American Literature Research Guide

Support your literary analysis with books from the University Library. 

Try using the advanced search feature of the catalog to search for works on your author. Make sure you limit your format to 'books'.

Select 'Subject' from the drop down menu and type in your author's name. Add "criticism","interpretation" or both of these terms into another 'subject' search line. Your results should be literary criticisms about your author. To further limit your results, you can add another 'subject' line that includes the title of the authors work. 

Below are links that will bring you to a result list to books related to the corresponding broad subject. 

• American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
• American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
• American literature-- African American authors -- History and criticism
• American literature-- Hispanic American authors -- History and criticism
• American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism
• American literature -- Colonial period.

Below are examples of e-books and print books from the University Library's collection. Search the Library Catalog with keywords to find additional books on your topic.