Esperanza High School

Language Arts 2 Honors - A special list

Title	REF Call #	Characteristics
1300 Citical Evaluations of Selected Novels and Plays	809 MAG	Signed critical evaluations, 1-2 pages. Arranged by title. Magill series but not many signed. No volume necessary.
American Authors 1600-1900	920 KUN	Edited Book. May have two editors.
American Fiction 1914-1945	813.52 AME	Use Index. Analytical and critical essays. Arranged chronologically.
American Fiction, 1940-1980	813.54 KAR	Use Index. Analytical and critical essays. Arranged chronologically.
American Literature: the Makers and the Making Be careful with this one--fragile	810.9 BRO	Use index. Essays on major authors of each period of American Literary Development. Also contains sample of works.
American Novelists, 1910-1945 American Novelists since 1945	813.5 & 813.54 AME	Major works, biographical and analytical information. Arranged by author withing chronological period.
American Writers	920 AME	4 volumes, 6 supplements. Easiest way--look on spine to book to see who in covered in that volume. Mostly signed articles. Should include volume number
British Authors before 1900	920 KUN	Edited Book. May have two editors.
British Writers	820.9 BRI	Same as American Writers, mostly signed articles, include volume number.
Companion to British Literature	820.9 GIL	Political and literary essays. Encyclopedia type articles arranged alphabetically.
Concise Cambridge History of English Literature	820.9 SAM	Use index. Biographical Information. Single Author. Single Volume.
Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography	820.9 CON	Same as Consise Dictionary of American Literary Biography. Mostly signed articles. Should Include volume numbers
Consise Dictionary of American Literary Biography	810.9 CON	Biographical information, publications and lenghty essays interweaving biographical information and analysis of works. Arranged chronologically, then alphabetically by author. Mostly signed articles. Should Include volume numbers
Contemporary Authors	920 CON	Multiple voluumes. Use index. Personal, career, publications, and critical information. Arranged alphabetically by author within volume, check index for volume number.
Contemporary Literary Criticism	809 CON	Use yellow index--gives volume number, but page number, then it is alphabetical in the volume. Collections of critical essays regarding contemporary authors' works. Signed articles, but the are brief, so treat as an edited book. Include volume number.
Contemporary Novelists	808.81 CON	Brief biography, list of publications, some critical evaluation
Critical Survey of Long Fiction	809.3 MAG	Biography of author and analysis of work in general and some specific works. Arranged by author. Mostly signed articles.
Dictionary of Literary Biography	Varying Call #'s	Long, signed articles; Include volume # then Subtitle.
Fifty Western Writers	810 ERI	Biographical, analytical and critical information on Western writers. Arranged by author.
Great American Writers of the 2oth Century	810.9 GRE	Biographical and analytical information on American authors. Signed aritlces.
Great Writers of the English Language	820.9 GRE	Biographical and analytical information mostly on British authors, some American. Articles, not signed, treat as edited book. Include subtitle and volume number. Wright et. al.
Library of Literary Criticism (Moulton)	820.9 MOU	British Authors. Use volume 8 to find your author in a volume. Critical Articles, brief bio. Treat as an edited book. Include volume number.
Library of Literary Criticism: Modern American Literature	810.9 LIB	Collections of critical essays concerning American authors. Arranged by author. Brief signed articles, but we treat it as an edited book. Include volume numbers.
Library of Literary Criticism: Modern British Literature	820.9 TEM	See A Library of Literary Criticism: Modern American Literature
Literary History of the United States	810.9 LIT	Use Index. Essays on the development of American Literature. Reference to specific authors and works.
Literature and Its Times	809 LIT	Organized by relevant events, titles, or authors. Biographical information, historical significance, and info on works. Treat as book with 2 authors.
Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature	808.83 SHI	Signed articles with plot and analysis arranged by work.
Magill's Survey of American Literature	810.9 MAG	Biographical information, analysis and general of writing style and analysis of individual major works. Arranged by author. Watch for signed articles. Should include volume number because it has a supplement.
Magill's Survey of World Literature	809 MAG	See Magill's Survey of American Literature. No Supplement
Major 20th Century Authors	920 MAJ	Brief personal information, writings, and criticism. Arranged by author. Some signed, some unsigned articles. Some students use as an edited book and some as a work in a colelction. Include volume numbers.
Masterpieces of World Literature	808.8 MAG	4 volumes, each one alphabetical.
Masterplots	808.8 MAG	Outline and brief critical evaluation. Arranged by title.
Materplots II--American Fiction Series	808.8 MAG	Arranged by title. Some analysis
Modern American Women Writers	810.9 MOD	List of authors on front of book. Long biographical and critical essays. Alphabetical by author. Signed Articles. Single Volume.
New Century Handbook of English Literature	820.3 NEW	Short Encyclopedia type articles. Edited book. Single volume.
Novels for Students	809.3 TEL	Arranged Alphbetically by Title. Short bio., plot summary, character analysis, and criticism. Signed articles after the general essay but treat as an edited book.
Oxford Comapnion to English Literature	820.3 OXF	Short Encyclopedia type articles. Edited book, edition statement, single volume.
Oxford Companion to American Literature	810.3 OXF	Dictionary type entries on authors and works. Book with one author, edition, single volume.
Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature	810.3 REA	Short Encyclopedia type articles. Single author. City of Publication is New York. Single volume.
Reference Guide to American Literature	810.3 KIR	Brief bio., major works and short criticism. Arranged by author. Signed Articles or edited book, single volume.
Research Guide to Biography and Criticism	920 BEA	Brief chronology, overview of critical sources, listing of sources on author, both biographical and critical. Arranged by author within literary type.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature	808.83 REG	Brief biographical information, some critical analysis. Arranged by author.
Science Fiction Writers	809.3 SCI	Essays containing biographical and critical information. Arranged by author. Long, signed articles. Work in a collection. Single Volume.
Sixteen Modern American Authors	810.9 SIX	Publications, biography and criticism of 16 major authors. Signed articles of considereable length. Single volume.
Supernatural Fiction Writers	809.3 SUP	Essays containing biographical and critical informationon writers like Stephen King. Arranged by Author.
Survey of Contemporary Literature	809.04 MAG	See info about Masterplots. Contemporary works only 1954-1976. Arranged by title. Some signed articles.
Survey of Science Fiction Literature	809.3 MAG	Essays on science fiction works with both summary and analysis. Arranged by work. Signed articles for most. Volume not necessary.
Twentieth Century Authors and Supplements	920 KUN	Multiple volumes. Use index. Persoanl, career, publications, and critical information. Arranged alphabetically by author within volume, check index for volume number. Edited Book. May have two editors.
Twentieth Century Literary Criticism	809 TWE	Brief bio., principal works and signed critical essays on individual works. Arranged by author--check table of contents. Include volume numbers.
Twentieth Century Western Writiers	920 TWE	Brief Bio., list of publications and analysis. Arranged by author.
World Literature and Its Times	820.9 MOS	See Literature and Its Times

Out of Reference
813's--American Twayne Series Titles or
823's--British Bloom's Titles

Databases
Materplots Complete CD-ROM
Signed Articles should be cited as follows:
Author. "Title of Article." Masterplots Complete CD ROM. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1997.
Unsigned Articles should cite the whole CD ROM.

Discovering Authors--See Exapmles in the Style Guide

Magill On Literature--(A work from a library subscription database)
Online Database (available at home from the Yorba Linda Public Library

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Publication. Date of Original Pubication. Name of Database.
Name of Service. Name of Library. Keywords used. Date of Access.

Example
Watson, Patricia L. "The Joy Luck Club." Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Revised Third Edition.
1998. Magill on Literature. EBSCO. Yorba Linda Public Library. Keywords: Amy Tan.
2 Febrauary 2004.