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The Companion to African Literatures by Douglas Killam (Editor); Ruth Rowe (Editor); G. D. Killam
Call Number: REF 820.99603 C73
ISBN: 0253336333
Publication Date: 2000
A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory by J. A. Cuddon; M. A. R. Habib (Revised by); Matthew Birchwood (Associate Editor); Martin Dines (Associate Editor); Shanyn Fiske (Associate Editor); Vedrana Velickovic (Associate Editor)
ISBN: 1118326008
Publication Date: 2012
A Handbook to Literature by C. Hugh Holman; William Harmon
Call Number: REF 803 H73 1986
ISBN: 0023564105
Publication Date: 1986
Valuable reference contains explanations of concepts and terms in literature.
The Oxford Companion to American Literature by James D. Hart; Phillip Leininger (Revised by)
Call Number: REF 810.3 H25 1995
ISBN: 0195065484
Publication Date: 1995
The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature by Eugene Benson; William Toye (Editor)
Call Number: REF 809.8971 Ox2
ISBN: 0195411676
Publication Date: 1998
A concise encyclopedia
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature by M. C. Howatson
Call Number: REF 880.3 H26
ISBN: 9780199548545
Publication Date: 2011
Revised and updated, concise encyclopedia
The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Margaret Drabble (Editor)
Call Number: REF 820.3 Ox2
ISBN: 0198662440
Publication Date: 2000

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