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Humanities Librarian

Phil Jones

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Subjects: American Studies, English, Latin America, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Spanish

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Welcome

Welcome to the English Subject Guide

Use the links on the left side of the page to discover different categories of English-related materials, or try these quick links to recommended resources.

Primo Primo, the Grinnell College Libraries' search system, includes millions of books, media, journals, and primary sources from Grinnell's collections and from libraries around the world, as well as billions of articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines.

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window 1926–present. Online database indexing scholarship on literature, language, linguistics, and folklore.
Oxford English Dictionary (online) This link opens in a new window Contains the complete text of the 20-volume Second Edition, first published in 1989, together with its 3-volume Additions Series, published in 1993 (volumes 1 and 2) and 1997 (volume 3).
Literary Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window Online encyclopedia that addresses literary works, writers, cultural movements, and historical events around the world, with interactive features that enable the user to place literature within its historical context.

PMLA PMLA is the journal of the Modern Language Association of America.

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism by Michael Groden (Editor); Martin Kreiswirth (Editor); Imre Szeman (Editor)
Call Number: Reference - Burling 1st Floor PN81 .J554 2005
ISBN: 0801880106
Literary Theory and Criticism by Patricia Waugh (Editor)
Call Number: Burling 3rd Floor PN86 .L555 2006
ISBN: 0199291330

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