Research Guides: English Language and Literature: American Literature

Finding Books in Omni

Books are a great starting place when you are researching a period in literature or a literary text. Use Omni to find books at Brock that can support your research.

Example Searches:

Subject (precise terms applied to books)

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. - Criticism and Interpretation

Politics And Literature United States History 20th Century

Keyword (searches the entire record of books)

American literature and sexuality

Nabokov and Lolita and criticism

Reference Tools - Background Information

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
350 essays from leading scholars, encompassing the range and depth of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day. The Encyclopedia includes essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, as well as major works and essays on literary movements, periods, and themes.

Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window
Includes detailed author biographies and critical articles.

Literature Databases

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
*BEST BET* The key index for finding articles, books, and book chapters on literary works. Try using the thesaurus to narrow your search with the appropriate terms and form of the author's name.
Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window
Integrating over 350,000 works of poetry, prose and drama from the 8th to the 21st century with a huge library of criticism and reference material, LION represents an indispensable resource for literary studies.