Behn, Aphra (1640? -- 1689)

Pathfinder

November 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.

British Authors Before 1800

REF PR 105 .K9

Dictionary of Literary Biography

REF PS 221 .D5

This biographical dictionary is best accessed via the Contemporary Authors Cumulative Index (REF Z 1224 .C56)

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

British Writers

REF PR 85 .B688

Critical Survey of Poetry

REF PN 1111 .C7

Critical Survey of Long Fiction

REF PN 3321 .C75

Critical Survey of Drama

REF PN 1625 .C73

Cambridge History of English Literature

REF PR 83 .C35

English Literature of the Late Seventeenth Century

REF PR 437 .S9

Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage

REF PN 56 .H57 G365

Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature

REF PN 471 .B57

SPECIFIC CRITICISM

Literature Criticism From 1400 to 1800

REF PN 86 .L53

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

Poetry Criticism

REF PN 1010 .C6

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

Drama Criticism

REF PN 1625 .D72

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

Library of Literary Criticism: English and American Authors

REF PR 83 .M73

Masterplots II: Women's Literature Series

REF PN 471 .M37

COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH

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