existentialism

Existentialism

The following resources will assist you in your search for existentialism.

Print Resources

Novels for Students (REF 808 NOV)
Each volume of Novels for Students contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of works from various cultures and time periods. Each novel included in this new resource was specially chosen by an advisory panel of teachers and librarians.

Within the pages of Novels for Students, young researchers will discover everything they need to complete homework assignments and lead classroom discussions. Here's what they'll find at their fingertips:

Introductory essays that place each novel in its historical and literary context
Easy-to-understand discussions of the novel's themes, plot and characters
Analysis of the novel's literary construction
Age-appropriate critical commentary on the novel's significance for our times
A literary glossary that defines difficult terms
A timeline that juxtaposes literary and world events
Illustrations
Additional sources for further study

Nineteenth - Century Literature Criticism *(REF 809.04)* Provides commentary on the careers and works of acclaimed poets, novelists, short story writers, dramatists and philosophers who died between 1800 and 1899. Each volume presents overviews of four to eight authors with chronologically arranged criticism representing the entire range of response to each author. Entries typically include an author portrait, an introduction to the author, a primary bibliography, annotated criticism and an annotated list of further reading sources. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. Contemporary Literature Criticism (REF 809) Volumes available: 1 - 86 Nineteenth - Century Literature Criticism *(REF 809.04)* Volumes available: 1 - 48 Twentieth Century Literature Criticism (REF 809.03) Volumes available: 1 - 50
Click on the above series title to find out which authors are covered in the available volumes		How to Cite

Non-fiction

Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations Series Edited by Harold Bloom
Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations presents a selection of the best current criticism on the most widely read and studied poems, novels, and dramas of the Western world, from timeless classics like Oedipus Rex and The Iliad to such modern and contemporary works as Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea and Gabriel García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera.

Each title features:

Critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism

Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index

An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.

The Greenhaven Press Literary Companion To American Literature series: This series provides an engaging approach to readers seeking literary analysis and criticism of the lives and works of leading American, British, and world authors. Every title in the Literary Companion Series is a user-friendly and lucid resource for young adults researching the world's great literary lives and works. Contributing writers' essays are taken from a broad spectrum of sources and are expertly edited to meet the reading levels of young adults. Every book includes an in-depth biography of the author that emphasizes the social and historical context of his or her life and works. Each essay's introduction summarizes the contributing author's themes and insights and provides a guide for locating main ideas. The addition of vocabulary aids also increases comprehension

Online Databases

		Contemporary Literary Criticism Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works and sources for further study.

		Scriber's Writers Series Scribner Writer's Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print series.

		Student Resource Center - Gold This comprehensive resource covers a wide range of subject areas in a variety of formats: Reference, Journals, Creative Works, Primary Sources, News and more.

		The Twayne Authors Series Comprises 600 full-text titles from the Twayne Literary Masters series, 200 each from Twayne World, US, and English Authors.

Internet Resources

The Age-of-the-Sage - The Origins of Existentialism:
http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/philosophy/existentialism.html

Authors and Philosophers of Existentialism: http://www.philosophy-index.com/existentialism/minds.php

Encyclopedia Britannica Online - Existentialism: http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-198111/Existentialism

The Existential Primer: http://www.tameri.com/csw/exist/

Existentialism - Major Thinkers and Authors Associated with the Movement:
www.spiritus-temporis.com/existentialism/major-thinkers-and-authors-associated-with-the-movement.html

History Channel.com - Encyclopedia - Existentialism: www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..ex076200.a#FWNE.fw..ex076200.a

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - "Nihilism": http://www.iep.utm.edu/n/nihilism.htm

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - "Existentialism":
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/existentialism

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