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ENGL 151--McCloskey S.: Overview

Research Essay

Topic: A dramatist who has won a Pulitzer Prize.

Brief history of the Pulitzer Prize (for drama)
Brief summary of the play
Brief biography of the playwright
Brief analysis/critique of the play
Brief comparison/contrast of criticisms of the play

General Databases--to help you select a topic

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Credo Reference (Infobase Learning)
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Gale Virtual Reference (Gale)
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Article Databases--for current, cutting edge info & research

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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO, via MeL)
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JSTOR (ITHAKA)
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Reference Databases and Reference Books

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Handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias online or in print

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Literature Criticism Online (Gale)
Online collection of literary criticism; includes Children's Literature Review, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online (Gale)
Provides 16,000+ biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.

Reference and Circulating Books

Critical Survey of Drama by Carl E. Rollyson (Editor); Frank N. Magill (Editor); Dawn P. Dawson (Editor-In-Chief); Christina J. Moose (Editorial Coordinator); R. Kent Rasmussen (Editorial Coordinator)
ISBN: 9781587651052
Publication Date: 2003-05-01