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Literary Criticism

Learn how to find critical scholarship related to a literary work, author, or literary movement using Pierce's print and electronic resources.

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Literary Criticism Books in the Library

Open at the Close: literary essays on Harry Potter book cover
Jesmyn Ward: new critical essays book cover art
Queer Oz: L. Frank Baum's trans tales and other astounding adventures in sex and gender book cover art
Divine Might: goddesses in Greek myth book cover art
Juliet: the life and afterlives of Shakespeare's first tragic heroine book cover art
The Border and the Line: race, literature, and Los Angeles book cover