Getting Started
This guide is intended for students who are enrolled in Literature 314, or for those interested in researching literature of the English Renaissance.
Reference works are an excellent way of getting background information on your topic. They're usually trustworthy because they've been written and reviewed by subject experts.
Electronic Reference Sources
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Oxford English Dictionary and Historical Thesaurus (OED Online) This link opens in a new windowSubjects: English Language, Word Origins
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Subjects: Many subjects, including History, Education, Film, Health, Science, Social Science
Info type: encyclopedia and reference book entries.
List of sources.
Specific Reference Titles
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Encyclopedia of Renaissance Literature
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Call Number: PN721 .C66 2006; Reference Collection -- First FloorPublication Date: 2006Reference to the literary works, writers, and concepts of the Renaissance. Spanning the years from 1500 to 1660, this guide examines the history and development of literature during this period. -
Daily Life in Elizabethan England
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Call Number: DA320 .S56 2010, Third LevelPublication Date: 2010 -
Dictionary of Literary-Rhetorical Conventions of the English Renaissance
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Call Number: PR531 .D6 1982; Reference Collection -- First FloorPublication Date: 1982
Other Print Reference Sources
EMU Library's Print Reference Collection
Our print reference collection is located on the second level, west side.
Most reference materials having to do with literature have call numbers beginning with P.
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Reference materials cannot be checked out.
Get Research Help
Humanities Librarian
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