The 670 entries in this bibliography include books, articles, and dissertations dating from 1977 that address the topic of women and literature. The cited works deal with women authors and their writings, feminist analyses of works by both female and male authors, and female characters in literature. It is essentially a listing of critical works and does not include fiction, poetry, and drama. The citations are arranged alphabetically by author, with access to studies of specific writers through an index. An annotated listing of special periodical issues focussing on women and literature follows the main body of the bibliography. (FL)