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808 GIB Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942-. __MLA handbook for writers of research papers.__ 6th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2003. A style manual for preparing research papers. Includes information on citing electronic publications. 809 MAG __ Masterplots : 2010 plot stories & essay reviews from the world's fine literature. __ Rev. ed., including the four series and further critical evaluations. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, c1976. Provides new and additional literary criticism to the basic edition of Masterplots. The articles provide a short summary of the plot followed by a critique. 813 CRI __ Critical essays on Kate Chopin. __ New York : G.K. Hall ;, 1996. Contains contemporary reviews of the works of nineteenth-century American novelist Kate Chopin, with a biographical sketch of the author, and a selection of critical essays from various time periods. 813 CRI __ The critical response to Kurt Vonnegut. __ Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 1994. Presents forty critical essays on the works of American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, spanning 1952-93, and includes a selected bibliography. 813 DIO Diorio, Mary Ann L. __A student's guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne.__ Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2004. "The magnetic chain of humanity" -- Life in New England -- Infinite solitude -- A romantic novel -- Haunted by the past -- Faith and sin -- Crimes against nature -- War of the heart and mind -- Old and new worlds -- Closing the circle -- Chronology. Contains a guide to several of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works, including "The Scarlet Letter," "The House of the Seven Gables," and several of his short stories, and includes his major influences and themes, and the plots and literary devices he used in each writing. 813 EBL Eble, Kenneth Eugene. __F. Scott Fitzgerald.__ Rev. ed. Boston : Twayne Publishers, c1977. A critical survey of Fitzgerald's short stories and novels. 813 EBL Eble, Kenneth Eugene. __F. Scott Fitzgerald; : a collection of criticism.__ New York, : McGraw-Hill, [1973]. MacKie, E. B. My friend Scott Fitzgerald.--Yates, D. A. The road to "Paradise": Fitzgerald's literary apprenticeship.--Kahn, S. This side of paradise: the pageantry of disillusion.--Bryer, J. R. F. Scott Fitzgerald and the state of American letters in 1921.--Perosa, S. The beautiful and damned.--Ornstein, R. Scott Fitzgerald's fable of east and west.--Bicknell, J. W. The waste land of F. Scott Fitzgerald.--Eble, K. E. The craft of revision: The great Gatsby.--Robbins, J. A. Fitzgerald and the simple, inarticulate farmer.--Mizener, A. Scott Fitzgerald and the 1920's.--Doherty, W. E. Tender is the night and the "Ode to a nightingale."--Millgate, M. The last tycoon.--Decter, M. Fitzgerald at the end.--Selected bibliography (p. ). 813 ERN __ Ernest Hemingway's The sun also rises. __ Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c1996. Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. 813 FIT __ F. Scott Fitzgerald : comprehensive research and study guide. __ Broomhall, PA : Chelsea House, c2000. Contains plot summaries and character lists for two novels by F. ScottFitzgerald," including "The Great Gatsby," and "Tender is the Night," each with a selection of critical essays; and includes biographical information about the author. 813 HAY  Hayashi, Tetsumaro. __Steinbeck's literary dimension : a guide to comparative studies.__ Metuchen, N.J., : Scarecrow Press, 1973 [c1972].  Chronology of John Steinbeck (1902-1968)--Steele, J. Steinbeck and Charles Dickens.--Ditsky, J. Steinbeck and William Faulkner.--Lisca, P. Steinbeck and Ernest Hemingway.--Poulakidas, A. K. Steinbeck and Nikos Kazantzakis.--Peterson, R. F. Steinbeck and D. H. Lawrence.--Astro, R. Steinbeck and Daniel Mainwaring.--Gribben, J. L. Steinbeck and John Milton.--French, W. Steinbeck and J. D. Salinger--Marovitz, S. E. Steinbeck and Adlai Stevenson.--Spies, G. H., III. Steinbeck and Robert Penn Warren.--Jones, L. W. Steinbeck and Emile Zola.--Lisca, P. A survey of Steinbeck criticism to 1971.--Hayashi, T. Steinbeck scholarship: recent trends in the United States.--Hayashi, T. A selected bibliography (p. 174-179). 813 HAY  Hays, Peter L., 1938-. __Ernest Hemingway.__ New York : Continuum, 1990.  A biographical-critical assessment of Hemingway as a man and of his work.  813 JOH __ John Steinbeck : comprehensive research and study guide. __ Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c2000.  Contains plot summaries and character lists for three novels by John Steinbeck, including "The Grapes of Wrath," "In Dubious Battle," and "Of Mice and Men," each with a selection of critical essays; and includes biographical information about the author.  813 KUR __ Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-five. __ New York : Chelsea House, c2007.  Peter J. Reed on the structure of the novel -- Peter J. Reed on the context of Dresden -- Stanley Schatt on stream of consciousness in the novel -- Stanley Schatt on Vonnegut's view of war and death -- Richard Giannone on the novel as moral testimony -- James Lundquist on the "new reality" of Slaughterhouse-five -- William Rodney Allen on the use of time in the novel -- Kurt Vonnegut on Dresden (interview with Lee Roloff) -- Josh Simpson on Billy Pilgrim and science fiction -- Alberto Cacicedo on Slaughterhouse-five and Catch-22. A study guide to Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five," featuring a biographical sketch of Vonnegut, background on the story, a list of characters, plot summary and analysis, and a selection of critical views. 813 MAR Marvin, Thomas F. __Kurt Vonnegut : a critical companion.__ Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002. A critical guide to seven novels by twentieth-century American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, each with an analysis of plot, character development, thematic concerns, symbolism, and literary contexts. Includes biographical information about the author. 813 MCC McCarthy, Paul, 1921-. __John Steinbeck.__ New York : F. Ungar, c1980. 813 MCD McDowell, Margaret B. __Edith Wharton.__ Boston : Twayne Publishers, c1976. 813 MER __ Critical essays on Kurt Vonnegut. __ Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, c1990. A collection of reviews and essays that traces the critical reputation of Vonnegut's major works and early fiction. 813 MIZ Mizener, Arthur. __F. Scott Fitzgerald, : a collection of critical essays.__ Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1963]. Contemporary critical opinion and commentary on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his works. Includes a chronology, notes, and bibliography. 813 O'CON O'Connor, Richard, 1915-1975. __Ernest Hemingway.__ New York, : McGraw-Hill, [c1971]. A biography of the well-known writer who was awarded both the Pulitzer and the Nobel prize for his works. 813 REA __ Readings ____ on Ethan Frome. __ San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2000. An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the early twentieth-century novel "Ethan Frome," and its author, Edith Wharton. 813 REA __ Readings ____ on F. Scott Fitzgerald. __ San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1998. Presents biographical information on Fitzgerald, and examines various analyses of his work for insights into the issues that lie under the surface of the plot. 813 REE Reed, Peter J. __Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.,.__ New York, : Warner Paperback Library, [1972]. 813 ROV Rovit, Earl H. __Ernest Hemingway.__ New York, : Twayne Publishers, [c1963]. 813 STA Stavola, Thomas. __Scott Fitzgerald : crisis in an American idenity.__ Vision, 1979. 813 WAL Waldhorn, Arthur, 1918-. __Ernest Hemingway; : a collection of criticism.__ New York, : McGraw-Hill, [1973]. 813 WRI Wright, Sarah Bird. __Edith Wharton A to Z : the essential guide to the life and work.__ New York : Facts on File, c1998. Contains over 450 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the life and work of early twentieth-century American novelist Edith Wharton; and includes photographs, illustrations, and a chronology of her writings. 813.009 HIC Hicks, Granville, 1901-. __Literary horizons; : a quarter century of American fiction,.__ New York, : New York University Press, 1970. Wright Morris.--Saul Bellow.--Bernard Malamud.--James Baldwin.--John Updike.--Flannery O'Connor.--Herbert Gold.--Kurt Vonnegut.--Louis Auchincloss.--Vladimir Nabokov.--Joseph Heller.--Reynolds Price.--Philip Roth.--John Barth.--Norman Mailer. 813.09 HAW Crowley, Joseph Donald, comp. __Hawthorne____: the critical heritage;.__ London, : Routledge & K. Paul, [1970]. 813.3 NAT __ Nathaniel Hawthorne. __ New York : Chelsea House, 1986. Contains fourteen critical essays on the work of the American novelist. 813.3 REA __ Readings ____ on Nathaniel Hawthorne. __ San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1996. The divided artist and his uncles / Gloria C. Erlich -- Hawthorne's Puritan mind / Stanley T. Williams -- The social criticism of a public man / Sculley Bradley, Richmond Croom Beatty, and E. Hudson Long -- Hawthorne ranks high among American authors / Jay B. Hubbell -- A skeptic incompatible with his time and his past / Henry Seidel Canby -- The wisdom of Hawthorne's blackness / Herman Melville -- Hawthorne's use of mythology / Hugo McPherson -- Finding a voice in a new nation / Peter Conn -- Hawthorne's struggle with method / Charles Feidelson, Jr. -- The development of Hawthorne's romanticism / Morse Peckham -- Hawthorne's female characters / Randall Stewart -- Twice-told tales : a blend of stories / Roy Harvey Pearce -- Hawthorne's tales of brevity and effect / Edgar Allan Poe -- Three masterpieces in Twice-told tales / Neal Frank Doubleday -- The house of the seven gables captures the atmosphere of old Salem / Van Wyck Brooks -- The past revisits the present in The house of the seven gables / Rita K. Gollin -- The house of the seven gables : Hawthorne's "second-best book" / Mark Van Doren. Collection of essays about Nathaniel Hawthorne written between 1842 and 1984. 813.4 KAT __ Kate Chopin. __ New York : Chelsea House, 1987. A forgotten novel / Kenneth Eble -- An abyss of inequality / Larzer Ziff -- Cane River world / Donald A. Ringe -- The fiction of limits / Cynthia Griffin Wolff -- The novel of awakening / Susan J. Rosowski -- Gouvernail, Kate Chopin's sensitive bachelor / Joyce C. Dyer -- Kate Chopin's sleeping bruties / Joyce C. Dyer -- "Ripe figs" / Elaine Gardiner -- The second coming of Aprhodite / Sandra M. Gilbert -- The siren of Grand Isle / Kathleen Margaret Lant. 813.5 JOH __ John Steinbeck. __ New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1987. A selection of criticism, arranged in chronological order of publication, devoted to the fiction of John Steinbeck. 813.52 EDI __ Edith Wharton. __ New York : Chelsea House, 1986. Contains a representative selection of critical essays on the fiction of Edith Wharton arranged in chronological order. 813.52 FSC __ F. Scott Fitzgerald. __ New York : Chelsea House, 1985. Presents a selection of critical essays on the work of the novelist arranged in the chronological sequence of publication. 813.52 REA __ Readings ____ on John Steinbeck. __ San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1996. John Steinbeck's authentic characters / Jospeh Warren Beach -- John Steinbeck's naturalism / Charles Child Walcutt-- Escape and commitment in John Steinbeck's heroes / Peter Lisca -- John Steinbeck : a successful failure / R.W.B. Lewis -- John Steinbeck's Paisano knights / Charles R. Metzger -- John Steinbeck's mature style in The red pony / Harry Thornton Moore -- The allegory of The pearl / Harry Morris -- Attitudes toward the poor in Of mice and men / Edwin Berry Burgum. An anthology of critical essays that provide literary analysis and criticism of John Steinbeck's works along with a biography of the literary figure. 813.52 STA Stanley, Linda. __The foreign critical reputation of F. Scott Fitzgerald.__ Greenwood Press, 1980. 813.54 HER Hershinow, Sheldon J., 1942-. __Bernard Malamud.__ New York : F. Ungar, c1980. 818 BAK Baker, Carlos, 1909-1987. __Hemingway, the writer as artist.__ [4th ed.]. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1972]. Presents a critical study of Hemingway and his works. 921 CHOPIN Toth, Emily. __Unveiling Kate Chopin.__ Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c1999. Chronicles the life of American author Kate Chopin and discusses how her novel "The Awakening" was viewed by society when it was first published, why she is considered a feminist, how her personal life influenced her writing, and other related topics. 921 WHA Lewis, R. W. B. (Richard Warrington Baldwin). __Edith Wharton : a biography.__ 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, [1975]. 921 WHARTON Worth, Richard. __Edith Wharton.__ New York : J. Messner, c1994. In this biography of Edith Wharton, the author describes the morals and mores of the wealthy society Wharton observed and satrized; their marriages, their circle of approved friends, their balls, their homes, and their money. REF 808 LIP Lipson, Charles. __Cite right : a quick guide to citation styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more.__ Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2006. Why cite? -- The basics of citation -- Chicago (or turabian) citations -- MLA citations for the humanities -- APA citations for the social sciences, education, engineering, and business -- AAA citations for anthropology and ethnography -- CSE citations for the biological sciences -- AMA citations for the biomedical sciences, medicine, and nursing -- ACS citations for chemistry -- Physics, astrophysics, and astronomy citations -- Mathematics and computer science citations -- Bluebook legal citations -- ALWD legal citations -- FAQs about all reference styles. A comprehensive manual that provides the MLA, APA, CSE, AMA, ACS, "Bluebook," ALWD, and AAA styles of citation. REF 809 LIT __ Literature and its times : profiles of 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them. __ Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, c1997. Vol. 1. Ancient times to the American and French Revolutions, (pre-history-1790s) -- v. 2. Civil wars to frontier societies, (1800-1880s) -- v. 3. Growth of empires to the Great Depression, (1890-1930s) -- v. 4. World War II to the affluent fifties, (1940-1950s) -- v. 5. Civil rights movements to future times, (1960-2000). Contains profiles of three hundred notable literary works written from ancient times through the end of the twentieth century, relating them to the historical context in which they were written and in which they are set; arranged alphabetically by title within five historical periods. REF 809.04 MAG Magill, Frank Northen, 1907- comp. __Survey of contemporary literature : updated reprints of 2,300 essay-reviews from Masterplots annuals, 1954-1976, and survey of contemporary literature supplement : with 3,300 bibliographical reference sources.__ Rev. ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, c1977. REF 809.1 MAJ __ Major 20th-century writers. : a selection of sketches from Contemporary authors. __ Detroit : Gale Research, c1991. Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical and bibliographical information about major twentieth-century authors, focusing on novelists, short story writers, poets, and dramatists from the U.S. and the United Kingdom; and includes nationality and genre/subject indexes. REF 809.3 BEA __ Beacham's encyclopedia of popular fiction. __ Osprey, FL : Beacham Pub., c1996-. Analyses series: 1. A-Bu (p. 1-568) -- 2. Bu-Dr (p. 569-1196) -- 3. Dr-Ha (p. 1197-1830) -- 4. Ha-Li (p. 1831-2462) -- 5. Li-On (p. 2463-3096) -- 6. On-Se (p. 3097-3734) -- 7. Se-Tr (p. 3735-4358) -- 8. Tr-Z. Appendices, indexes (p. 4359-4758) -- 9. A-G (p. 5013-5638) -- 10. H-Red (p. 5639-6726) -- 11. Reg-Y. Appendices, indexes (p. 6277-6891) -- 12. Appendices, indexes -- 13-. Analyses, appendices, indexes. Biography series: 1. A-Ga (p. 1-682) -- 2. Ga-Oa (p. 683-1378) -- 3. O'C-Z. Appendices, indexes (p. 1379-2023). REF 809.3 NOV __ Novels for students : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels. __ Farmington Hills, MI : Gale, 1999. The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Ernest J. Gaines -- The bean trees - Barbara Kingsolver -- The color purple - Alice Walker -- Do androids dream of electric sheep? - Philip K. Dick -- Ender's game - Orson Scott Card -- Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton -- Giants in the earth - O.E. Rolvaag -- How the Garcia girls lost their accents - Julia Alvarez -- Like water for chocolate - Laura Esquivel -- Love medicine - Louise Erdrich -- Les miserables - Victor Hugo -- One hundred years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- The outsiders - S.E. Hinton -- The pearl - John Steinbeck -- The sun also rises - Ernest Hemingway -- A tale of two cities - Charles Dickens. This volume includes introductions, discussions of themes, and critical commentary of "Ethan Frome," "Les Miserables," "The Sun Also Rises," "A Tale of Two Cities," and twelve other novels. REF 810.9 AME __ American writers classics. __ New York : Charles Scribner's Sons ;, c2003. Profiles twenty important works of literature, including novels, poems, plays, and nonfiction, analyzing them, describing their impact and influence, and providing an author chronology and bibliographies for each. REF 810.9 AME __ American writers; : a collection of literary biographies. __ New York, : Scribner, 1974-c1981. v. 1. Henry Adams to T.S. Eliot.--v. 2. Ralph Waldo Emerson to Carson McCullers.--v. 3. Archibald MacLeish to George Santayana.--v. 4. Isaac Bashevis Singer to Richard Wright.--Supplement[s]: 1, pt. 1. Jane Addams to Sidney Lanier. 1, pt. 2. Vachel Lindsay to Elinor Wylie. 2, pt. 1. W.H. Auden to O. Henry. 2, pt. 2. Robinson Jeffers to Yvor Winters. REF 810.9 MAG __ Magill's survey of American literature. __ Rev. ed. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2007. Profiles sixty-three U.S. and Canadian writers of fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction, each with a biographical profile, an analysis of style, themes, and literary characteristics, assessment of one of more works, consideration of the author's legacy, a bibliography, and discussion questions; arranged alphabetically from Hld to Lar. REF 810.9 MAG __ Magill's survey of American literature. __ Rev. ed. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2007. Profiles forty-nine U.S. and Canadian writers of fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction, each with a biographical profile, an analysis of style, themes, and literary characteristics, assessment of one of more works, consideration of the author's legacy, a bibliography, and discussion questions; arranged alphabetically from Ste to Z, with a glossary, category list, and author and title indexes. REF 810.9 MOD Curley, Dorothy Nyren. __Modern American literature.__ 4th enl. ed. New York, : F. Ungar Pub. Co., [1969-76]. REF 810.9 MOD Schlueter, Paul, 1933-. __Modern American literature : volume V second supplement to the fourth edition.__ New York : F. Ungar Pub. Co., c1985. A collection of critical excerpts, chronologically arranged under each author, provide an overview of each author's career. REF 813 OLI Oliver, Charles M. __Critical companion to Ernest Hemingway : a literary reference to his life and work.__ New York : Facts On File, c2007. Presents a biography of twentieth-century American writer Ernest Hemingway, contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide synopses and critical assessments of his novels, stories, poems, journalism, and nonfiction works, and discusses related people, places, and topics. REF 813 TAT Tate, Mary Jo. __Critical companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald : a literary reference to his life and work.__ New York : Facts On File, c2007. Biography -- Works A-Z -- Related people, places, and topics -- Appendices. Offers a comprehensive overview of the life and work of F. Scott Fitzgerald, with critical analysis of his writings, an overview of his personal life, and discussion of the people associated with him, culture, and places in which he wrote and lived, and includes entries on Zelda Fitzgerald's publications. REF 813 WRI Wright, Sarah Bird. __Critical companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne : a literary reference to his life and work.__ New York : Facts On File, c2007. Biography -- Works A-Z -- Related people, places and topics -- Chronology of Nathaniel Hawthorne's life -- Chronology of major works by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Selected bibliography of secondary sources -- Contemporary reviews. Offers critical analysis of the novels, short stories, travel writings, and other works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, with an overview of Hawthorne's life, entries on his personal life and relationships, and explorations of his literary impact. REF 831.52 TAT Tate, Mary Jo. __F. Scott Fitzgerald A to Z : the essential reference to his life and work.__ New York : Facts on File, c1998. Contains over 2,200 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the life and career of twentieth-century author F. Scott Fitzgerald, featuring synopses of his writings, descriptions of his characters, information about his friends, family, and associates, and other details of his life, work, and the times in which he lived.