When you are doing research for a literary analysis paper, you are examining one or more primary sources -- the literary works you wish to analyze. And you are searching for secondary sources -- mainly articles and book chapters, possibly interviews (written, audio, or video) with authors or scholars, occasionally websites -- that provide information you will use in your critical analysis.
This guide will help you find secondary sources for your papers in literature classes. The research you do when analyzing a novel, story, play, poem, memoir, or other literary work requires is similar to the research you've done in English Composition and other courses.
As with other paper topics, it helps to begin with some broad searches that provide the background for your analysis. In a literary analysis paper, you can find background on:
You'll also want to make sure you understand the critical context you are writing about. For example:
As you might have guessed, you'll probably need to do a number of searches. Think of research as a process. You might follow these steps, revisiting previous steps as you are forming your ideas until the plan for your paper starts to emerge:
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