Literature

Illustrated Manuscript

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Call Numbers

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The literatures and languages collection is on the 4th floor of Valley Library.

PA 1-8595	Classical languages and literature
PL 1-8844	Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania (Japanese language and literature PL501-889) (Chinese language and literature PL1001-3207)
PN 1-6720	Literary history and collections (General) esp. PN 1600-3300 Drama
PN 1600-3300	Drama
PQ 1-9999	Romance literatures (French literature PQl-3999) (Spanish literature PQ6001-8929)
PR 1-9680	English literature
PS 1-3565	American literature
PT 1-9999	Germanic literature

See the Library of Congress Classification Outline for a more detailed list of call numbers.

Research Databases

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Primary Sources

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Poetry

Internet Poetry Archives Selected poems from contemporary poets

EServer Poetry Collection Links to "classic" poetry

Poets' Corner Includes well-known and lesser known poets.

Full-Text Journal Collections

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The OSU Libraries subscribe to many, many, many more e-journals than those included in the following collections. These collections are particularly strong in the humanities, however:

You can search Project Muse and JSTOR simultaneously from the Project Muse platform: Show me

New Books

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Click on "My Library" to see language and literature books added in 2007-2008.

Find Books: Catalogs

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OSU Libraries Catalog

Summit (Orbis Cascades) Catalog
Academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. Request books not at OSU (or checked out) and have them sent here in 3-4 working days

Suggest books you'd like the library to purchase.

Borrowing from other libraries

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Books:

First see if a book is available through Summit. If it's not, request it through WorldCat.

Articles in journals:

Request through InterLibrary Loan. Articles are delivered electronically, so the turnaround time is often 24 hours or less but may take up to 5 working days.

Literary and Critical Sources

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Oxford English Dictionary

John Hopkins Online Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism

Oxford Reference Online Encyclopedias, dictionaries and more.

Cambridge History of English and American Literature

Encyclopedia of Irish Culture and History

Famous Quotes & Authors Nicely designed website. Browse by author or topic.