REMEMBER REFERENCE SOURCES
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowALL the reference books. Search keywords, browse and sort by genre, whatever. Credo is magic.
- Literature Reference SourcesAll the literature reference, all the time. From Illinois.
Inspiration
- The Poetry FoundationSearch "nature" or "pastoral" and see how the pros write it!
- NatureWriting.comBrowse by genre (prose or poetry) and search by author. The "About" section is definitely worth a read!
- The Writings of John MuirWritings from the "Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States."
- American Nature WritersAn e-book featuring the works of, well, American nature writers.
Nature In Literature - Pastoral's the Word
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowThis is the place to be for scholarly articles. The word to search? Pastoral. "Water in literature," "water in poetry," etc might also work.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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It can be a challenge to search, but this database can turn up some real treasures. Try "nature in literature" "nature in poetry," etc. or really go for the gold by using the term "pastoral." - Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowThis database has it all! Start here and see what you can find in the way of "pastoral," etc.
Books
Think subject headings like "Natural history literature" and "Nature in literature." See Ms. Arnold for help with searching.
UIUC Online Catalog - Searches all UIUC libraries.
If a book is not available at UIUC . . .