Babel, Isaac (1894-1941)

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.

Contemporary Authors

REF Z 1224 .C6

The various versions of this classic biographical source are all accessed via the Contemporary Authors Cumulative Index (REF Z 1224 .C58)

Encyclopedia of World Literature in the Twentieth Century

REF PN 771 .E5

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

Critical Survey of Short Fiction

REF PN 3321 .C75

Dictionary of Russian Literature

REF PG 2940 .H3 1971

SPECIFIC CRITICISM

Twentieth Century Literary Criticism

REF PN 771 .G27

Look up specific literary titles in the separate title index,

Short Story Criticism

REF PN 3321 .S5

Look up specific short stories in the title index in the highest numbered volume.

Library of Literary Criticism: Modern Slavic Literature

REF PG 501 .M518

Masterplots II: Short Story Series

REF PN 3321 .C7

Reference Guide to Short Fiction

REF PN 3373 .R36

COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH

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