Introduction to Literature: 1984 by George Orwell Research Guide

1984 by George Orwell: A Research Guide

Finding Books
Reference Books
Databases & Electronic Journals
Webliography

Prepared by: Library Staff
Library Liaison: Cara Marco
(502) 456-6773
libsul@sullivan.edu

Updated October 2007

Finding Books:

Search the library catalog using a specific topic, such as Orwell, George or British literature, or browse the following subject areas below.

To retrieve a listing of items within the Sullivan University library online catalog, click on the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Heading with the corresponding Dewey Decimal number(s), in the box below, then click GO!

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Reference Books:

Cambridge guide to literature in English: Sullivan-Louisville R 820.9 C178lr

Major Twentieth-Century Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors: Sullivan-Louisville R 809 M234 v.1-4

The Oxford companion to English literature: Sullivan-Louisville R 820.9 O98

Science Fiction: A visual encyclopedia: Sullivan-Louisville R 809.3876 C649s

Databases & Electronic Journals:

If you are accessing these databases from off campus, please go to the Remote Access Page tab under the Databases menu. NOTE: You MUST enter your Sullivan username and password to access the remote database passwords. Click here for more help logging in, or check with library staff for more information.

Many full-text articles can be found from these databases.

Academic Search Premier: Available through EBSCOhost®, this database indexes 4,450 scholarly /peer-reviewed journals in all academic disciplines back to 1975 and provides the corresponding full-text/full-image for articles . Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

Journal of Leisure Research

Literary Cavalcade

Phi Beta Kappan

Sewanee Review

Social & Cultural Geography

MasterFILE Premier: An EBSCOhost® database primarily designed as a general reference tool for public libraries, this database provides full-text articles from reference sources including magazines, books, biographies, primary documents, photos, maps and flags. Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

eWeek

Newsweek

School Library Journal

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection: An EBSCOhost® database indexing 550+ scholarly/peer-reviewed journals back to 1965 on a wide range of psychiatric and psychological subjects. Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

Contemporary Review

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Journal of Popular Culture

Scientific American

Religion and Philosophy Collection: An EBSCOhost® database indexing full-text articles from 300+ scholarly/peer-reviewed journals back to 1975 focusing on religious and philosophical subjects. Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

Economist

Harper's Magazine

Holy Land Studies: A Multidisciplinary Journal

Humanist

Modern Age

Sociological Collection: An EBSCOhost® database indexing full-text articles from 500+ scholarly/peer-reviewed journals back to 1975 in all areas of sociology including social behavior, relationships and social structure. Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

American Journal of Economics & Sociology

British Journal of Educational Studies

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Policy & Practice of Public Human Services

Internet Resources:

About George Orwell

http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/: Contains links to biographical and chronological information about George Orwell. Also contains links to essays about and reviews of his work.

http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/ext/167.htm: A critical essay about the novel published in 1997.

http://www.spectacle.org/496/orwell.html: An essay disputing George Orwell's view of the future.

http://www.theorwellreader.com/essays/sedlak.html: An essay analysing the the author's ideas expressed in 1984 and Animal Farm.

http://www.orwelltoday.com/: This site attempts to illustrate how various parts of 1984 have predicted current events.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwtwo/orwell_01.shtml: Transcript of a BBC broadcast covering the life of Orwell.

http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-nyt1984.htm: The original New York Times review of the book.

General

http://corporate.britannica.com/library/home/BSW_Book_Review.pdf: Presents information on various aspects of analyzing and writing about fictional works.

http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/: Contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.

http://www.smpcollege.com/litlinks/home.htm: Provides links to biographical and critical information about various literary works. Organized by author, genre, and period.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/: Purdue University's Online Writing Lab, which offers many academic writing resources.

http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/append/AXG.HTML: An outline of concepts involved in analyzing fictional writing. Includes study questions to illustrate the meanings of these concepts.

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