Literary Criticism 

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 UCSB Library catalog

A good way to begin searching any catalog is by using a keyword search. Depending on the nature of your search, you may want to use terms such as criticism or interpretation. Examples:

• keyword: american slave poetry crit*
• keyword: french poetry interpretation
• keyword: lyrical ballads
• keyword: allegor* in poetry (the * symbol brings up alternate endings of the word, such as allegorical, allegory or allegories)

Subject searches in the library catalog require a very precise vocabulary. To find criticism about a particular author, use the author's name as a subject, then scroll through the list of subheadings, one of which will be "criticism and interpretation". For general works on poetry analysis and criticism, use a "subject begins with" search and browse from within the subheadings.

• subject: walcott, derek—criticism and interpretation
• subject: american poetry—african american authors—history and criticism
• subject: english poetry—20th century
• subject: poets, english—early modern 1500 - 1700 

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