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British Literature: Collected Research Guides: Gumberg Library

Welcome

Welcome to this collective research guide on the subject of British Literature. Click an image to visit a particularly guide. If you are on a phone, turn your phone sideways for better viewing. If you find this guide helpful, but are looking for more information, scroll to the bottom for links to other collective guides on literature and other subjects in the Humanities. At the bottom, you will also learn how to get help with your research.

Essential Resources for Literary Studies

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Literary Criticism: How to Find it

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Jane Austen

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Beowulf

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William Blake

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British Modernist Writers

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Chaucer

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Dracula

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Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus

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The Gawain-Poet: A Research Guide

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Gothic Fiction

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James Joyce

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King Arthur and His Knights

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C.S Lewis

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Literary Modernism: Collected Research Guides

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Middle English - Language and Literature

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John Milton

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Mystery and Detective Fiction

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Queer Writers and Poets


Robin Hood: A Research Guide

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Science Fiction

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Shakespeare: A Research Guide

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Shakespeare and the Four Humors

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Edmund Spenser

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J.R.R Tolkien 

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Was William Shakespeare a Catholic?

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Women Mystics

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W.B Yeats

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Credits & Help


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If at any time you need help with using Gumberg Library resources, please contact Ted Bergfelt, Humanities Librarian, via email or by phone at 412-426-5430, 8:30 am-4:30 pm ET, Monday-Friday. If he is not available, Ask Gumberg


This guide was created by Alivia Austin, English Department Intern, and Ted Bergfelt, Humanities Librarian, September 2023