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ENG 420: Renaissance Non-Dramatic Literature



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Finding Books and Media

Use I-Share Online to find books held in the Elmhurst College library as well as books owned by 65 other Illinois academic libraries. Enter relevant key words, or to be more specific, enter your subject as a "Browse Subject" term in the search box.

Use Browse Subject terms (Library of Congress Subject Headings) for focused searches. Here are some examples:
  • Literature and science --Great Britain
  • English literature --Early modern, 1500-1700 --History and criticism.
  • Political Science--Great Britain
  • England--Civilization
  • Great Britain--Civilization
  • Great Britain--history
  • Politics and literature --Great Britain
  • Literature and science --Great Britain
  • Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
    • English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism
  • Pastoral literature
  • Pastoral poetry
  • Neoplatonism
  • European literature Renaissance, 1450-1600 History and criticism
  • Literature and society---Great Britain--History

    • Finding literary works by and about your author

      • Works by an author- Browse Author: Machiavelli, Nicolo

      • Works by an author in a collection- Boolean Search: Machiavelli AND Nicolo

      • Works about an author, or about their work- Browse Subject: Machiavelli, Nicolo

    ~ You can use I-Share to search and request books from other libraries. Once you have performed a search in our catalog, click on the "Repeat Search in all I-Share Libraries?" to search other collections. If you find a book that you'd like to order, click on the "Request" option at the top of the page.



    Finding Articles
    • MLA International Bibliography

      An international index to literature, languages, linguistics, film, and folklore from 1963 to the present. Part of Gale's Literature Resource Center, MLA can be accessed independently.

      • Additonal instructions- go to advanced search, and set up your search this way:

    • JSTOR

      An electronic archive of titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence. Articles can be found in the following collections: Arts and Sciences I-IX and Life Sciences. In addition, Elmhurst subscribes to 24 journals that have current issues accessed through JSTOR.

    • Project MUSE

      An online library of over 325 journals from 60 scholarly publishers. Some full text dates back to 1993. Journals in this collection cover primarily the arts and humanities, and the social sciences.

    • Literature Resource Center

      Combines a variety of key literary resources, including MLA International Bibliography, Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Contemporary Authors Online, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Scribner Writers Series, Twayne's and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.

    • How to find full text from an article in our databases

      If...you don't see an option like "HTML Full Text" or "PDF Full Text" next to the article citation-
      Then...look for , or , or "Find this resource with SFX." Clicking on this option will open a new window.



      If you see an "Online Full Text" option available, clicking on "Go" will take you to the full text.



      If you don't see the "Online Full Text" option, see if we own the journal in print by clicking on the "We may own this option," or order the article by clicking on the "Request this item through Interlibrary Loan" link.

    Web Resources
      • Early Modern Literary Studies

        Early Modern Literary Studies is a refereed journal serving as a formal arena for scholarly discussion and as an academic resource for researchers in the area. Articles in EMLS examine English literature, literary culture, and language during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (also known as the Renaissance).

    Reference Sources and Historical Context
    • Print reference

      • Encyclopedia of European Social History. 2001. In the Reference Section, call number R 306.09403 e56

      • Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. 1999. In the Reference Section, call number R 940.23 E56re

      • Historical dictionary of the Renaissance. 2004. In the Reference Section, call number R 940.2103 N291h

      • The Oxford dictionary of the Renaissance. 2003. In the Reference Section, call number R 940.2103 C187o

      Databases

      Daily Life Through History

      A suite of databases that explore life and culture from the past to the present, allowing researchers to compare and contrast social issues through the ages. A useful resource for looking at arts and literature in the context of their times. Includes extensive teacher resources, correlating materials in the databases to the Illinois Learning Standards.



      Credo Reference

      An online collection of over 100 reference works, containing the full text of titles covering a wide range of subjects. Credo now also contains specialized titles from Sage publications. All Credo Reference titles can also be accessed through I-Share.



      Gale Virtual Reference Library

      Contains the full-text of more than 100 print reference titles and series, allowing you access to key reference sources without having to be in the library. Most Gale Virtual Reference titles can also be accessed through I-Share.



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