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Literary Criticism

Literary Criticism in a broad sense is the analysis and interpretation of literature. Often, you will want criticism that is more in depth than what can be found in book reviews or on the free Web. The fastest way to find this type of criticism is through peer reviewed journal articles and scholarly books.

Sample search strategies:

Title of work: e.g. their eyes were watching god; home to harlem; autobiography of an ex-colored man
Author: e.g. Zora Neale Hurston; Claude McKay
Themes: e.g. identity; race and gender, duality, passing
Keyword combinations: e.g. (identity and McKay); [(orality or speeches or storytelling or rituals) and eyes were watching god]; (janie and eyes were watching god); (duality and autobiography of an ex-colored man); (authenticity and harlem renaissance)

Journal Articles

Ebscohost Academic Search Premier - limit to peer reviewed

WilsonWeb Omnifile Full Text Mega - limit to peer reviewed

Modern Language Association International Bibliography

Literature Online

JSTOR

Project Muse

Search for Journals

Books

TCNJ Library Catalog
       keyword boolean - hurston and criticism
       subject - Hurston, Zora Neale Criticism and interpretation
                    McKay, Claude 1890-1948 Criticism and interpretation

Reference Books

Harlem Renaissance A Gale Critical Companion - REF PS 153.N5 H245 2003