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#990. DeMiller, Anna L. Linguistics: A Guide to the Reference Literature. 2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1990. PCL REF P 121 D42

#997. Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1997. PCL REF P 29 C64

#999. Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 4th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997. PCL REF P 29 C65

#1001. Asher, R. E., ed. The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Oxford, UK: Pergamon, 1994. PCL REF P29 E48

#1002. Sebeok, Thomas A., ed. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics. Berlin: Moutonde Gruyter, 1986. PCL REF P 99 E65

#1003. Bright, William, ed. International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. PCL REF P29 I58

#1020. Cassidy, Frederic G., ed. Dictionary of American Regional English. Cambridge, MA: Belknap, 1985. PCL REF PE 2843 D52

#1021. Rogers, James. The Dictionary of Cliches. New York: Facts on File, 1985. PCL REF PE 1689 R65

#1031. Sparkes, Ivan G., ed. Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms Being a compendium of more than 1800 Collective Nouns, Group Terms, and Phrases that from Medieval to Modern Times have Described Companies of Persons, Birds, Insects, Animals, Professions, and Objects. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 1985. PCL REF PE 1689 S69

#1033. Ehrlich, Eugene and Hand, Raymond, Jr. NBC Handbook of Pronunciation. 4th ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. PCL REF PE 1137 E52

#1060. MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literature. UTLOL

#1062. Harris, Laurie Lantzen and Helene Henderson, eds. Twentieth-Century
Literary Movements Index: A Guide to 500 Literary Movements, Groups, Schools, Tendencies, and Trends ... Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1991. PCL REF PN 597 T9

#1064. Rogal, Samuel J. Calendar of Literary Facts: A Daily and Yearly Guide to Noteworthy Events in World Literature from 1450 to the Present. Detroit: Gale, 1991. PCL REF PN 6075 R64

#1065. Howes, Kelly King. Characters in 19th-Century Literature. Book II. New York: Gale, 1995. PCL REF PN 56.4 H 69

#1067. Sobczak, A J., ed. Cyclopedia of Literary Characters. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1998. PCL REF PN 44 M3 1998

#1068. Harris, Wendell V. Dictionary of Concepts n Literary Criticism and Theory. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992. PCL REF PN 41 H36

#1069. Cuddon, J. A. A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. 4th ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998. PCL REF PN 41 C83

#1072. Serafin, Steven R., ed. Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century. 3rd Ed. Farmington Hills, MI: St. James Press, 1999. PCL REF PN 771 E5

#1073. Hawthorn, Jeremy. A Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory. 4th ed. London: Arnold, 2000. PCL REF PN 44.5 H37

#1074. Abams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 7th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1999. PCL REF PN 41 A184

#1075. Harmon, William and C. Hugh Holman. A Handbook to Literature. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. PCL REF PN 41 H6

#1078. Amos, William. The Originals: Who's Really Who in Fiction. London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. PCL REF PN 56.4 A462

#1079. Kolar, Carol Koehmstedt, comp. Plot Summary Index. 2nd ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1981. PCL REF PN 44 K64

#1083. Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Authors and Their Works. PLC REF PN 453 C627 Available through UTLOL.

#1083n. Contemporary Authors. Autobiography Series. Detroit: Gale, 1984-. PCL REF PN 453 C63

#1083n. Something about the Author: Facts and Pictures about Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People. Gale: Detroit, 1971-. PCL REF PN 451 S6

#1084. Contemporary Literary Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of Today's Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, Scriptwriters, and Other Creative Writers. (CLC) PCL REF PN 771 C59 Available through UTLOL.

#1086. Magill, Frank N., McCrea Adams, and Juliane Brand, eds. Cyclopedia of World Authors. 3rd ed. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1997. PCL REF PN 451 M36 1997

#1087. Bruccoli, Matthew, et al, eds. Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1978. PCL REF PS 126 D437 Available through UTLOL

Scribner's Series:
European Writers (14 vols)
#1089n. Jackson, William T. H., ed. European Writers: The Middle Ages and The Renaissance. Vols. 1-2. New York: Scribner's, 1983. PCL REF PN 500 E976

#1089n. Stade, George, ed. European Writers: The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment. Vols. 3-4. New York: Scribner's, 1984. PCL REF PN 500 E976

#1089n. Barzun, Jacques, ed. European Writers: The Romantic Century. Vols. 5-7. New York: Scribners, 1985. PCL REF PN 500 E976

#1089n. Stade, George, ed. European Writers: The Twentieth Century. Vols. 8-13. New York: Scribners, 1990. PCL REF PN 500 E976

#1090n; 1093. Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800: Critical Discussion of the Works of Fifteenth-, Sixteenth-, Seventeenth-, and Eighteenth-Century Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Philosophers, and Other Creative Writers. (LC) Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1984-. PCL REF PN 86 L56

#1094n. Magill, Frank N., ed. Masterplots: 2,010 Plot Stories & Essay Reviews from the World's Fine Literature. Rev. ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1976. 12 vols. PCL REF PN 44 M33 1976

#1094n. Magill, Frank, N., ed. Survey of Contemporary Literature: Updated Reprints of 2,300 Essay-Reviews from Masterplots Annuals, 1954-1976, and Survey of Contemporary Literature Supplement. Rev. ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1977. 12 vols. PCL REF PN 44 M34

#1097; 1090n. Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers ... (NCLC) Detroit: Gale, 1981-. PCL REF PN 761 N5

#1100. Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived Between 1900 and 1960, from the First Published Critical Appraisals to Current Evaluations. (TCLC) PCL REF PN 94 T93

#1101. Seymour-Smith, Martin and Andrew C. Kimmens, eds. World Authors 1900-1950. PLC REF PN 451 W674 1996

#1130. Preminger, Alex and T. V. F. Brogan, eds. The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. PCL REF PN 1021 N39

#1133n. Kale, Tessa, ed. The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies. 12th ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. PCL REF PN 1022 G7

#1133n. Frankovich, Nicholas. The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Collected and Selected Works. New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. PCL REF PN 1022 C03

#1136. Bracken, James K. Reference Works in British and American Literature. Volume 1: English and American Literature. Volume 2: English and American Writers. 2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. PCL REF Z 2011 B74 1990

#1142. Blanck, Jacob, comp., and Michael Winship, ed. Bibliography of American Literature. 9 vols. PCL REF Z 1225 B55

#1145. Watson, George, ed. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. (NCBEL) Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1974. PCL REF Z 2011 N45
Vol. 1: 600-1660
Vol. 2: 1660-1800
Vol. 3: 1800-1900
Vol. 4: 1900-1950
Vol. 5: Index

#1147. Pollard, Alfred William and G. R. Redgrave. A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of English Books Printed Abroad, 1475-1640. (STC) London: Bibliographical Society, 1926. 2nd ed. Rev. and enl. W.A. Jackson, F.S. Ferguson and Katharine F. Pantzer. (NSTC)1976-1991. 3 vols. PCL REF Z 2002 P77

#1148. Wing, Donald Goddard. Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America and of English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641-1700. New York: Columbia University Press, 1945-1951. 3 vol. 2d. ed. Rev. and enl. Index Committee of the Modern Language Association. 1972-1988. 3 vols.

#1165. Andrews, William L., Frances Smith Foster, and Trudier Harris, eds. The Oxford Companion to African American Literature. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1997. PCL REF PS 153 N5 O96

#1166. Hart, James D. The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 6th ed. New York; Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1995. PCL REF PS 21 H3

#1167. Benson, Eugene and William Toye, eds. The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature. 2nd ed. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1997.PCL REF PR 9180.2 O94

#1168. Drabble, Margaret, ed. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2000. PCL REF PR 19 O94

#1169. Welch, Robert and Bruce Stewart, eds. The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1996. PCL REF PR 8706 O88

#1174. Benbow-Pfalzgraf, Taryn. ed. American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. Detroit: Gale, 2000. PCL REF PS 147 A42

#1175. Unger, Leonard, ed. American Writers; A Collection of Literary Biographies. New York: Scribners, 1974. PCL REF PS 129 A55

#1176. Levernier, James A. and Douglas R. Wilmes, eds. American Writers Before 1800: A Biographical and Critical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greewood Press, 1983. PCL REF PS 185 A4

#1186. Matuz, Roger, ed. Contemporary Southern Writers. Detroit: St. James Press, 1999. PCL REF PS 261 C569

#1191. Kester-Shelton, Pamela, ed. Feminist Writers. Detroit: St. James Press, 1996. PCL REF PN 451 F46 1996

#1192. Malinowski, Sharon, ed. Gay & Lesbian Literature. Detroit; London: St. James Press, 1994. PCL REF PN 56 H57 G36

#1196. Cerrito, Joann and Laurie Di Mauro, eds. Modern American Literature. Detroit: St. James Press, 1999. 3 vols. PCL REF PS 221 M53

#1199. Kirkpatrick, D. L. Reference Guide to American Literature. 4th ed. Farmington Hills, MI: St. James Press, 2000. PCL REF PS 129 R44

#1215. Sturm, Terry, ed. The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature. Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand: Oxford University Press, 1998. PCL REF PR 9624.3 O94

#1231. Greenfieldt, John, ed. Short Story Index: An Index to Stories in Collections and Periodicals. PCL REF PS 374 S5 C6652

#1236. Herald, Diana Tixier. Genreflecting: A Guide to the Reading Interests in Genre Fiction. 5th ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. PLC REF PS 374 P64 R67

#1260.Short Story Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of Short Fiction Writers. (SSC) PCL REF PN 3373 S567

#1262. Walker, Warren S. Twentieth-Century Short Story Explication: Interpretations 1900-1975, of Short Fiction Since 1800. 3rd ed. Hamden, CT: Shoe String Press, 1977. Suppl. 1 1976-1979; Suppl. 2: 1979-1981; Suppl. 3: 1981-1984; Suppl. 4: 1984-1986; Suppl. 5: 1987-1988; Index to the Third Edition and its Five Supplements: 1961-1991. PN 3373 S5 W332

#1282. Riggs, Thomas, ed. Contemporary Poets. Detroit: St. James Press, 2001. 7th ed. PCL REF PR 603 C6

#1289. Chevalier, Tracy, ed. Contemporary World Writers. Detroit: St. James Press, 1993. PCL REF PN 51 C6235 1993.

#1297. Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of World Authors from Classical Antiquity through the Fourteenth Century, From the First Appraisals to Current Evaluations. (CMLC) Detroit: Gale, 1988-. PCL REF PN 610 C537

#1299. Howatson, M. C., ed. The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. PCL REF PA 31 H69

#1305. France, Peter, ed. The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995. PCL REF PQ 41 N48

#1319. Sole, Carlos A. and Maria Isabel Abreu, eds. Latin American Writers. New York: Scribner's, 1989. PCL REF PQ 7081 A1 L37

#1332. Garland, Henry and Mary Garland, eds. The Oxford Companion to German Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. PCL REF PT 41 G3

#1337. Cornwell, Neil and Nicole Christian, eds. Reference Guide to Russian Literature. London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998. PCL REF PG 2940 R43

#1364. Carpenter, Humphrey and Mari Prichard. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. PCL REF PN 1008.5 C37

#1369. Children's Literature Review: Excerpts from Reviews, Criticism, and Commentary on Books for Children and Young People. (CLR). PCL REF PN 1009 A1 C5130

#1372. Pendergast, Sara and Tom Pendergast, eds. St. James Guide to Children's Writers. PCL REF PN 1009 A1 T9

#1373. Pendergast, Sara and Tom Pendergast, eds. St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers. PCL REF PN 1009 A1 S8

1. Purves, Alan C., Linda Papa and Sarah Jordan, eds. Encyclopedia of English Studies and Language Arts. 2 vols. New York: Scholastic, 1994. PCL REF PE 65 E47

2. Seymour-Smith, Martin. Macmillan Guide to Modern World Literature. 3rd ed. London: Macmillan Press, 1985. PCL REF PN 771 S4

3. Wilde, William H., Joy Hooton, and Barry Andrews. The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature. 2nd ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1994. PCL REF PR 9600.2 W55

4. Davidson, Cathy N. and Linda Wagner-Martin, eds. The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. PCL REF PS 147 O94

5. Goring, Rosemary, ed. Larousse Dictionary of Literary Characters. Edinburgh; New York: Larousse, 1994. PCL REF PR 19 L37 1994

6. Rintoul, M.C. Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction. New York: Routledge, Chapman & Hall, 1993. PCL REF PN 56.4 R56 1993

7. Groden, Michael, and martin Kreiswirth. The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994. PLC REF PN 81 J65 1994

8. Makaryk, Irena R., comp. and ed. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory: Approaches, Scholars, Terms. Toronto; Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1993. PCL REF PN 81 E43 1993

9. Kowaleski-Wallace, Elizabeth, ed. Encyclopedia of Feminist Literary Theory. New York: Garland, 1997. PCL REF PN 98 W64 E 53

10. Fenza, D. W. and Gwyn McVay, eds. The AWP Official Guide to Writing Programs. 3rd ed. Fairfax, VA: George Mason University, Associated Writing Programs, 1997. PCL REF PN 181 A8 1997

11. Rood, Karen L., ed. American Literary Almanac from 1608 to the Present. New York: Facts on File, 1988. PCL REF PS 92 A38

12. Weaver, Bruce L. Novel Openers: First Sentences of 11,000 Fictional Works, Topically Arranged with Subject, Keyword, Author and Title Indexing. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1995. PLC REF PN 3365 W43

13. Ammer, Christine. Have a Nice Day-No Problem!: A Dictionary of Cliches. New York: Penguin, 1992. PCL REF PE 1689 A48

14. Lipton, James. An Exaltation of Larks. New York: Penguin, 1991. PCL REF PE 1689 L5

15. Adams, Barbara K., et al. Plot Locator: An Index to Summaries of Fiction and Nonfiction. New York: Garland, 1991. PCL REF PN 44 P58 1991

16. Taylor, J. Gordon, ed. A Literary History of the American West. Fort Worth, TX: Texas University Press, 1987. PCL REF PS 271 L58

17. Witalec, Janet, ed. Native North American Literature Biographical and Critical Information on Native Writers and Orators from the United States and Canada from Historical Times to the Present. (NNAL) Detroit: Gale, 1994. PCL REF PS 508 I5 N38

18. Bouissac, Paul. Encyclopedia of Semiotics. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. PCL REF P 99 E64

19. Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults. A Selectin of Sketches from "Something About the Author". 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 8 vols. PCL REF PN 451 M37

20. Farkas, Anna. The Oxford Dictionary of Catchphrases. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. PCL REF PE 1689 F37

21. Ammer, Christine. The Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches. New York: Facts on File, 2001. PCL REF PE 1689 A48

22. May, Charles E., ed. Critical Survey of Short Fiction. 2nd rev. ed. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 2001. 6 vols. PCL REF PN 3321 C7

23. Parini, Jay, ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. 4 vols. PCL REF PS 21 E537

24. Flora, Joseph M., ed. The Companion to Southern Literature: Themes, Genres, Places, People, Movements, and Motifs. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University, 2002. PCL REF PS 261 C55

25. Haralson, Eric L., ed. Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Twentieth Century. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. PCL REF PS 323.5 E63

26. Haralson, Eric L., ed. Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998. PCL REF PS 316 E63