Literature - Research Tools
The following databases will be helpful in researching specific authors or the literature of a particular country/time period.
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Indexes books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Coverage includes journal articles, series, books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies.
- Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Provides criticism and commentary on authors and their literary works written by contemporary and modern scholars. Includes the following series: Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, Literature Criticism 1400-1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Shakespeare Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.
- Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window
Resource for the study and teaching of literature in English, combining the texts of literary works with a vast library of key criticism and reference resources. Full-text journals and author biographies help keep you up to date on the latest research into every aspect of literary and linguistic study.
- Literary Sources from Gale This link opens in a new window
Gateway to the following literature resources: Dictionary of Literary Biography, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Literature Criticism Online, Literature Resource Center (LRC), Scribner Writers, Twayne's Authors, etc.
