The Handmaid's Tale (1985): Library Resources

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Search the Library Catalog for the following reference titles that contain material about Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. These titles may be available in other college or public libraries.

• A Companion to Science Fiction
• Contemporary Authors [vols 49-52]
• Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series [vols 3, 24, 59, 95]
• Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) - Contains passages from literary criticism originally published in books and journals
  
  • [44, 84, 135] - look for Handmaid's Tale in the Cumulative Title Index, a separate paperback index that accompanies this multi-volume work
  • [vol 168] - locate the topical essay "Dystopias in Contemporary Literature"
    
  • [vol 193] - locate the topical essay "Fantasy in Contemporary Literature"
    
• Critical Survey of Long Fiction [vol 1, 8]
• Cyclopedia of Literary Characters [vol 2]
• Cyclopedia of Literary Places [vol 2]
• Literature and Its Times [vol 5]
• Margaret Atwood: A Critical Companion
• Masterplots [vol 5]
• Masterplots II: Women's Literature Series [vol 3]
• Notable American Novelists [vol 1]
• Novels for Students [vol 4]
• Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) - Contains passages from literary criticism originally published in books and journals
  •  [vol 158] - locate the topical essay "Anti-Americanism"

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