Guides: EN 1251: Introduction to Literature: Historical Context

Historical Context

Newspaper articles from the time of publication often have interviews with authors, criticism or book/poetry reviews. Look for books that collect reviews and interviews from the author's time period.

Databases for Historical Context

New York Times (Historical)
Search full text and images 1851-2016 including news, illustrations, editorials, and advertisements.

Coverage: 1851-2016
Full Text: Yes
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The Gordon Library also has print copies of the current 4 weeks of issues, located on the 2nd and ground floors.
JSTOR
Online archive of eBooks and complete backruns of scholarly journals in a variety of academic fields.

Coverage: 1800s-
Full Text: Yes
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Books for Historical Context

T. S. Eliot: The Contemporary Reviews by Jewel Spears Brooker (Editor); M. Thomas Inge (Contribution by)
Call Number: ELECTRONIC BOOK (PS3509.L43 Z87317 2004)
ISBN: 0521382777
Publication Date: 2004-05-10
This book is a collection of contemporary reviews of T. S. Eliot's work. These reviews were written while Eliot was alive and publishing.
James Joyce: A Critical Guide by Lee Spinks
Call Number: ELECTRONIC BOOK (PR6019.O9 Z81126 2009)
ISBN: 9780748638369
Publication Date: 2009-01-30
Chapter 3 gives a historical overview of the critical responses to James Joyce's works.
By-line: Ernest Hemingway: Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades by William White
Call Number: PS3515 E37 A6 1967
Publication Date: 1967
Interviews with Robert Frost by Robert Frost
Call Number: PS3511 R94 I55
ISBN: 0815650116
Publication Date: 1966-04-25
Emily Dickinson's Home: The Early Years as Revealed in Family Correspondence and Reminiscences by Millicent Todd Bingham
Call Number: PS1541 Z5 B543 1967
Publication Date: 1967