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Guides to literature research

An Introduction to Literary Studies (4th edition) by Mario Klarer
ISBN: 9781003133025
Publication Date: 2024
Mario Klarer offers a concise and accessible discussion of central issues in English and world literature. Starting with the basics of what constitutes a literary text, the book moves through analysis of major genres, major periods, and key theoretical approaches to literature. It also looks at the practicalities of finding and referencing literature and writing a research paper.
Literary Research Guide by James L. Harner
ISBN: 9780873528085
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
James L. Harner's Literary Research Guide, which Choice calls "the standard guide in the field," evaluates important reference materials in English studies. Since the publication of the first edition in 1989, tens of thousands of students and educators have used the Guide as an aid to scholarly research. In the new edition Harner has added entries describing resources published since May 2001 and has revised nearly half the entries from the fourth edition. The fifth edition contains more than 1,000 entries, which discuss an additional 1,555 books, articles, and electronic resources and cite 723 reviews.
MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature by Elizabeth Brookbank; H. Faye Christenberry
ISBN: 9781603294362
Publication Date: 2019-05-01
What makes a good research topic in a literature class? What does your professor mean by "peer-reviewed" sources? What should you do if you can't find enough material? This approachable guide walks students through the process of research in literary studies, providing them with tools for responding successfully to course assignments.

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