The materials listed below are sources for finding background information and context. Your textbooks and class readings may also point you to good sources. Holman, Hugh C. and William Harmon. A Handbook to Literature.
Entries range in length from a few sentences to several pages.
Many provide references for further reading. An index of proper names atthe end of the volume cites the entries within which these names appear. Myers, Jack Elliott, and Michael Sims. Longman dictionary and handbook of poetry. Alphabetically arranged dictionary of technical terms, both historical and contemporary.