LibGuides: ENGL 1102 (Shellnut, Spring 2018): Background Sources

Background Information on Hard-Boiled Crime Fiction

When you first start your research you may want an overview of your research topic. Your instructor recommends these excellent background sources.

"SAMPLE READING LIST: American Hard-boiled and Noir Crime Fiction, 1920-1960" (Columbia University)
"Hard Boiled Detective in the Pulps" (Vintage Library)
"Dames, Detectives, and Dopes: Why We Still Love Hardboiled Crime" (The Guardian)

Literature Reference Databases

Gather background information on literacy works, topics, and authors with these reference databases. They also include short articles and reviews on specific literary works.

Literary Sources (Gale)
Contains 3 literary databases: Literature Criticism Online, Literature Resource Center, and Something about the Author Online. These resources include literary criticism and biographical and critical essays on the lives and works of influential literary figures from the US and beyond.
Literary Reference Center
Literary Reference Center is a full-text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, and literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center includes thousands of plot summaries, synopses, and work overviews; articles of literary criticism; author biographies; full text of over 430 literary journals; book reviews; classic and contemporary poems and short stories; full text of over 7,000 classic novels; author interviews; and images of key literary figures.