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Jessie Ball duPont Library

English 369: Authorship and Authority in 18th Century Britain

A guide to basic information resources in Literature from Classicism to Romanticism, English 369.

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You can find examples of scholars reading texts very carefully and writing short interpretations of the texts. Review articles in this literary journal for good models of style and substance to follow for your papers.

1.  Go to The Explicator journal

2. At the top of the screen, the search box is ready to search "within this journal."

3. Search the title of the work and the author's name to find examples of these close readings.

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