Reference Resources

The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English by Ian Ousby

The Concise Canadian Writer's Handbook by W. E. Messenger, Ramona Montagnes, Jan De Bruyn, Judy Brown

A Dictionary of Literary Symbols by Michael Ferber "This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than "universal" psychological archetypes or myths. It explains and illustrates the literary symbols that we all frequently encounter (such as swan, rose, moon, gold), and gives hundreds of cross-referenced and quotations. The dictionary concentrates on English literature, but its entries range widely from the Bible and classical authors to the twentieth century, taking in American and European literatures. For this new edition, Michael Ferber has included over twenty new entries (including bear, holly, sunflower, and tower) and has added to many of the existing entries."--BOOK JACKET.

International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature by Peter Hunt, Sheila G. Bannister Ray

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics by Roland Green, Stephen Cushman, Clare Cavanagh

The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms by Peter Childs