Chris Hopkins. Thinking About Texts: An Introduction to English Studies.
PR21 .H66 2001
Delia da Sousa Correa, et al. The Handbook to Literary Research. 2nd ed.
PN73 .H36 2010
Nicholas Marsh. How to Begin Studying English Literature. 4th ed.
PR33 .M37 2016
Richard Bradford, ed. Introducing Literary Studies.
PR87 .I58 1996
Wilfred L. Guerin et al. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. 6th ed.
PN81 .G8 2011
The Queen's University English Department has adopted the following as its general guide to matters of writing and citation.
Hacker, Diane. A Canadian Writer's Reference. 6th ed.
REF PE1408 .H258 2016
The following introductions and guides may also be useful:
Sylvan Barnet & Reid Gilbert. A Short Guide to Writing about Literature. 1st Cdn ed.
PE1479 .C7 B3 1997t
John Peck & Martin Coyle. Practical Criticism: The Complete Guide to Writing an Analysis of a Poem, Novel and Play.
PR57 .P425 1995t
Steven Lynn. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory.
PE1479 .C7 L96 1998
MLA is the preferred style of documentation for English literature. Check out these sites for information on citing sources:
For more information on citation, especially citation manager programs and electronic citation, see the Queen's Library's guides:
Citing & Citation Management and Introduction to Research Strategy: Citing Sources
For information on plagiarism, see Hacker, and also:
You Quote it, You Note It!: An interactive tutorial from Acadia University
Avoiding Plagiarism: a resource from University of Nevada, Las Vegas
