LibGuides: ENGL 418 Literature of the American South: General Information

Useful References

Encyclopedia of Appalachia by Abramson, Rudy
Call Number: F106 .E53 2006
ISBN: 1572334568
Publication Date: 2006

The following books are available in the Reference Collection at Wiggins Memorial Library. They may not be checked out, or removed from the building.

A handbook to Appalachia : an introduction to the region by Edwards, Grace Toney
Call Number: F106 .H23 2006
ISBN: 1572334592
Publication Date: 2006
The Encyclopedia of Southern history by Roller, David C.
Call Number: F207.7 .E52
ISBN: 0807105759
Publication Date: 1979
The new encyclopedia of Southern culture by Wilson, Charles Reagan
Call Number: F209 .N47 2006
ISBN: 0807830038
Publication Date: 2006
This is a 16 volume set
The companion to Southern literature : themes, genres, places, people, movements, and motifs by Flora, Joseph M.
Call Number: PS261 .C55 2002
ISBN: 0807126926
Publication Date: 2002

Online Resources

The Center for the Study of southern Culture
As of the beginning of 2012 this website was being rebuilt.
Documenting the American South
Southern Scribe: A Culture of Storytelling
Appalachian English
Celebrating the History of Appalachia
From Pi beta Phi to Arrowmont
From Pi beta Phi to Arrowmont "Essay Collection"
West Virginia Dialect Project
Appalachian Studies Association
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Databases for Literary Criticism

Gale Literary Sources This link opens in a new window
Combines Literature Resource Center with Gale Virtual Reference Library in one interface. Articles, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.
Literary Reference Plus This link opens in a new window
Articles and criticisms, including peer-reviewed, bios and interviews, novels, short stories, poems, and literary magazines.
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Literature Criticism Online sorts criticism topically, by period, and even by author depending on prominence. Also includes Poetry and Short Story criticism.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
An EBSCO database that can be cross-referenced with other literary databases, the MLA International Bibliography is a great starting point for literary research.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
While an interdisciplinary resource, JSTOR is great specifically for short story research.

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