ENGL 301: Critical Methods in the Study of Literature

Professor Jason Rudy

Resources compiled and web page developed by Patricia Herron, UM Libraries

For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library materials and services, consult Research Port and the UM Libraries' home page.

Contents Locating Editions of Drum Taps and Agnes Grey
Locating 19th Century Reviews & Criticism
Locating Current Criticism
Preparing your Bibliography
Borrowing from other Libraries
Questions?

Locating Editions of Drum Taps and Agnes Grey

Catalog
Material held in the College Park and University System of Maryland libraries.

LION: Literature Online
A full text collection of works of poetry, drama, and prose written in the English language from the 8th century to the present.

Bartleby.com - Leaves of Grass - Drum Taps
Full text of the 1900 edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass which includes the poems from Drum Taps.

Agnes Grey
Full text of the 1847 edition of Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey.

Locating 19th Century Reviews & Criticism

Catalog
Material held in the College Park and University System of Maryland libraries.

To locate books about Walt Whitman, published in the 19th century use the Advanced Search option as shown in the example below. Be sure to indicate publication date range.



Walt Whitman Archive
For 19th century reviews of Whitman's poems click on "Criticism: Reviews".

American Periodicals Series Online
Includes full-text digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published between 1741 and 1900.

19th Century Masterfile
Index to pre-1925 periodicals, books, newspapers, and other material.
Check the Catalog to locate the full-text of the sources listed in the database.

Walt Whitman, 1838-1939 : A Reference Guide. Location: Mckeldin Reference Call Number: PS3238 .G53 1981
A bibliography of reviews and criticism on Whitman's works published from 1838 through 1939.
Check the Catalog to locate the full-text of the sources listed in the bibliography.

Agnes Grey

Google Books
HINT: For best result, use the "Advanced Book Search" feature and type "agnes grey acton bell" in the box labeled "with all the words." Scan the list of books for those published in the 19th century.

American Periodical Series
Full text images and searchable database of over 1,100 colonial and early American periodicals spanning from colonial times to the mid 20th century.

Making of America (Cornell University)
A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.

Periodicals Index Online
Information about articles in arts, humanities, and social science journals published since the 19th-century.

Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.
Location: Mckeldin Reference
Call Number: PR83 .C21 1999 Volume 4, 1800-1900
Includes a list of reviews of Agnes Grey which were published in 19th century periodicals.
Check the Journals section of the Catalog to see if McKeldin Library holds any of these periodicals in paper or microfilm.

Google Books


Catalog
Material held in the College Park and University System of Maryland libraries.

When looking for books of criticism, one way to search is by subject word/s using the author's name and the word criticism. For example:

Journal Articles

Use the following databases to locate journal articles. Be sure to follow the link. This will direct you to one of three sources: 1. the full text of the article, online, 2. the catalog entry for the print version of the journal, or 3. Interlibrary Loan where you can order the article if the online and print versions are not available from the UM Libraries.

If the database does not have the link you will need to check both the Catalog and Research Port to determine if the journal is available through the Libraries. Check the Journals subset of the Catalog and search under the title of the journal, to see if a paper or microform version of the journal is available. Check the Journals link in Research Port to determine if an electronic version of the journal is available. If the UM Libraries do not own the journal you can request it through Interlibrary Loan

MLA International Bibliography
Information about essays, critical articles, and dissertations on authors and their works.

Literature Resource Center
Excerpts of criticism on authors and texts.

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL)
Information about essays, articles, book reviews and dissertations on authors and their works.

Walt Whitman Archives - Bibliography
"This searchable bibliography contains articles, books, chapters of books, and poems about Whitman, published from 1975 to the present."
Check the Catalog to locate the full-text of the sources listed in the bibliography.

An Annotated Walt Whitman Bibliography, 1976-1985. Location: Mckeldin Reference Call Number: PS3231 .G53 2001
A bibliography of reviews and criticism on Whitman's works published from 1976 through 1985.
Check the Catalog to locate the full-text of the sources listed in the bibliography.

Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia. Location: Mckeldin Reference Call Number: PS3230 .W35 1998

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Preparing Your Bibliography

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Resources for students on academic integrity and plagiarism.

Citing Sources Using the MLA Handbook


A Guide for Writing Research papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation


Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources


MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Location: McKeldin Quick Reference Shelf Call Number: PN147.G53 2003

Material not held in our libraries can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

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Questions?

Herron.

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