Literary research and the era of American nationalism and romanticism : strategy and sources / Angela Courtney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Courtney, Angela, 1967-

Series:

Literary research ; no. 2.

Literary research ; no. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--19th century--Research--Methodology.

American literature.

American literature--1783-1850--Research--Methodology.

Nationalism and literature--History--19th century--Research--United States--Methodology.

Nationalism and literature.

History.

Research.

Romanticism.

Information resources.

Methodology.

United States.

Romanticism--Research--United States--Methodology.

American literature--19th century--Information resources.

American literature--1783-1850--Information resources.

Nationalism and literature--United States--History--19th century--Information resources.

Romanticism--United States--Information resources.

Physical Description:

xi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.

Summary:

Literary Research and the Era of American Nationalism and Romanticism: Strategies and Sources examines literary and affiliated resources dealing with literature produced in the early years of American nationhood. Approximately seventy years of antebellum American literature are covered, beginning at the close of colonial rule and ending with the onset of the Civil War. The volume provides best-practice suggestions and discusses how to take advantage of a wide selection of primary text resources in a variety of formats-bibliographies, indexes, research guides, archives, special collections, microforms, and digital files-for literary research projects. Appropriately, the text encourages efficient and effective use of electronic resources based on their bibliographic predecessors.

Contents:

Basics of online searching

General literary reference sources

Library catalogs

Print and electronic bibliographies, indexes, and annual reviews

Scholarly journals

Contemporary reviews and literary magazines

Period journals and newspapers

Microform and digital collections

Manuscripts and archives

Web resources

Researching a thorny problem

Nationalism and changing implications of words.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index.

ISBN:

9780810860353

081086035X

OCLC:

173368645