The resources below 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 resources focusing 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. In the righthand column, find dictionaries of literary terms to use for your literary definitions assignment.
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 or EBSCOhost ebooks database 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.
Covers 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. PRO TIP: For most efficient searching, use Search Within Publication.
If a literary work is not in your textbook, before you go out and buy a copy, try one or more of these resources:
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.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, 4th ed. (ebook) by
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Providing clear, concise, and often witty definitions of the most troublesome literary terms from abjection to zeugma, this is an essential reference tool for students of literature in any language. This edition includes increased coverage of new terms from modern critical and theoretical movements, such as feminism.
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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