Engagements with Contemporary Literary and Critical Theory by 
The Routledge Introduction to American Modernism
The Cambridge Companion to Women's Writing in the Romantic Period by 
Heath Anthology of American Literature by These books may help you with definitions and terms, and general information on literature. Note: these books are library use only.
A Multicultural Dictionary of Literary Terms by This is a small sample of subject keywords to use in your search for materials.
American Literature, African American Authors, Poetry, Sanskrit Literature, Iranian Literature, Short Stories, Fiction, Prose Poems, Epic Poetry, Drama - history and criticism, Drama - collections, Novels, English Literature, Chinese Literature, Hispanic American Authors, Psychological Fiction, Literature - history and criticism
One way to find books is to browse the stacks. You can do that physically or virtually by looking through the online catalog. Click on the letters below and you will go to that section in our online catalog.
PJ Oriental Languages and Literature (includes Egypt and the Ancient Near East)
PK Indo-Iranian Languages and Literature
PL Eastern Asia, Africa, and Oceania Languages and Literature (includes Turkey and the Ottoman Empire)
PM Hyperborean, Native American, and Artificial Languages (includes Inuit, Gullah, and Klingon)
PQ French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese Literature
PT German and Scandinavian Literature (includes Grimms' Fairy Tales and Old Norse sagas)
If we don't have a book at JSR, you can search WorldCat to find books in area libraries:
