Romantic Literature

Search Omni to find books of criticism, biographies, bibliographies, companions, etc on various writers of the Romantic period.  

Do an Author search to find books by a literary author, e.g. William Wordsworth

   Author/Creator   is (exact)   wordsworth william  

Do a Subject search for find books about a literary author, e.g. William Wordsworth

   Subject   is (exact)   wordsworth william 

TIP: To find books, select the resource type: Books & eBooks

Subject Headings vs Keyword Searching

Subject headings allow you to search Omni for resources on a particular author or topic and are often more productive than keyword searches. 

Keyword searches work best if you have multiple concepts or topics. Use the results to find relevant titles and identify assigned subject headings for your topic in order to find similar books. 

Start with the broad subject heading, Wordsworth William 1770-1850 and then add relevant subject subheadings. Some examples:

For works about specific poem. do a subject search with the poet's name and the title of the work. For example:

Coleridge Samuel Taylor 1772-1834  Rime of the Ancient Mariner 

Additional subject headings that can be useful include:

Literature 

English literature--18th century

English literature--18th century--History and criticism

English literature--19th century

English literature--19th century--History and criticism

Poetry

English poetry--18th century

English poetry--19th century

Other subject headings

Literature and society--England--History--18th century
Literature and society--England--History--19th century

Literature publishing--Great Britain--History--18th century
Literature publishing--Great Britain--History--19th century

Romanticism
Romanticism--England
Romanticism--Great Britain