Selected Bibliography on English and American Literature
Table of Contents:
MANUALS
Altick, Richard D. and Wright, Andrew. Selective bibliography for the study of English and American literature . 6th ed. New York, 1979. R016.82 A U91121
Bateson, Frederick Wilse. A guide to English and American literature. 3d ed. London, 1976. R016.82 B3132
Gohdes, Clarence L. F. Bibliographical guide to the study of the literature of the U.S.A. 4th ed., rev. & enl. Durham, N.C., 1976. R016.81 G55912
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
General and Comparative
Baldensperger, Fernand and Friederich, Werner P. Bibliography of comparative literature. Chapel Hill, N.C., 1950. (For the period 1952-70, supplemented by an annual bibliography published in the Yearbook of comparative and general literature.) R016.801 B192
Bibliographie générale de littérature comparée, années 1949/50- 1957/58. Paris, 1951-59. R016.801 B47
Magill, Frank N. Magill's bibliography of literary criticism; selected sources for the study of more than 2,500 outstanding works of Western literature. N.Y., 1979. 4v. R016.8 M27
Pownall, David E. Articles on twentieth century literature: an annotated bibliography, 1954 to 1970. New York, 1973- v.l- . (In progress)> R016.809 P875
Current
American literary scholarship, 1963- . v.l- . Annual. R016.81 Am34 (Most recent year at desk)
Modern Humanities Research Association. Annual bibliography of English language and literature, 1920- . v.l- . Annual. R016.82 M72
Modern Language Association of America. MLA international bibliography, 1921- . Annual. (In PMLA, v.37-82. From 1919-55, entitled American bibliography and limited to writings by American scholars in the field of modern languages and literatures.
Beginning with 1956, coverage extended to include books and articles by scholars throughout the world in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian and Dutch; by 1963 coverage had been extended to Celtic and East European languages; and beginning 1969 is truly international, with Oriental and African languages also covered.) R016.8 M72
Year's work in English studies, 1919/20- . v.l- . Annual. R016.82 Y33
Year's work in modern language studies, London, 1929- . v.1- . Annual R016.8 Y33
Serial Bibliographies by period
Modern Language Association of America. Bibliography of critical Arthurian literature, 1922-61. Ed. by John J. Parry. 1931-63. (1922/29, 1930/35 published as v.1-2; continued by annual lists in Modern language quarterly. Ceased publication. R822Ar7 AM
The Bulletin bibliographique of the Societe Internationale Arthurienne continues to provide an annual bibliography in this field. R822Ar7 AS
Literature of the Renaissance in ... 1937-68. (In Studies in philology, 1938-69; ceased publication. Originally entitled "Recent literature of the Renaissance.") R016.8 L715
English literature, 1660-1800; a bibliography of modern studies , comp. by Ronald S. Crane (and others). Princeton, 1950-72. 6v. (Reprints the annual bibliographies appearing in Philological quarterly 1925-70, with indexes.) R016.82 C85
The eighteenth century; a current bibliography for 1970- Iowa City, 1971- . Annual. (1970-74 issued in Philological quarterly ; n.s.v.l- , 1975- , issued separately.) R016.82 Ei44
The Romantic movement; a current selective and critical bibliography , comp. by Walter Graham (and others), 1936- . (In ELH , 1937-39; in Philological quarterly , 1950-64; in English language notes , 1965- .) Volumes covering 1936-70 have been reprinted with a cumulated index under the title The Romantic movement bibliography (Ann Arbor, 1973. 7v.). R016.8 R663
Keats, Shelley, Byron, Hunt and their circles: a bibliography , July 1, 1950- June 30, 1962. Lincoln, Nebr., 1964; July 1, 1962-Dec. 31, 1974. Lincoln, Nebr., 1978. 2v. (Reprints the annual bibliographies appearing in the Keats-Shelley journal .) R825 K22 AK
Annual bibliography of Victorian studies . 1976- . Edmonton, Alberta. [1980]- . Annual. R016.82...
Bibliographies of studies in Victorian literature , 1932/44, 1945/54, 1955/64. Urbana, 1945-67. 3v. (Reprints the annual bibliographies appearing in Modern philology , 1933-54; those appearing annually with title "Victorian bibliography" in Modern philology through 1957 and the continuation in Victorian studies , 1958- .) R016.82 B472
English literature
Anglo-Irish literature; a review of research . Ed. by Richard J. Finneran. New York, 1976. R016.825 An46
Coleman, Arthur. Epic and romance criticism; a checklist of interpretations, 1940-1972 . New York, 1973-74. 2v. (v.l is devoted to English and American epics and romances.) R016.8 C67
DeLaura, David J. Victorian prose; a guide to research . New York, 1973. R016.821 D37
Victorian bibliography , Francis G. Townsend, 1957- . DeLaura, David J. Victorian prose; a guide to research. New York, 1973. R016.821 D37
Faverty, Frederic E. The Victorian poets; a guide to research , 2d ed. Cambridge, 1968. R016.821 F2781
Fisher, John H. The medieval literature of Western Europe; a review of research . New York, 1966. R016.8 F533
Fredeman, William E. Pre-Raphaelitism; a bibliocritical study . Cambridge, 1965. R016.82 F87
Houtchens, Carolyn Washburn. The English romantic poets and essayists; a review of research and criticism . Rev. ed. New York, 1966. R016.821 H8181
Howard-Hill, Trevor Howard. Bibliography of British literary bibliographies . Oxford, 1969-87. v.1-7 (In Progress) R016.H83
Jordan, Frank. The English romantic poets; a review of research and criticism . 4th rev. ed. New York, 1985. R016.821 En36(Desk)
New Cambridge bibliography of English literature . George Watson, ed. Cambridge, 1969-77. 5v. (Contents: v.l, 600-1660; v.2, 1660- 1800; v.3, 1800-1900; v.4, 1900-1950; v.5, Index) (Note that the earlier Cambridge bibliography of English literature, ed. by F.W. Bateson, 1940-57 (4v. and suppl.), continues to be useful.) R016.82 B311
Stevenson, Lionel. Victorian fiction; a guide to research . Cambridge, 1964. R016.821 St48
Supplemented by:
Victorian fiction; a second guide to research , ed. by George H. Ford. New York, 1978. R016.821 St482
Wells, John Edwin. Manual of writings in Middle English, 1050-1400 . New Haven, 1916. Supplements 1-9 publ. 1915-45.
R016.82 W46
A new edition is in progress as:
A manual of the writings in Middle English, 1050-1500 . Albert E. Hartung, ed. New Haven, 1967- . v.l- . v. 1 (1976) - v.9 (1993) R016.82 W46 [Request at the Reference Desk]
American literature
Blanck, Jacob, comp. Bibliography of American literature . New Haven, 1955-1991 . v.l-9. R016.81 B473
Fifteen American authors before 1900; bibliographic essays on research and criticism . ed. by Earl N. Harbert and Robert A. Rees. Rev. ed. Madson, 1984. R016.9 F466 (Desk)
Johnson, Merle D. American first editions . 4th ed., rev. and enl. by Jacob Blanck. New York, 1942. R016.81 J63
Superseded in part by:
First printings of American authors . Detroit, 1977-79. 4v. R016.81 F519
Leary, Lewis Gaston. Articles on American literature, 1900-1950 , R016.81 L4793 (Desk).
1900-1950: Durham, N.C., 1954. (R016.81 L4793)
1950-1967: Durham, N.C., 1970. (R016.81 L4794)
1968-1975: Durham, N.C., 1979. (R016.81 L479311)
Literary history of the United States: bibliography . Eds.: Robert E. Spiller (and others). 4th ed., rev. New York, 1974. R810.9 L71211
Literary writings in America; a bibliography. Millwood, N.Y., 1977. 8v. R016.81 L712
Nilon, Charles H. Bibliography of bibliographies in American literature. New York, 1970. R016.81 N59
Rees, Robert A. and Harbert, Earl N., eds. Fifteen American authors before 1900; bibliographic essays on research and criticism. Madison, 1971. R810.9 R259
Rubin, Louis D. A bibliographical guide to the study of Southern Literature. Baton Rouge, 1969. R016.81 R824
Supplemented by:
Society for the Study of Southern Literature. Committee on Bibliography. Southern literature, 1968-1975. Boston, 1978. (Based on the checklists appearing in the Spring issues of Mississippi Quarterly.) R016.81 Sil3
Sixteen modern American authors; a survey of research and criticism. Ed. by Jackson R. Bryer. Durham, N.C., 1974. R810.9 Si97
Woodress, James. Eight American authors; a review of research and criticism. Rev. ed. New York, 1972. R810.9 St761
"Articles on American literature appearing in current periodicals" in quarterly issues of the periodical American Literature , 1929- .
HANDBOOKS, BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES, ETC.
Many of the titles in this group contain brief biographical information on individual authors and literary figures. For standard biographical reference works, see:
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Current Biography
General
Benet, William Rose. The reader's encyclopedia. 3d ed. New York, 1987. R803 B43512 (Desk)
Cassell's encyclopaedia of world literature. Gen. ed., J. Buchannan- Brown. Rev. and enl. ed. London, 1973. 3v. R803 C27
Holman, Clarence Hugh. A handbook of literature. 6th ed. Indianapolis 1992. R803 H73
Kunitz, Stanley J. and Haycraft, Howard. Twentieth century authors; a biographical dictionary of modern literature. New York, 1942. 1st suppl. publ. 1955. R040 K963
Wakeman, John, ed. World authors, 1950-1970; a companion to Twentieth century authors. New York, 1975. R040 K9632
English
Harvey, Sir Paul. Oxford companion to English literature . 5th ed. Oxford, 1985. R803.2 Ox2 (Desk)
Highfill, Philip H. (and others). A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers and other stage personnel in London, 1660-1800. Carbondale, Ill., 1973- . v.l- . (In progress) R042 H537
The London stage, 1660-1800; a calendar of plays, entertainments and afterpieces.... Carbondale, Ill., 1960-79. Pts.1-4 in 8v., plus index. R016.82 L84
American
Hart, James David. The Oxford companion to American literature. 5th ed., London & New York, 1983. R803.1 Ox2145
Herzberg, Max J. Reader's encyclopedia of American literature. New York, 1962. R803.1 H447
LITERARY FORMS
Numerous special bibliographies, indices, and handbooks are available for individual literary types and genres. Among these are:
Drama
Carpenter, Charles A. Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism 1966-1980: an international bibliography. Toronto, 1986. R016.80 C22
Dramatic index. Cumulated dramatic index, 1909/49. Boston, 1965. 2v. R058.2 D79
Eddleman, Floyd E. American drama criticism: interpretations, 1890-1977. Hamden, Conn., 1979. R016.812 Ed23
Gassner, John and Quinn, Edward. The reader's encyclopedia of world drama. New York, 1969. R809.2 G
Hartnoll, Phyllis. The Oxford companion to the theatre. 3d ed. London, 1967. R809.2 H251
Nicoll, Allardyce. A history of English drama, 1660-1900. Cambridge, 1952-59. 6v. (Supplemented by his English drama, 1900-1930. Cambridge, 1973) R820.129 N5433
Odell, George C. D. Annals of the New York stage. New York, 1927-42. 15v. R810.128 Od2
Ottemiller, John Henry. Ottemiller's Index to plays in collections; an author and title index to plays...published between 1900 and early 1975. 6th ed. Metuchen, N.J., 1976. R058.2 Ot8122
Sobel, Bernard. The new theatre handbook and digest of plays. New York, 1959. R809.2 Soll
A survey and bibliography of recent studies in English Renaissance drama, ed. by Terence P. Logan and Denzell S. Smith. Lincoln, Nebr., 1973-78. 4v. Contents: v.l, The predecessors of Shakespeare (R016.822 L828); v.2, The popular school (R016.822 L8283); v.3, The new intellectuals (R016.822 L821); v.4, The later Jacobean and Caroline dramatists (R016.822 L82)
Vinson, James, ed. Contemporary dramatists. London & New York, 1973. R040 V786
Essay
Essay and general literature index, 1900- . Basic volume, 1900-1933, kept up to date by semi-annual supplements with annual, 3-year and 7-year cumulations. R058 Es73
Novel
Adelman, Irving and Dworkin, Rita. The contemporary novel; a checklist of critical literature on the British and American novel since 1945. Metuchen, N.J., 1972. R017.8 Ad33
Bell, Inglis F. and Baird, Donald. The English novel, 1578-1956; a checklist of twentieth-century criticism. Denver, 1959. R016.823 B413
Supplemented by:
Palmer, Helen H. and Dyson, Anne Jane. English novel explication: criticisms to 1972. Hamden, Conn., 1973. Suppl. 1: Hamden, Conn., 1976. R016.8 P18
Frank, Frederick S. The first Gothics: a critical guide to the English Gothic novel. New York, 1987. R016.823 F85
Gerstenberger, Donna and Hendrick, George. The American novel; a checklist of twentieth-century criticism. Chicago, 1961-70. 2v. R016.81 G3251
Topp, Chester W. Victorian yellowbacks & paperbacks, 1849-1905. Denver, 1993
Vinson, James, ed. Contemporary novelists. 2d ed. London, 1976. R040 C761
Wright, Lyle Henry. American fiction, 1774-1850. 2d rev. ed. San Marino, Calif., 1969; 1851-1875: San Marino, Calif., 1956; 1876-1900: San Marino, Calif., 1966. R016.81 W933
Poetry
Alexander, Harriet, American and British Poetry. Athens, Ohio, 1984> R016.821 Al26
Cevasco, G.A. Three decadent poets: Ernest Dowson, John Gray, and Lionel Johnson: and annotated bibliography. New York 1990. R016.821 C339
Contemporary poets. James Vinson, ed. 2d ed. New York, 1975. R040 C7791
Deutsch, Babette. Poetry handbook, a dictionary of terms. 4th ed. New York, 1974. R808.1 D48912
Granger, Edith. Index to poetry. 6th ed. New York, 1973. R058.1 G76513
Supplemented by:
Granger's Index to poetry, 1970-1977, ed. by William F. Bernhardt. 8th rev. and enl. New York, 1986. R058.1 G765131 (Desk)
Jackson, J.R. de J. Romantic poetry by women: a bibliography, 1770-1835. Oxford, 1993> R016.821 J135
Kuntz, Joseph M. Poetry explication: a checklist of interpretation since 1925 of British and American poems, past and present. New York, 1962. R016.821 K96
Supplemented by:
Cline, Gloria S. and Baker, Jeffrey A. An index to criticisms of British and American poetry. Metuchen, N.J., 1973. 307p. (Covers 1960-70) R016.8 C615
Myers, Jack and Michael Simms. Longman Dictionary and Handbook of Poetry. New York, 1985. R805 M99
New Princeton encyclopedia of poetry and poetics. Ed. by Alex Preminger. Princeton, 1993. R803 N425
Rupert, James and John R. Leo. Guide to American Poetry Explication . Boston, 1989. v.1: Colonial and 19th century; v. 2: Modern and Contemporary. R016.811 l55 (desk)
Short story
Short story index; an index to 60,000 stories in 4,320 collections. New York, 1953. Supplements: 1950-54, 1955-58, 1959-63, 1964-68, and 1969-73. R058.3 Sh82
Walker, Warren S. Twentieth-century short story explication; interpretations, 1900-1975. 3d ed. Hamden, Conn., 1977. R016.8 W152
PERIODICALS & INDEXES
British literary magazines. Ed. by Alvin Sullivan. Westport, Conn., 1983- . v.1, Augustan Age and ...Johnson; v.2, The Romantic Age, 1789-1836; v.3, Victorian & Edwardian Age, 1837-1913; R016.05 B775
Chielens, Edward E. The literary journal in America to 1900. Detroit, 1975. R016.051 C434
Chielens, Edward E. The literary journal in America, 1900-1950. Detroit, 1977. R016.051 C4343
Palmegian, E. M. Crime in Victorian Britain: an annotated bibliography from nineteenth-century British Magazines. Westport, Ct, 1993. Butler Stacks Z5703.5 G7 P35
Stanton, Michael N. English literary journals, 1900-1950: a guide to information sources. Detroit, 1982. R016.051 S
Victorian periodicals: a guide to research. Ed. by J. Don Vann and Rosemary T. Van Arsdel. New York, 1978. R070.942 V33
White, Robert B. The English literary journal to 1900. Detroit, 1977. R016.05 W58
NOTE: In addition to the periodical indexes listed in the "Humanities" section of the "Indexes" on CLIO Plus, the following may prove useful to students of literature:
Index to Commonwealth little magazines, 1964/65- . New York, 1966- . Biennial. R050 AInl8
Index to little magazines, 1900/19-1966/67. Denver, etc., 1959-69. Frequency varies; title varies: Index to American little magazines. R050 AInl7
Sader, Marion, ed. Comprehensive index to English-language little magazines, 1890-1970. Millwood, N.Y., 1976. 8v. R050 Sal5
Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900. Ed. by W.E. Houghton. Toronto, 1966-78. 5v. R050 AW459
DISSERTATIONS
For general lists, see Dissertation Index in CLIO plus and v.29-30 of the Comprehensive Dissertation Index, printed cumulative ed. for 1861 - 1972.
Altick, Richard D. and Matthews, William R. Guide to doctoral dissertations in Victorian literature, 1886-1958. Urbana, 1960. R016.378 AZEn36
McNamee, Lawrence. Dissertations in English and American literature; theses accepted by American, British and German universities, 1865-1964. New York, 1968. Suppl. 1-2. New York, 1969-74. (Suppls. cover 1964-73) R016.378 AZEn363
Woodress, James Leslie. Dissertations in American literature, 1891-1966. Durham, N.C., 1968. R016.37873 AZAn35311
MANUSCRIPTS
Index of English literary manuscripts v.1- . London, 1980- . R016.82 In2
Robbins, John Albert, ed. American literary manuscripts; a checklist. 2d ed. Athens, Ga., 1977. R016.81 Am354
Storey, Richard and Madden, Lionel. Primary sources for Victorian studies: a guide to the location and use of unpublished materials. London, 1977. R016.942 St74
Stratford, Jenny. The Arts Council collection of modern literary manuscripts. London, 1974. The catalog of a British Museum exhibition, Poetry in the making, London, 1967, includes additional listings. R016.82 St82
Thorpe, James Ernest. The use of manuscripts in literary research. New York, 1974. R900.1 T39
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