Reference Works in British and American Literature, 2nd Edition

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

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Designed to serve the basic needs of literary researchers, this book updates and expands on the author's previous work by the same title. Focusing on important and useful resources for modern researchers and students of English literature, Bracken identifies and describes a substantial portion of the available reference sources in British and American literature - dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks and periodicals - with over 1500 resources on individual writers. Descriptive annotations offer detailed assessments of the works, noting specific features and often comparing them to similar titles. The book also provides cross-references. It should be useful to bibliographic instructors and collection development specialists.

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Annotations are extensive and are generally more descriptive than evaluative. Within an annotation of one reference work, useful citations to other significant sources of the same type are frequently provided.-Insights
Highly recommended for libraries supporting upper-division undergraduate or graduate programs in literature.-Choice
Well written and informative. A valuable selection and evaluation tool.-Booklist
"Highly recommended for libraries supporting upper-division undergraduate or graduate programs in literature."-Choice
"Well written and informative. A valuable selection and evaluation tool."-Booklist
"Annotations are extensive and are generally more descriptive than evaluative. Within an annotation of one reference work, useful citations to other significant sources of the same type are frequently provided."-Insights

Author Bio

JAMES K. BRACKEN is Professor, University Libraries, and Adjunct Professor, English Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus.