The Story of an Hour (Chopin) - ENC 1102 - Sumner-Kenefick (Ybor City) - LibGuides at Hillsborough Community College

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Use one or more of these resources to find critical articles ("outside" or "secondary" sources) about the literary work named on the left.

On the right is a link to an online eBook and/or a list of print books in the library—all of these contain material about the story or poem.
The Ybor City Library Search portal below will bring up a wide variety of materials. Type the "name of the work in quotation marks" followed by the author's last name. Example: "The Story of an Hour" Chopin.
Further down are links to specific literary databases. Search tips are provided for each.

The Story of an Hour

Kate Chopin

Image: Gale, Cengage Learning

Click a link below to access a database of articles about literary works.

Log-In instructions are on the Home tab.

Click the buttons for tips on using each database.

Literature (Gale)
In the second box (next to Name of Work), type the title of the story or poem.
In the third box (next to Person-By or About), type the author's last name. Click Search.
Literary Reference Plus (EBSCO)
In the first field, type the title of the literary work in "quotation marks" followed by the author's last name.
Check the "Full text" box.
Under "Document Type" select "Literary Criticism."
Click "Search." Looks Like This.
Literature Criticism (Gale)
Contains material from Gale Literature Criticism Series books.
Type the title of the work in the first box.
Type the author's last name in the second box.
Click Search.