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English 110 (Thompson)
The Craft of Writing: Othello
Background
The Guide to Library Research provides an introduction to the research process, including an overview of "Scholarly" and "Popular" Publications
Watch a two minute video on iTunesU: What is a scholarly journal ?
Books
McCain Library has a wide range of biographies, books about literature
and literary criticism, and other areas of interest for your research
reports. To find them, search SOPHIA.
Hint: Search for keyword: Othello AND criticism
To search for books on literary criticism, start with a keyword search on the author's last name and the term criticism. You may also want to search on the author and the theme you are researching.
For biographies, search on the individual's last name as a keyword.
Reference Books
Shakespeare A to Z : the essential reference to his plays, his
poems, his life and times, and more
PR2892 .B69 1990
Shakespeare : a hundred years on film PR3093 .S26 2004
Selected Databases for Journal Articles
These databases are literature databases that will contain criticism on the play as well as other types of information and analysis.
Literature
Online Reference Edition 
General Humanities databases that will contain articles about Shakespeare's plays
Does McCain Library have this journal? Is it full-text?
If the database you are searching does not include your journal or article,
search the Journal/Article
Locator. 
This searching tool will tell you if we have your journal through any database. The journal/article locator will also tell you if we have a publication in our print or microfilm collections. Double-check by searching in SOPHIA for the journal title (not the article title). If we don't own or have access to the publication, you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan, or, check to see if another local library that you can visit owns it.
Other local libraries may have books in their collections on your topic. Try searching their catalogs for relevant materials.
- Emory University Libraries
- Georgia State University Libraries
- University of Georgia Libraries
- DeKalb County Public Library System
- Georgia
Library Catalogs
For additional assistance, please contact the McCain Library Scottie Research & Rescue (Reference) Desk in person, by phone (404-471-6096), email us, or IM us at asclibrarian (AOL & Yahoo).