Research Guides: English: Literary Criticism

Journals

Diacritics
A more literary-focused journal of criticism.
Critical Inquiry
A broadly-focused journal of critical thought on a wide variety of topics.
English
English is an international journal of literary criticism with a wide-range of topics and a large book review section.
Essays in Criticism
Essays in Criticism "covers the whole field of English Literature from the time of Chaucer to the present day." Includes original critical essays as well as book reviews.
New Literary History
New Literary History (NLH) focuses on theory and interpretation – the reasons for literary change, the definitions of periods, and the evolution of styles, conventions, and genres
Style
Style addresses questions of style, stylistics, and poetics including research and theory in discourse analysis, literary and nonliterary genres, narrative, figuration, metrics, rhetorical analysis, and the pedagogy of style. Contributions may draw from such fields as literary criticism, critical theory, computational linguistics, cognitive linguistics, philosophy of language, and rhetoric and writing studies.

Materials on Literature topics are found under the "P" category more generally. These materials can be found on the third floor of the library.

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Literary history and criticism

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Here you can find general background information, definitions, and history on many literary terms and concepts specific to literary criticism.

Online

Key Terms in Literary Theory
his book provides precise definitions of terms and concepts in literary theory, along with explanations of the major movements and figures in literary and cultural theory and an extensive bibliography. It is designed for the student who needs to know what a particular term means, how it is used, and where it comes from, and enables them to apply the terms and concepts to their own investigations
The Encyclopedia of Literary and Cultural Theory
A comprehensive encyclopedia of literary and cultural theory. Covers Literary Theory from 1900 to 1966, Literary Theory from 1966 to the present, and Cultural Theory. This encyclopedia provides accessible entries on the important concepts, theorists and trends in post-1900 literary and cultural theory. With explanations of complex terms and important theoretical concepts, and summaries of the work and ideas of key figures, it is a highly informative reference work for a multi-disciplinary readership.

Physical

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