These are just a sampling of the books we have that will help you research the literary, historical, and cultural context of your passage.  Both  print and electronic books have tools that help you determine the part of the book that might be helpful in researching your passage: the Table of Contents at the front of the book and the Index in the back of the book.  

As you read, continually ask yourself, How does this information help me better interpret and understand my passage? Organizing your research around this question will lead to more focused research and will later help you to outline and write your paper.

Hover over the title (not cover art) for book description.