Aeschylus (525 B.C.? - 456 B.C.?)

Pathfinder

June 1996

The following reference books can be used to get both biographical and critical information about authors. These sources should be used as a starting point--DO NOT base all of your research on material obtained from reference books. Use these sources to become better acquainted with your author; this will allow you to utilize more effectively the sources listed under COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH. These sources are located at the West Campus LRC; they may also be located at other local libraries.

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

Consult the following reference sources to get an overview of your author's life.

Greek and Latin Authors, 800 B.C. - A.D. 1000

REF PA 31 .G7

Crowell's Handbook of Classical Literature

REF PA 31 .F4 1980

Crowell's Handbook of Classical Drama

REF PA 3024 .H35

Penguin Companion to Classical, Oriental and African Literature

REF PA 31 .P4 1971

Readers Encyclopedia of World Drama

REF PN 1625 .G3

CRITICAL SOURCES

Consult the following reference sources to obtain critical analyses of your author and his/her work. The first sources listed will provide a more general critical analyses of your author, while the second set of sources will provide critical analyses of a more specific nature.

GENERAL CRITICISM

Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean

REF DE 59 .C55

McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama

REF PN 1625 .M3

Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome

REF PA 3002 .A5

Critical Survey of Drama - Foreign Language Series

REF PN 1625 .C74

SPECIFIC CRITICISM

Classical & Medieval Literature Criticism

REF PA 3003 .C56

Look up specific titles in the title index in the highest numbered volume.

COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH

After you obtain background information on your author/topic from the reference books, continue your research in the following CATALOGS, INDEXES, COMPUTERS and INTERNET SITES.

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