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PS303 .A45 1984
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PN1022 .H39 2007
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PS310.H66 V46 2002
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Introduction to Literary Criticism of Poetry
This guide addresses the need for literary criticism for beginning literary critics. It provides resources for finding poems, for getting summaries, reviews, and criticism or explication of poetry.
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Gale Literary Sources
Presents industry-leading literature content, including criticism, biographies, reference articles, reviews, primary sources, plot analysis, explication, and multimedia. Up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Searches across Gale Virtual Reference Library, Literature Criticism Online and Something About the Author Online.
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LitFinder
LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
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Poets.org
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Internet Poetry Archive
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