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Mark Twain Pudd'nhead Wilson
Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises
Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God

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A. ENCYCLOPEDIAS, GUIDES TO CRITICISM

Black literature criticism. James P. Draper, ed. Detroit : Gale, 1992.
PS 153.N5B556 1992 REFRENCE

Presents a selection of criticism of works by major black writers
of the past two-hundred years.

Black writers of America: a comprehensive anthology. New York : Macmillan, 1972.
PS 508.N3B62 1972 REFERENCE REFERENCE

See especially article on reconstruction 1865-1915 and Hurston.

Fifty southern writers after 1900, Joseph M. Flora, ed. New York : Greenwood, 1987.
PS 261.F54 1987.REFERENCEERENCE

See survey of criticism, bibliography and studies of Hurston.

The Mark Twain encyclopedia. J.R. LeMaster, ed. New York : Garland, 1993.
PS 1330.M37 1993 REFERENCE REFERENCE

See especially entry for Puddenhead Wilson and bibliography
under "Racial attitudes."

Sixteen modern American authors: a survey of research and criticism. Jackson R. Bryer, ed. Durham : Duke University Press, 1974. PS 221.F45 1974 REFERENCE REFERENCE

See especially the entry for Hemingway.

Tenney, Thomas Asa. Mark Twain: a reference guide. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1977.
PS 1331.Z998 REFERENCE REFERENCE

B. BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND ANNUALS

To 1965

The American Novel: a checklist of Twentieth Century criticism of novels written since 1789. Volume II: Criticism 1960-1968. Chicago : Swallow, 1970.
PS 379.G4 v.2 REFERENCE DESK REFERENCE DESK

Criticism of individual authors and their works and criticism
of the American novel as a genre to 1965.

Hanneman, Audre. Ernest Hemingway: a comprehensive bibliography. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1967. PS 3515.E37Z995 1967 STACKS STACKS

A substantial bibliography of Hemingway's work and
Hemingway criticism to 1965.

To 1970(3)

Adelman, Irving. The contemporary novel. Metuchen : Scarecrow, 1972.
PS 379.A3 REFERENCE DESK REFERENCE DESK

A survey of critical literature on contemporary American
and British novels arranged by author's individual works.

Hanneman, Audre. Supplement to Ernest Hemingway: a comprehensive bibliography. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1975. PS 3515.E37Z995 1975 STACKS

Supplements Ernest Hemingway: a comprehensive bibliography
to include works by and about Hemingway published 1966-1973.

To present

American Literary Scholarship. Durham : Duke University Press. 1965- . PS 3.A47 REFERENCE REFERENCE

See especially entries for Hemingway, Hurston, and Twain.

American women writers: bibliographical essays. Westport, (Conn.) : Greenwood, 1983.

See Daryl C. Dance's bibliographical essay on Hurston. Photocopy on reserve.

C. INDEXES

To 1980

MLA International Bibliography. New York : Modern Language Association of America. 1921-
INDEX PB 6.M62

To present

Essay and General Literature Index. New York : H.W. Wilson, 1900-present.
INDEX PN 1.E7

MLA International Bibliography. New York : Modern Language Association of America. 1981-
CD-ROM 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]

JOURNALS

American Literary History
American Literature
Modern Fiction Studies
Nineteenth Century Literature
Novel: a Forum on Fiction
South Atlantic Quarterly
Southern Literary Journal
Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature
Twentieth Century Literature

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Twain

Twain on the Web An excellent collection of scholarly materials.

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Political and social views
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Criticism and interpretation

American fiction--19th century--History and Criticism
Afro-Americans--History--1877-1964
Afro-Americans in literature
Race relations in literature
Race in literature
Race relations--History--19th century
Slaves and slavery in literature

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Hemingway - Online Catalog Subject Headings

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961--Criticism and interpretation
Homosexuality in literature
Men in literature
Characters and characteristics in literature
American literature--20th century--Criticism and interpretation

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Hurston - Online Catalog Subject Headings

Hurston, Zora Neale--Criticism and interpretation
Afro-American women in literature
American literature--Afro-American authors-- History and criticism
Feminism and literature--History--20th century

Photograph of Zora Neale Hurston from the Library of Congress

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