinitives, or for those who have no idea what these things are, this guide offers practical and humorous guidance on how to avoid falling into language pitfalls.

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Library Call Number Sections

Books at Cerro Coso are shelved by subject using Library of Congress call numbers. Here is a breakdown of where to find books on your topic:

PE1001 - PE1693: Modern English language.
PN1 - PN6790: Literature.
PR1 - PR9680: English literature.
PS1 - PS3576: American literature.

Subject Headings

When looking in the catalog (and some databases) for resources, try searching by subject keyword for more refined results. Here are some general subject headings you may wish to try:

American literature
American poetry
Creative writing
English language
English literature
English poetry
Literary form
Literature
Literature--History and criticism
Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.