The resources below left will lead you to choose a topic for your research paper (from your instructor's list) and find a copy of it. Further down are dictionaries of literary terms to use for your definitions assignment.
The resources below right focus on themes and time periods to help you develop ideas on how to approach your topic. They can be helpful even if you have not yet chosen a work or developed a research question. Also, click the "Genres," "(Literary) Periods," and "Critical Approaches" ("Crit Apprchs") tabs above for different ways to think about your literary work before or while you research it.
When you are ready to begin your research for secondary (expert academic) sources, click the "SEARCH" tab above. Log-in instructions are on the "Home" tab.
These online reference books (eBooks) outline how themes are treated in American, British and world literature. Author profiles are included, as well as highlights of major works centered around the theme.
Find more ebooks on various themes by searching the HCC Library for "Bloom's Literary Themes." Thematic categories covered include "Alienation," "Civil Disobedience," "Death and Dying," "Enslavement and Emancipation," "Exploration and Colonization," "Human Sexuality," and "Rebirth and Renewal," among others. The Bloom's Literature database also has "How to Write about Literature" articles designed to give students ideas for topics and strategies for writing.
Profiles of notable American and international literary works, and the historical events that influenced them. These books are online only.
These reference resources focus on major fiction, poetry and nonfiction from countries and regions around the world. Literary works are discussed in the context of the social climate during which they were created.
If a literary work is not in your textbook, before you go out and buy a copy, try one or more of these options:
To analyze literature, you need to know the terminology. These resources can help you understand literary words (and complete the literary definitions assignment in Ms. Bielecki's ENC 1102 course). Log-in instructions are on the "Home" tab.
EBOOK (log in to access online):
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, 4th ed. (ebook) by Log in and click "View in Oxford University Press."IN THE YBOR CITY CAMPUS LIBRARY (find with its call number):
A Glossary of Literary TermsQuestions? 813-253-7741 or yborsuccess@hccfl.edu
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To search for resources, click the "SEARCH" tab above. For more information on ways to analyze literature, hover over the arrow of the "Genres" tab above and choose your work's genre from the drop-down list or click the "Critical Approaches" ("Crit Apprchs") and "(Literary) Periods" tabs above. Information on writing a literary analysis can be found by hovering over the "Writing" tab and choosing "Rhetorical Modes" from the drop-down list. For library assistance, tech support, and tutoring, click "Help!"
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