Literature and Languages 

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Literature and Language

Resources on the study of literature and language. 

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges:  P

This collection includes sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories to help find brief explanations and general information about terms and concepts in literature and language.

General Reference Sources in Language

• Five language visual dictionary P361 .A15 2003 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Encyclopedia of language and linguistics P29 .E48 2006 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• New Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English PE3721 .P3 2006 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Compendium of the world’s languages P371 .C36 2000(Reference, 2nd floor)
• Dictionary of translation technology P306.2 .C43 2004 (Reference, 2nd floor)

General Reference Sources in Literature

• Encyclopedia of feminist literature PN471 .W455 2004 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• World poets PN1021 .W67 2000 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Critical survey of drama PN1625 .C68 2003 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Dictionary of English and romance languages equivalent proverbs PN6421 .F56 2001 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• All things Chaucer: an encyclopedia of Chaucer’s world PR1903 .R55 2007 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Anatomy of wonder: a critical guide to science fiction PN3433.8 .A52 2004 (Reference, 2nd floor)

Online Reference Sources in Literature and Language

• Dictionary of Shakespeare
• Oxford companion to English literature
• American women writers, a critical reference guide: from Colonial times to the present
• Oxford dictionary of phrase and fable
• Genreflecting: a guide to reading interests in genre fiction
• Oxford paperback thesaurus
• Pocket Fowler’s modern English usage

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