Palmer - Latin American Literature Research Project
Latin American Literature
Junior Thesis: Author Study
Due: January 25, 2017
Here is the example I provided in class with the specific search subject of "Pablo Neruda"
Historical Research:
country/region from which your writer originates:
Biography in Context (MCL database)
Using this database confirmed the author's country of origin
information about the founding of the nation:
WebPath Express - Chile
http://globaledge.msu.edu - I chose to look at the article on this website because
it provided a dateline of the country's history and key words to search for when
reading other articles about Chile
discovery/colonization:
WebPath Express - Chile
britannica.com - I chose to look at the article on this website because
it provided details on the country's history
native populations:
CultureGrams (MCL database)
Socio/Political Research:
social/political conditions that exist(ed) when your writer was alive:
OSLIS - Gale Virtual Reference Library - eBooks
I chose to look at the reference books related to European history
events/environments that provided the backdrop for your author’s work:
Biography in Context (MCL database)
Remember to start with your research subject's LAST name (Neruda, Pablo)
After reading one or two biographical articles, look through other sources such as
magazine articles and journal articles.
ways to understand a story through the conditions that created it:
Literature Resource Center (MCL database)
Set up exactly as Biography in Context; this database will provide literature criticism
articles that can offer insight into the conditions that led to the creation of a particular
work.
Literary Analysis:
MLA format, in-text citation:
Purdue OWL: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
* Citing multiple works by the same author
Citing sources:
OSLIS http://secondary.oslis.org/@@mla-secondary
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