Beckett, Samuel (1906- )

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)

Dictionary of Literary Biography

REF PS 221 .D5

This multivolume biographical source is best 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 Long Fiction

REF PN 3321 .C75

Critical Survey of Long Fiction-Foreign Language Series

REF 3503 .C7

Critical Survey of Short Fiction

REF PN 3321 .C7

Critical Survey of Poetry

REF PN 1111 .C7

Critical Survey of Drama

REF PR 625 .C74

Critical Survey of Drama-Foreign Language Series

REF PN 1625 .C74

British Writers

REF PR 85 .B688

Contemporary Dramatists

REF PR 737 .V5 1982

SPECIFIC CRITICISM

Contemporary Literary Criticism

REF PN 771 .C59

Look up specific 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.

Chelsea House Library of Literary Criticism: Twentieth Century British Literature

REF PR 473 .T84 1985

Library of Literary Criticism: Modern Romance Literatures

REF PN 813 .C8

Library of Literary Criticism: Modern British Literature

REF PR 473 .T4

Library of Literary Criticism: Modern Irish Literature

REF PR 8753 .L36 1988

Library of Literary Criticism: Major Modern Dramatists

REF PN 1861 .M27 1984

Masterplots II: Short Story Series

REF PN 3326 .M27 1986

Masterplots II: Poetry Series

REF PN 1110.5 .M37 1992

Masterplots II: Drama Series

REF PN 6112.5 .M37 1990

Masterplots II: Non-Fiction Series

REF PN 44 .M345 1989

Masterplots II: World Fiction Series

REF PN 3326 .M28 1987

Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series

REF PR 881 .M39

Reference Guide to Short Fiction

REF PN 3373 .R36

COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH

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