Working on a short
paper?
Short papers commonly
require a major source, then another book, such as a reference book, a handbook
or dictionary, and an additional article or two on the subject.
Sometimes the major source is the play, short story or other work that you are
discussing in the paper. Sometimes it is a chapter in the textbook. Your professor
may have other requirements. Check your syllabus and assignment sheet. Ask at
the Reference Desk for help. A
sample bibliography for a short literary criticism paper might look like this:
Adelman, Janet.
"Iago's Alter Ego: Race as Projection in Othello." Shakespeare Quarterly
48 (Summer '97) : 125-44
Doloff, Steven. "Shakespeare's Othello." The Explicator v. 56
(Fall '97) : 12-14
Kay, Dennis. William Shakespeare: His Life and Times. New York : Twayne
Publishers, 1995.
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. Lawrence
Mason, ed. New Haven, [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 1918.
(Note: each of these items can be found in our library!)
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