If you want to find literary criticism on works by popular authors, then CLC is the source for you. There is some overlapping coverage with CLC . The format is similar to CLC . The format is similar to CLC and TCLC . Dictionary of Literary Biography is the main series title of a large group of books devoted to giving encyclopedia-like information about all kinds of subjects associated with literature, throughout the ages.
Some volumes are devoted to genres, periods, authors, and more.
Usually, this type of source is found in the larger public library or a college setting. There are publishers that produce individual books with each book being devoted to literary criticism of a specific author. Often, these individual books will be shelved in the public library between the call numbers of 811 and 880. The Literary Companion Series is another series of books that are very good in critiquing authors. Cliff's Notes, Monarch Notes, Barron's Booknotes, and Max Notes are produced by different publishers but all of them are very, very good at summarizing, interpretating, and analyzing classical literature.