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English 481: Violence & Vision: O'Connor, Gaines, and Ammons
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Fall 2009 — Prof. Mills
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Outline of this guide:
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Questions? Contact Susanna Boylston (704-894-2494).
- Office hours: Monday 1-3 pm; Tuesday, 3-5 pm
- Also available by appointment.
General Reference Works | Ammons Reference Works | O'Connor Reference Works
- General Reference Works
- The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms. Ross Murfin and Supryia M. Ray. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003.
Reference R 801.95 M975b
- Contemporary Novelists. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. 7th ed. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 2001.
Reference R 823.09 C7611 2001
- The Continuum Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory. Ed. Julian Wolfreys. New York: Continuum, 2002.
Reference R 801.95 C762
- Credo Reference
A collection of online reference books, including a selection of literature resources, such as The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (3rd ed.), The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, and the The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature.
- Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories. Ed. Lorraine Code. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Reference R 305.42 E56
- The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Virginia Blain et al. New Haven, CT: Yale Univ. Press, 1990.
Reference R 928 F329
- A Handbook to Literature. William Harmon. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.
Reference R 803 H747h9
- The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Ed. Michael Groden et al. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2005.
Reference R 801.95 J65 2005
- Literature Resource Center
Contains full-text biographies, critical essays, journal articles, and excerpts of criticism and reviews about over 130,000 literary authors and their works; covers dramatists, essayists, novelists, poets, and other writers from all time periods.
Includes:
- Contemporary Authors
- The Dictionary of Literary Biography
- Feminist Writers
- Scribner's American Writers
- The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Ed. Alex Preminger and T.V.F. Brogan. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press, 1993.
Reference R 809.1 P957 1993
- The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Ed. James D. Hart. 6th ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1995.
Reference R 810.3 O98c6
- The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature. Ed. Eugene Benson and William Toye. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1997.
Reference R 810.3 O981 1997
- The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Ed. Margaret Drabble. 6th ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000.
Reference R 820.3 H34o6
- Reference Guide to Short Fiction. Ed. Thomas Riggs. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 1999.
- The Routledge Critical Dictionary of Feminism and PostFeminism. Ed. Sarah Gamble. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Reference R 305.42 R869
- Ammons Reference Works
- A.R. Ammons: A Bibliography, 1954-1979. Stuart Wright. [Winston Salem, NC]: Wake Forest University, 1980.
Reference R 016.81 A521w
- O'Connor Reference Works
- Flannery O'Connor: A Descriptive Bibliography. David Farmer. New York: Garland Pub., 1981.
Reference R 016.81 O181f
- Flannery O'Connor: An Annotated Reference Guide to Criticism. Comp. Neil Scott. Milledgeville, Ga.: Timberlane Books, 2002.
Reference R 016.81 O181s
- Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon: A Reference Guide. Robert Golden and Mary Sullivan. Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1977.
Reference R 016.81 O181g
- Flannery O'Connor's Library: Resources of Being. Arthur F. Kinney. Athens, GA: Univ. of Georgia Press, 1985.
Stacks 813 O18yk
- Manuscripts of Flannery O'Connor at Georgia College. Stephen Driggers and Robert Dunn. Athens, GA: Univ. of Georgia Press, 1989.
LC Reference REF PS3565.C57 Z655 1989
- At Davidson
The Library has most of the published works by Ammons, Gaines, and O'Connor; all of the titles in our collection are listed in the Library Catalog.
Please note that signed editions, broadsides, limited editions, and fine press editions are kept in the Rare Book Room; be sure to check the Library Catalog for the location of a given item. If you wish to consult materials in the Rare Book Room, please let us know.
- Works held by other libraries
- WorldCat
Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalog first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
Search Syntax:
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- Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Consult bibliographies in reference works; they may list items, such as articles or essays, that aren't in WorldCat.
- Flannery O'Connor Collection
Includes information about the collection as well as lists of works about O'Connor, and more.
For manuscripts in this collection, see
- Manuscripts of Flannery O'Connor at Georgia College. Stephen Driggers and Robert Dunn. Athens, GA: Univ. of Georgia Press, 1989.
LC Reference REF PS3565.C57 Z655 1989
- Interviews are indexed in the following databases:
and in the following print index:
- Interviews and Conversations with 20th-Century Authors Writing in English: An Index. Stan A. Vrana. 3 vols. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1982-1990.
Reference R 016.82 V978i
- See also:
- Interviews with Ammons
- Set in Motion: Essays, Interviews, and Dialogues. Ed. Zofia Burr. Ann Arbor, MI: Univ. of Michigan Press, 1996.
Stacks 811 A521se
- ... and many more on the Web
- Interviews with Gaines
- Conversations with Ernest Gaines. Ed. John Lowe. Jackson, MI: Univ. Press of Mississippi, 1995.
Stacks 813 G142xc
- ... and many more on the Web
- Interviews with O'Connor
- Conversations with Flannery O'Connor. Ed. Rosemary Magee. Jackson, MI: Univ. Press of Mississippi, 1987.
Stacks 813 O18xmag
- ... and many more on the Web
For tips on finding book reviews, see the Library's guide on Book Review Sources.
Books | Articles
- Books
See also the list of books of Flannery O'Connor criticism compiled by staff in the Special Collections library at Georgia College & State University
- Library Catalog
Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library.
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- ebrary
A collection of over 38,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
Note: for full functionality, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is on all library and ITS computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it from the ebrary home page.
- WorldCat
Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
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- Articles
Starting Points | Core Resources for English | Other Resources
- Starting points
- Academic Search Premier
(1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
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- OmniFile Full Text Mega
(1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
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- Core Resources for English
Print Sources | Online Sources
- Print Sources
- Moulton's Library of Literary Criticism
- New Moulton's Library of Literary Criticism. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, 1985-1990.
Reference R 809 C5162
- The Major Author's Edition of the New Moulton's Library of Literary Criticism. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, 1985- .
Reference R 809 C5163
- Twentieth-Century American Literature. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, 1985-1988.
Reference R 809 C5166
- Poetry Explication
- Poetry Explication: A Checklist of Interpretation since 1925 of British and American Poems Past and Present. Joseph Marshall Kuntz. Rev. ed. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1980.
Reference R 016.82 K96p3
- Guide to British Poetry Explication. Nancy C. Martinez and Joseph G.R. Martinez. 4 vols. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1991-1995.
Reference R 016.82 M385g
- Short Fiction Criticism: A Checklist of Interpretation since 1925 of Stories and Novelettes (American, British, Continental) 1800-1958. Jarvis Thurston et al. Denver, CO: Alan Swallow, 1960.
Reference R 016.8 T54s
- Twentieth-Century Short Story Explication. Comp. Warren S. Walker. Hamden, CT: Shoestring Press, 1977- .
Reference R016.8 W186t
Includes supplements.
- Online Sources
- Annual Bibliography of English Language & Literature (ABELL)
Indexes journal articles and books published from 1920 to present; also includes citations to book reviews. Covers all literatures in English as well as the English language, bibliography, textual studies, and the history of publishing.
ABELL is a particularly good source of information about books published in the U.K. Many of these works do not appear in the MLAIB.
- Literature Resource Center
Contains full-text biographies, critical essays, journal articles, and excerpts of criticism and reviews about over 130,000 literary authors and their works; covers dramatists, essayists, novelists, poets, and other writers from all time periods.
Includes nearly all of the content in the following series:
- Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism
- Literature Criticism from 1400-1800
- Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations
Note: the Library has older print volumes of this series in Reference at call number R 822.33 DS5275.
- Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism
Note: the Library has older print volumes of this series in Reference at call number R 809.03 N714.
- Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism
Note: the Library has older print volumes of this series in Reference at call number R 809.04 T971.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism
Note: the Library has older print volumes of this series in Reference at call number R 809.04 C761.
- Drama Criticism
- Poetry Criticism
- Short Story Criticism
Note: the Library has older print volumes of this series in Reference at call number R 809 S559.
- MLA International Bibliography
(1926 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore.
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- Web of Knowledge
(c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. Includes Web of Science (1900 to present).
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- Other Resources
- America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts
(Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews. (Each database can also be searched separately.)
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- Contemporary Women's Issues
(1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health.
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(1900 to present) Indexes chapters and essays in edited collections.
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- Humanities Abstracts
(1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
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- JSTOR
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- Women Studies Abstracts
Reference Index Area R 050 W872
(1972 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, and books on all aspects of women's studies, including history, education, gender, literature, religion, and art.
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Book Reviews | Periodicals & News Sources
- Book Reviews
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- Periodicals & News Sources
- Popular Magazines
Including weekly and monthly consumer, news, and opinion magazines.
- Newspapers
See also:
- Other Periodicals
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- Humanities & Social Sciences Index
(1907 to present). For the period 1907-1984, this database indexes journal articles in both the humanities and social sciences; it also includes the International Index to Periodicals (1907-1965). From 1985 to the present, the focus is on the humanities.
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- Periodicals Index Online
(c. 1665-1995) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects.
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- Secondary Sources
- America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts
(Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews. (Each database can also be searched separately.)
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- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Contemporary Women's Issues
(1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health.
Search Syntax:
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- Essay & General Literature Index
(1900 to present) Indexes chapters and essays in edited collections.
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- Humanities Abstracts
(1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
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- JSTOR
Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note:JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
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- Phrase searching: automatic
- Periodicals Index Online
(c. 1665-1995) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Project Muse
Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Women Studies Abstracts
Reference Index Area R 050 W872
(1972 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, and books on all aspects of women's studies, including history, education, gender, literature, religion, and art.
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