Literary Research and British Modernism Strategies and Sources
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Alison M. Lewis is Assistant Teaching Professor at Drexel University's College of Information Science and Technology.Highly recommended.
- P. Kujoory, Choice Reviews
An admirably clear explanation of the basics of online searching….<i>Literary Research and British Modernism</i> offers an important guide to those researching British literature of the first half of the twentieth century.
Mla Literary Research Guide
Invaluable guide to standard resources for the British Modernist Era. . . . This outstanding book offers much sensible advice and provides source material that will guide both students and professionals in the finding and intelligent selection of material from the overwhelming plethora of information available in this modern age.
American Reference Books Annual
Focusing on work produced between 1880 and 1945, Literary Research and British Modernism: Strategies and Sources provides scholars with the necessary methods and tools for studying the literature of this period. This reference guide will facilitate research into the works of such major modernist writers as James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster, Joseph Conrad, and Somerset Maugham, as well as lesser known or forgotten authors of the era.
The book discusses research methodology and the best practices for the research process, especially regarding the research challenges unique to works of British modernism. This resource includes commentary on general literary reference materials; library catalogs; print and online bibliographies, indexes, and annual reviews; scholarly journals; contemporary reviews; period journals and newspapers; microform and digital collections; manuscripts and archives; and Web resources. This book is an important and helpful guide for researchers of British Modernism and general interested readers alike.
Every literary age presents scholars with both predictable and unique research challenges. This new series fills a gap in the field of reference literature by featuring research strategies and by recommending the best tools for conducting specialized period and national literary research. Emphasizing research methodology, each series volume takes into account the unique challenges inherent in conducting research of that specific literary period and outlines the best practices for researching within it. Volumes place the research process within the period's historical context and use a narrative structure to analyze and compare print and electronic reference sources. Following an introduction to online searching, chapters typically will cover these types of resources: general literary reference materials; library catalogs; print and online bibliographies, index, and annual reviews; scholarly journals; contemporary reviews; period journals and newspapers; microform and digital collections; manuscripts and archives; and Web resources. Additional or alternative chapters may be included to highlight a particular research problem or to examine other pertinent period or national literary resources.
Series Editors: Peggy Keeran and Jennifer Bowers