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Materials about
Edgar Allan Poe
Bibliographies and Critical Essays | Guides to Criticism and other Reference Books | Indexes | Journal Titles | Online Library Catalog
GUIDES
TO CRITICISM AND OTHER REFERENCE BOOKS
American Literature: A Study and Research Guide. Lewis Leary, ed.
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1976. PS88.L42 REFERENCE
See chapter 10, Major American Writers, entry for Poe.
American Literary Scholarship. Durham: Duke University Press. PS3.A47
1964-1993 REFERENCE
Indexed, yearly essay volumes with most including
entries on Poe.
American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. New York:
Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1981.
PS129.A55 V.1-4 with 4 supplements REFERENCE
See entry in volume 3 on Poe—includes selected
bibliography.
Cline, Gloria S. An Index to Criticisms of British and American Poetry.
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1973. PR89.C5 REFERENCE DESK
Useful index of poets, poems, and critical citations.
A Companion to Poe Studies. Eric W. Carlson, ed.
Westport, CT: Greenwood , 1996. PS2631.C66 1996 REFERENCE
A reference guide for the study of Poe biography,
criticism, aesthetics, philosophy, and influence. Also has selected
bibliography.
Critical Survey of Literary Theory. Frank N. Magill, ed.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Salem Press, 1987. PN45.C74 1987 V.1-4 REFERENCE
Critical Survey of Short Fiction. Frank N. Magill, ed.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Salem Press, 1981. PN3321.C7 V.1-7 REFERENCE
See entry "The Gothic Influence on Short
Fiction" in volume 2—also see volume 1 and section on Poe in volume 6.
The Columbia History of American Poetry. Jay Parini, ed.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. PS303.C64 1993 REFERENCE
See especially the entry for Poe; also p.132-133 for
interesting quote by Poe on women.
Frank, Frederick S. The Poe Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood,
1997.
PS2630.P58 1997 REFERENCE
Gohdes, C.L. Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the
U.S.A.
Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1970. Z1225.G6 1970 STACKS
Guide to American Poetry Explication. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1989.
PS201.G84 1989 REFERENCE DESK
Howes, K. Characters in 19th-Century Literature. Detroit: Gale
Research, 1993.
PN56.4.H68 1993 REFERENCE
Masterplots II Short Stories Series. Frank N. Magill, ed.
Pasadena: Salem Press, 1986. PN3326.M27 1986 V.1-10 REFERENCE
Critical evaluations of 732 outstanding short stories
Hart, James D. The Oxford Companion to American Literature.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1983. PS21.H3 1983 REFERENCE
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. L.L. Harris, ed.
Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. PN761.N5 INDEX-V.59 REFERENCE
Hart, James D. The Oxford Companion to American Literature.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1983. PS21.H3 1983 REFERENCE
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. L.L. Harris, ed.
Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. PN761.N5 INDEX-V.59 REFERENCE
See especially volumes 1,16, and 55.
Poetry Criticism. Detroit: Gale Research, 1991. PN1010.P499
V.1-15 REFERENCE
See especially volume 1
Reference Guide to Short Fiction. Noelle Watson, ed.
Detroit: St. James Press, 1994. PN3373.R36 1994 REFERENCE
Entries include biography, published books, critical
studies, and a signed critical essay.
Short Story Criticism. Detroit: Gale Research, 1988. PN3373.S386
V.1-24 REFERENCE
See especially volumes 2 and 22 for lengthy entries on
"The Fall of the House of Usher", and volume 1 for shorter essays on a
number of stories.
Weixlmann, Joseph. American Short Story Fiction Criticism and Scholarship,
1959-1977.
Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1982. PS374.S5 W4 REFERENCE DESK
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
AND CRITICAL ESSAYS
Auden, W.H. Forewords and Afterwords. New York: Random House, 1973. PN511.A78
STACKS
See Poe essay.
Dameron, J. Lasley. Edgar Allan Poe, A Bibliography of Criticism, 1827-1967.
Charlottesville:
University Press of Virginia, 1974. PS2648.5.D3 1974 STACKS
Eight American Authors: A Review of Research and Criticism. James
Woodress, ed. New York:
W.W. Norton, 1971 revised ed. PS201.E4 1971 STACKS
See Hubbell’s bibliographic, biographic and
scholarly criticism on Poe.
Eliot, T.S. To Criticize the Critic and Other Writings. New York:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1965.
PS3509.L43 T6 STACKS
Has notable lecture on Poe.
Howarth, William L. Twentieth Century Interpretations of Poe’s Tales: A
Collection of Critical Essays.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. 1971. PS2638.H6 STACKS
Regan, Robert. Poe: A Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs,
N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1967.
PS2631.R38 STACKS
Woodson, Thomas. Twentieth Century Interpretations of the Fall of the House
of Usher; A Collection of
Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1969.
PS2614.W6 STACKS
INDEXES
Abstracts of English Studies. Boulder, Colorado: National Council of
Teachers of English. 1958-1991.
P1.A2 INDEX
Example: Rajan, Gita." A Feminist Rereading of Poe’s The Tell-Tale
Heart". Papers on Language and Literature. v.24, no. 3, 1989,
p.283-300 MICROFORM
Essay and General Literature Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1900. v.1
1900-33 to v.11 1985-89.
PN1.E7 INDEX
Arranged alphabetically by name, then by the title of
individual works.
Expanded Academic Index. COMPUTER.
An excellent, user-friendly place to begin. Searching by the author
[last name, first name] will be most productive.
Humanities Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1974-1996 v.1-22. NX1.H8
INDEX
Expanded Academic Index. COMPUTER.
An excellent, user-friendly place to begin. Searching by the author
[last name, first name] will be most productive.
Humanities Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1974-1996 v.1-22. NX1.H8
INDEX
Entries are by name and divided by biographical,
influence, language, style, sources, etc.
MLA International Bibliography. New York: Modern Language Association
of America, 1921-
PB6.M62 INDEX
MLA International Bibliography.
Computer workstations
Sample searches in MLA International Bibliography:
· [name of work] and [theme, character, etc.]
· [last name of author] and [theme]
· [a or b] and PT=article
· [a or b] and JN=[name of a journal held by SHC]
Short Story Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1900-1994. PN2273.S5
INDEX
JOURNALS
Check online catalog for location and call numbers after you have located a
journal citation.
American Literary History
American Literary Realism, 1870-1910
American Literature
CLA Journal
English Language Notes
Explicator
Journal of English and Germanic Philology
New Literary History
Nineteenth Century Literature
Poe Studies
Southern Literary Journal
Studies in American Fiction
Tennessee Studies in Literature
ONLINE LIBRARY
CATALOG - Sample Subject Headings
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849—aesthetics
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849—biography
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849—bibliography
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849—characters
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849—concordances (of poetry)
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849—correspondence
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849—criticism and interpretation
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849—fictional works
American fiction—History and criticism
American literature—bibliography—indexes
American literature—19th century—history and criticism
American poetry—explication—bibliography
American poetry—History and criticism
Detective and mystery stories, American—History and criticism
Fantastic literature, American—History and criticism
Fiction—19th century—Stories, plots, etc.
Fiction—19th century—History and criticism
Ghost stories, American—History and criticism
Gothic Revival (Literature)
Homicide in Literature
Horror tales, American—History and criticism
Literature, comparative—American and French
Literature, experimental
Opium Habit
Popular literature—United States—History and Criticism
Sensationalism in literature
Short stories—Stories, plots, etc.
Social Problems in literature
Supernatural in literature
Symbolism in literature
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