By Jennifer Bowers

This consultant presents the simplest practices and reference assets, either print and digital, that may be utilized in undertaking study on literature of the British Renaissance and Early glossy interval. This quantity seeks to deal with particular study features necessary to learning the interval, together with a extra inclusive canon and the predominance of Shakespeare.

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Vol. 1, 16th and 17th Centuries. New York: Facts on File, 2003. Hattaway, Michael, ed. A Companion to English Renaissance Literature and Culture. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2000. Kinney, Arthur F. The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1500–1600. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pacheco, Anita. A Companion to Early Modern Women’s Writing. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2002. Ruoff, James E. Crowell’s Handbook of Elizabethan and Stuart Literature. New York: Crowell, 1975. Schlueter, Paul, and June Schlueter, eds.

2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. Harner, James L. Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies. 5th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2008. Marcuse, Michael J. A Reference Guide for English Studies. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Have you ever started a research project in a new area of study and wondered where to begin, or wished to learn more about a reference resource you have found? Of course, consulting your reference librarian is always an excellent choice, but there are important published research guides to explain and evaluate a wide range of reference tools for you.

The straightforward, engaging biographies, frequently accompanied by a “Critical Analysis” section, identify the genres in which an individual wrote, present the life story, and provide a short critical overview. Entries contain works both by and about the subject. Valuable crossreferences make connections between individuals and events across the volume as a whole. The volume begins with a chronological list of the authors and concludes with a selected bibliography and index. Altogether, this reference tool presents a useful introduction to the people and events of the era for all levels of readers and scholars.

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