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Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
Index and full-text of thousands of poems.
Literature Resource Center Included in Research Pro search
A wealth of information that offers literary criticism, biographies, work overviews, periodical articles, web sites and more.
Novelist Included in Research Pro search
Use this database to help you find information on thousands of adult and childrens fiction titles. Locate series information, awards, genre lists, reviews and more!
Novelist K-8 Included in Research Pro search
Need help finding a good book to read? Novelist can help you locate books for grades K to 8.
Show-Me the World
Search for books and other materials found in Missouri libraries.
Worldcat Included in Research Pro search
Search for books and other materials owned by libraries worldwide.

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Sites selected by the information experts at the Library...

  • Bartleby.com
    Preeminent Internet publisher of Literature, Reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access for free to books and information.
  • Literature Resources
    Links to sites dealing with British Literature. Criticism, history and library sites are included. Developed by the British Tourism Bureau.
  • Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide
    With nearly 400 pages, including over 300 author pages, this site is a significant presence in American literature on the web.
  • Poets.org
    A resource from the Academy of American Poets with thousands of poems, essays, biographies, weekly features, and poems for love and every occasion.
  • Project Gutenberg
    Free e-books. Most are classics or other older works that are now in the public domain.

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ARTICLES & RESEARCH GUIDES
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ARTICLES

And the winner is....

Colum McCann’s novel “Let the Great World Spin” took the fiction prize among five finalists at the National Book Awards ceremony in New York City Wednesday , November 18.  Other winners were..

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RESEARCH GUIDES

Literary Criticism

What is literary criticism? How do I find it? Literary criticism is the evaluation, analysis, description, or interpretation of literary works. It is usually in the form of a critical essay, but in-depth book reviews can sometimes be considered literary criticism. Criticism may examine a particular literary work, or may look at an author's writings as a whole.

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