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Ralph Ellison (1914-1994)

RESOURCES:

Journal articles from academic databases (click here for section one).
Books. Print and electronic (eBooks) books (click here for section two).
Critical and biographical Web sites (click here for section three).

SECTION ONE: Journal articles from academic databases. <back to page top>

Literary topics are among the more difficult to research in online databases. To assist you in this, the following are specific recommendations regarding Ralph Ellison.

DATABASE	SEARCH TERMS	RESULTS
Academic Search Premier	*ralph ellison* Perform the basic search. Use the checkboxes to search limit your search to "Full Text," and "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals."	Provides a large number of relevant items.
African American History and Culture	*ralph ellison* Perform the default search.	Provides a biography and a photo.
Arts & Sciences Collection	*ralph ellison* JSTOR, the search system for Arts & Sciences Collection, searches within its various journal "collections" (click here for details).	Provides a small number of excellent items and a few reviews.
Contemporary Authors	*ralph ellison* Perform the default search.	Provides a profile of the author's life and works. Includes an extensive list for further reading about the author.
Encyclopedia Britannica	*ralph ellison* Perform the default search.	Provides a primary encyclopedia article, several related articles and a number of Web sites.
Expanded Academic ASAP	*ralph ellison* Perform the Keyword search, NOT the Subject search. Use the checkboxes to search limit your search "to articles with text" and "to refereed publication."	Provides a large number of worthy items.
Literature Resource Center	*ralph ellison* Perform the default (author) search. After you perform your search, select each of the tabs for biography, criticisms, Web links, and journal articles (many are full-text).	Provides a small number of quality documents.
Research Library Complete	*ralph ellison* Perform the basic search. Set the "Database" drop-down menu to "Interdisciplinary -Research Library." Use the checkboxes to search limit your search to "Full text articles only" and "Scholarly journals."	Provides a good number of excellent items.
Scribner's	Select "Writers A-Z" and click on the *Ellison,* *Ralph* link.	Provides an essay about the author and her works, along with a bibliography and a supplement.
SIRS Renaissance	*ralph ellison* Perform the "Quick Search."	Provides a small number of excellent items.

SECTION TWO: Troy Library book holdings. <back to page top>

The following bibliography is for selected holdings. For complete holdings consult the Online Catalog.
Circulating books not available at your local library may be requested by interlibrary loan.
eBooks are electronic books that Troy makes available (immediately) to its users worldwide via the Internet.
African American writers
Ref PS153N5A344 2001 v. 1
Location: Troy, AL

Mythic black fiction: the transformation of history
PS153N5C35 1986
Location: Troy, AL; Dothan; Phenix City

Shadow and act
PS153N5E4 1972
Location: Troy, AL

The collected essays of Ralph Ellison
PS3555 .L625 A6 1995
Location: Troy, AL

Ralph Ellison: emergence of genius
PS3555 .L625 Z74 2002
Location: Montgomery

SECTION THREE: Critical and biographical Web sites. <back to page top>
Ralph (Waldo) Ellison (1914-1994)
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/rellison.htm
ClassicNote on Invisible Man
http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/invisibleman
Ralph Ellison an American Journey
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/ellison_r_homepage.html
Ralph Ellison
http://aalbc.com/authors/ellison.htm
Ralph Ellison (1914-1994)
http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/1914-/lit/ellison.htm

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