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Literary Reviews

For criticism and analysis on individual authors, do a subject heading search on author name, followed by criticism and interpretation:

O'Connor, Flannery -- Criticism and interpretation

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poetry--book review

New York Review of Books
Full-text of the NYRB, 1963-. Access to some of the content is limited due to copyright restrictions.
New York Times Book Review
Eichelberger, Clayton L. A Guide to Critical Reviews of United States Fiction, 1870-1910. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1971- .
Arranged alphabetically by author. Separate title index. Lists reviews of American books in U.S., Canadian, and British periodicals.
[Van Pelt Library Stacks: Z1225 .E35]
Reiman, Donald H. The Romantics Reviewed: Contemporary Reviews of British Romantic Writers. New York : Garland, 1972. 3 v. in 9.
Print. [Van Pelt Library: PR590 .R43] Contains the texts of all contemporary British periodical reviews of the first editions [from 1793 -1824] of the works by Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Also included are reviews of other important writers such as Leigh Hunt, Robert Southey, and William Godwin. Although this index primarily covers reviews of poetry, reviews of books such as Mary Wollenstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein are included.
American literary and drama reviews : an index to late nineteenth century periodicals / Patricia Marks. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, c1984.
Print. Reference: PN2256 .M37 1984
Hall, Herbert W. Science Fiction Book Review Index, 1923-1973. Detroit: Gale, 1975. Science Fiction Book Review Index, 1974-1979. Detroit: Gale, 1981, Science Fiction Book Review Index, 1980-1984. Detroit: Gale, 1985.
Print. [Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks: PN3433.8 .H35]
Provides access to science fiction and fantasy book reviews published in over 230 science fiction periodicals. Arranged alphabetically by author, with books listed alphabetically by title under author's name. Codes used for magazines indexed. Includes title index.
Science fiction and fantasy book review index, 1980-1984 / edited by H.W. Hall
Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., c1985.
Print. Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks: [PN3433.8 .H348 1985}
Literary Writings in America: A Bibliography. Millwood, NY : KTO Press, 1977. 8 volumes.
Print [Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks: PS88 .L53]
Covers American literature written between 1850 and 1940. Sources include over 2000 volumes of magazines, over 500 volumes of literary history and criticism, and more than 100 bibliographies. "All book reviews have been listed under the name of the reviewers ... and under the name of the author of the book reviewed." This is an excellent source for 19th-century book reviews.
Ward, William Smith. Literary Reviews in British Periodicals, 1789-1797: A Bibliography. New York : Garland, 1979.
Print. [Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks: PR442 .W34]
Reviews are listed by the author of the work reviewed, with anonymous works entered by title under the heading "Anonymous." Supplements the above.
Early reviews of English poets / edited with an introduction by John Louis Haney .... Philadelphia : Egerton Press, 1904.
Print
The poetry beat : reviewing the eighties / [compiled byl Tom Clark. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1990.
Print: Van Pelt Stacks: PS325 .P58 1990