Blake, William (1757-1827)

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.

British Authors of the 19th Century

REF PR 451 .K8

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)

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 Poetry

REF PN 1111 .C7

British Writers

REF PR 85 .B688

Concise Encyclopedia of English and American Poets and Poetry

REF PR 19 .S6

Cambridge History of English Literature

REF PR 83 .C22 1919

Writers for Children

REF PN 1009 .A1 W73

Great Artists II

REF N 40 .G774

Oxford History of English Literature: English Literature, 1789-1815

REF PR 447 .R4 1963

SPECIFIC CRITICISM

Nineteenth Century of Literary Criticism

REF PN 761 .N5

Look up specific literary titles in the separate title index.

Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors

REF PR 83 .M73

Masterplots II: Poetry Series

REF PN 1110.5 .M37

Library of LIterary Criticism: The Critical Temper

REF PR 83 .C764

COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH

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