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English - Literary Criticism in Heroic Figures: Resources
This guide will help students find literary criticisms for the Heroic Figures course
[OPTIONAL] Scroll down and check the Language and Literature box
Scroll to the top and select Article as the Item Type and English as the Language
Enter the title of the work in the first search box and the author in the second
Based on the search results, modify your search using some or all of the following options:
To the right of the first search box, select Item Title from the drop-down menu - this will tell the database to look for criticisms with the name of the work in the title of the article
Add a third search box for further customization. Options include character names and literary terms or techniques, such as: Horatio, archetype, hero, anti-hero, ghost, dagger, feminist, post-colonial, queer, Marxist, psychoanalytical, etc.
Use Abstracts, Introductions and hyperlinked Topics to guide your reading selection
Go to Project Muse and click on the Searching link at the top of the page
Enter the title of the work in the first search box and the author in the second
On the left-hand side go the Research Area box and select Literature. Then, go to the Content Type box and select Article
Based on the search results, modify your search using some or all of the following options:
Select Title from the drop-down menu to the far left of the first search box - this will tell the database to look for criticisms with the name of the work in the title of the article
Add a third search box for further customization. Options include character names and literary terms or techniques, such as: Horatio, archetype, hero, anti-hero, ghost, dagger, feminist, queer, Marxist, psychoanalytical
Enter criticism in the first search box and select Any Field from the drop-down menu to the left
Enter Shakespeare in the second search box and select Subject from the drop-down menu to the left
[OPTIONAL] Modify the search by adding a third search field with the title of the play. Change the adjacent drop-down menu to Any Field
*E-Books will be included in the search results
How to Use Discovery
Go to Calarco Discovery
Enter a combination of literary criticism, Shakespeare, [play title]
Based on the search results, modify your search using some or all of the following options
Select Advanced Search and follow strategies similar to the other searchable interfaces
Select Academic Journals or eBooks on the left-hand side
Add additional search terms for further customization. Options include character names and literary terms or techniques, such as: Horatio, archetype, hero, anti-hero, ghost, dagger, feminist, queer, Marxist, psychoanalytical
*Calarco Discovery includes search results from JSTOR, Project Muse, and the Library Catalog
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