Here you will find a selection of resources relating to the study of American literature that might be helpful to you as a student in ENGL 1027 Readings in American Literature. Resource guides (books, journals, databases) are organized by tabs at the top of this page. Under each tab, you will find information about searching for each particular type of resource, as well as a selection of key resources. If you have any questions, or would like research help, please do not hesitate to use the contact information in the box below to email me or to sign up for office hours.
The MLA (Modern Language Association) Bibliography is the major index for literary studies; it's updated several times throughout the year. This is a good place to begin looking for scholarship on the texts and writers covered this semester. The index includes secondary source material on the following subjects:
A helpful way to search the MLA Bibliography is by using the Advanced search interface to run a "Primary Subject Author" and "Primary Subject Work" search.
Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada and indexes over 2000 historical journals. This is a key resource if you are searching for historical scholarship related to your research project.
Background or "reference" sources are a great place to start your research. Reference works include bibliographies, scholarly encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and other sources that provide overviews of topics and suggestions for further reading.
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