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Choosing a Topic
- Pick a text to write your EE on. It should be:
- a text of literary merit. YA literature can be tricky for this.
- preferably be within the past 5 years. Books that are very well known or staples of high school curricula are fine, of course, but you may have to combat particularly strong pre-held notions on the part of your examiner or deal with a lot of external research.
- not very short. 2-300 pages is a good start. Collections of works are also a good source.
- written in ENGLISH in the original language.
- Determine the type of essay (character, conflict, setting, theme, symbol, language, critical theory, etc…). Also, is it a category 1-2 or 3 essay? (see the guide for more on this).
- Define a falsifiable argument. This is your starting point for an essay and should be carefully agreed on with your advisor. If the argument is vague or unsuitable, your essay is not going to be focused and academically appropriate.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Glossaries
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Literary Theory by Michael RyanISBN: 9781405107198
Publication Date: 2007-01-16
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Larousse Dictionary of Literary Characters by Rosemary Goring; Larousse StaffISBN: 0752300377
Publication Date: 1996-04-15
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Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature by Kathy J. WhitsonISBN: 0313327319
Publication Date: 2004-12-30
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A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms by Edward QuinnISBN: 0816043949
Publication Date: 2000-08-01
Ebooks from Enoch Pratt
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American Women WritersISBN: 9781558624290
Publication Date: 1999-12-03
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Colonialism and the Revolutionary Period, Beginnings - 1800 by Karen Meyers; Jerry Phillips; Michael AneskoISBN: 9781604134858
Publication Date: 2010-04-01
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Feminist in Literature by Janet Witalec; Jessica BomaritoISBN: 9780787675738
Publication Date: 2004-11-05
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Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American LiteratureISBN: 9781414431307
Publication Date: 2009-07-03
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The Indian Captivity Narrative, 1550-1900 by Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola; James A. LevernierISBN: 9780805775334
Publication Date: 1993-07-01
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Literary Newsmakers for StudentsISBN: 9781414402802
Publication Date: 2008-10-10
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Literary Themes for Students 2 Volume Set by Thomson Gale (Created by); Anne Marie HachtISBN: 9781414402758
Publication Date: 2006-10-13
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The Literature of Autobiographical Narrative by Gale Editors (Editor); St. James Press Staff (Editor)ISBN: 9781558628700
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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The Literature of Autobiographical Narrative by Gale Editors (Editor); St. James Press Staff (Editor)ISBN: 9781558628700
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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Novels for Students by Diane TelgenISBN: 9780787616861
Publication Date: 1997-09-05
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Twenty-First Century Novels by Jeffrey W. HunterISBN: 9781414487625
Publication Date: 2011-06-01
Literary Genres
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Gothic Literature by Jessica BomaritoISBN: 9780787694708
Publication Date: 2006-01-11
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Science Fiction after 1900ISBN: 9780805709629
Publication Date: 1997-02-20
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Science Fiction Writers by Richard Bleiler (Editor)ISBN: 9780684805931
Publication Date: 1905-06-01
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The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives by Kenneth T. Jackson (Editor)ISBN: 9780684804927
Publication Date: 1998-08-15
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Supernatural Fiction Writers by Richard BleilerISBN: 9780684312507
Publication Date: 2002-11-01