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=Marlboro High School Media Center=

Looking for a book to read for this assignment?
Use [|HIP Online Catalog] to search for books in our collection by author, title or subject.

Online Databases:
[|Biography Resource Center] Look here for helpful author bios [|SIRS Decades] 20th century American history by the decade [|Ebsco Magill on Literature Plus] Good background and analytical info searchable by author and title Ebsco [|Novelist] provides book recommendations, reviews, etc. Ebsco [|MAS Ultra] provides magazine and newspaper articles that may help you write historical or feminist analysis.

Web Sites:
[|Barnes & Noble] Take a look at the author bios, plot overviews, and reviews for each book [|Wikipedia Literary Genres] See the list of links to literary genres with explanations [|Wikipedia Literary Techniques] See the annotated list of literary devices and techniques


 * If you have no clue how to read a book carefully enough to do a critical analysis, try these:**

808 FOS __How to Read Literature Like a Professor__ - Teaches you how to interpret symbols and patterns in literature. REF 801.95 GUE __A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature__ - More like a textbook, but full of detailed critical reading instruction.

Books:
REF 803 ADA __Thematic Guide to the American Novel__ - Refer to p. v-vi for a helpful list of common literary themes REF 803 AME __American Diversity, American Identity__ - The lives and works of 145 writers who define the American experience. REF 803 GRE SCI __Science Fiction__ - Contains extensive info about this genre of literature. REF 803 GRE FAN __Fantasy__ - Contains extensive info about this genre of literature. REF 803 HAR __The Oxford Companion to American Literature__ - A guide to America's literary culture. REF 803 MER __Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature__ - A combination of dictionary and encyclopedia containing a wealth of info about literary traditions, works and authors. REF 803 SHA __Dictionary of Literary Terms__ - Defines, explains and illustrates the language you are likely to come across in literary analyses and reviews. REF 810.9 IDE __Identities and Issues in Literature__ - Good background info on authors, titles and literary themes. See vol. 2, p. 402 for a helpful article on feminism in literature.
 * General Analysis:**


 * Analysis of Specific Authors and Their Work:

Prefer to browse?** The 813 section of our nonfiction shelves contains books about specific authors and their work. Books are arranged alphabetically within the 813s by subject's last name. For example, books about Stephen King would be labeled 813 KIN.

REF 803 LIT __Literature and its Times__ - This multivolume set profiles 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them. Use the index in the last volume to find information about your book title. REF 809 MAG __Masterplots__ - This multiseries set provides plot stories and essay reviews of the world's fine literature. Use the white index volume at the end of the 3rd shelf to find information about your book title. REF 809 NOV __Novels for Students__ - Another multivolume set with author bio, plot summary, historical context and reviews. Use index in last volume. REF 809.3 __Critical Survey of Long Fiction__ - 8 vols. of author bio, achievements and analysis of outstanding works. Use index in last volume. REF 809.3 POP __Popular World Fiction 1900-1987__ - Tends to cover authors who may be commercially successful though not considered "classic" authors. REF 810 OXF __The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature__ - This multivolume set covers colonial times to the present and contains articles on authors, their works and literary movements. REF 810.8 LIV __Lives and Works: Young Adult Authors__ - This set covers authors who write specifically for teens and provides bio with short analysis. REF 810.9 CON __Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography__ - 6 vols. Covers bio, info about writings, and a discussion of critical response to author's work. REF 810.9 MAG __Magills' Survey of American Literature__ - (8 vols. plus an additional revised edition)Contains short fact boxes for each author plus bio, overview of works in general and analysis of specific outstanding works. REF 813 FAC __The Facts on File Companion to the American Novel__ - Contains articles on authors as well as separate articles on specific novels. You //must// use the index in the last volume to be sure you find all the info on your author. REF 813.5 BEA __Beacham's Popular Fiction in America__ - Another good source about authors who are commercially successful, yet not entirely accepted by snooty literary critics. REF 820.9 __Writers for Young Adults__ - Interesting bios of authors who write only for teen audiences.
 * Prefer to look for a book by call number?**

909 HEA __Headlines in History__ - Multivolume set providing primary source documents that explore a variety of political, social and cultural topics from the last millennium conveniently contained in a volume dedicated to each century. REF 909.82 AME __American Decades 1900-1990__ - Arranged by decade, containing a chronology of world events followed by indepth info on specific aspects of American life. REF 973 ALM __Almanacs of American Life__ - Like the almanacs we use today, this multivolume set provides details about the everyday lives of Americans from colonial times to the present, including numerous statistical tables, charts, maps, photographs and illustrations. 973 AME __American Voices ...__ - A series that explores American history through the voices of people who lived it from colonial times to WWII. REF 973 AME __Americans at War: Society, Culture and the Homefront__ - Learn how wars have influenced American society, from 1500-present times. 973 AME __American History by Era ...__ - 9 vols. of primary sources covering events and developments in U.S. history from 1607 to the present. 973 TIM __This Fabulous Century__ - Heavily illustrated, this 9 vol. set depicts American life from 1870-1960. REF 973 URD __Timetables of American History__ - A chart format survey of American history chroncling what happened in a given time period in the U.S. related to simultaneous developments throughout the rest of the world.
 * Historical Analysis**

301.41 FEM __Feminist Theory Reader__ - An international approach to current feminine perspective. 301.41 FRI __The Feminine Mystique__ - The classic of feminist theory. 301.41 HER __Stepping Out of Line__ - An exploration of the question," What does it mean to be a feminist today?" 301.41 SCH __Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings__ - Essays, fiction, memoirs and letters by major feminist writers. 301.41 WAL __Feminism: A Very Short Introduction__ - Who were the first feminists, how did they change thinking and what is the situation today? 305.4 AME __American Women Activists' Writings__ - More than 350 years worth of womens' thought. 305.4 COL __America's Women__ - 4 centuries of womens' lives. REF 305.4 GRE __The Timetables of Women's History__ - A chronology of the most important people and events in women's history. REF 305.4 WOM __Women's Voices__ - 2 vol. documentary history of women in America. 305.42 FEM __Feminism: Opposing Viewpoints__ - Pros and cons of the women's movement. 305.42 ROS __The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America__ - The history of the women's movement from the 1960s to the present. 305.42 STR __Women's Rights__ - An examination of 15 controversial issues concerning women's rights in the U.S. 305.42 WOM __Women's Rights: A Global View__ - An international overview of the topic.
 * Feminist or Gender Analysis**

//Pathfinder prepared by Mrs. Baker, Library/Media Specialist February 2008//