Cannery Row
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Read about the author John Steinbeck
Use Reference Sources to Get an Overview of your topic
Reference sources help you identify key words that will aid you in searching the online catalog and various electronic databases. Also, reference sources often give suggestions for further reading, which can include books, articles or websites. All of the reference sources listed below can be found in the Garver Room (silent study room).
- Encyclopedia of literary critics and criticism - REF 801.9 EN192 V.1 - V.2
- Encyclopedia of world literature in the 20th century - REF 803 EN1A 1999 V.1 - V.4
- Critical survey of long fiction - REF 823.09 C86 2000 V.1 - V.8
- The Oxford companion to English literature - REF 820.3 OX2D 2000
- Merriam-Webster's dictionary of American writers - REF 810.9 M55
- Modern American literature - REF 810.9 N99A 1999 V.1 - V.3
- The Cambridge handbook of American literature - REF 810.3 C14
- Benét's reader's encyclopedia of American literature - REF 810.3 B43
- Social protest literature : an encyclopedia of works, characters, authors, and themes - REF 809.9 N38S
- The Facts on File companion to the American novel - REF 813 F19WE V.1 - V.3
- American writers : a collection of literary biographies - REF 810.9 AM3
- The Oxford encyclopedia of American literature - REF 810.3 Ox21
- Critical Companion to John Steinbeck: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work - REF 813 ST3ZSC
Find out more by using Circulating Books
Try these subject headings:
- Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Canneries -- Fiction.
- Monterey (Calif.) -- Fiction.
- California -- Fiction.
- Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 -- Biography.
- Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Find additional and specific information using electronic access to full-text materials from Scholarly Journals and Literary Resource Centers
| Title of e-Resource | About the e-Resource |
|---|---|
| American National Biography | Learn more about how and why to use American National Biography. |
| Biography Resource Center | Learn more about what Biography Resource Center offers. A great resource for biographical information as well as magazine and journal articles and web sites about a specific person (make sure to click on the various tabs above the main information area after you do your search). |
| Cambridge Collections Online | Learn more about how and why to use Cambridge Collections Online. |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism Select | Learn more about how and why to use Contemporary Literary Criticism Select. |
| Dictionary of National Biography | Learn more about how and why to use Dictionary of National Biography. |
| The Literary Encyclopedia | Learn more about how and why to use The Literary Encyclopedia. |
| Literary Reference Center | Learn more about how and why to use Literary Reference Center. |
| Literature Online (LION) | Learn more about how and why to use Literature Online. |
If you are trying to access these databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your Library Card Number. This is your PA ID Number.
Selected Sites on the Free Web
- Historical Image of Cannery Row and Explainations - http://www.thehistorycompany.com/Research/Neighborhood/neighborhood.html
- National Steinbeck Center - http://www.steinbeck.org/MainFrame.html
- Nobelprize.org - http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1962/steinbeck-bio.html
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