LibGuides: Literature in English: Getting Started

Recommended Databases

MLA International Bibliography
Search for journal articles, books, and dissertations covering literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, and other aspects of literary studies
ProQuest One Literature
This database brings together the most comprehensive collection of primary texts, ebooks, reference sources, full-text journals, dissertations, video and more, for unparalleled access to historical and contemporary content by and about celebrated and lesser-known authors from around the world.
Literature Resource Center
Find biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses for authors.
Humanities International Complete
Search for journal articles in the humanities, fine arts, and performance arts
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Search for biographical articles on the lives, works, and careers of literary figures from all eras and genres
Oxford English Dictionary
Search etymology for every word in the English language

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature
Provides long-form, articles written by experts in the field of Literature. Covers a range of diverse topics including American Literature, Asian American Literature, Latina and Latino Literature, and Literature Theory.
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Search for biographical articles on the lives, works, and careers of literary figures from all eras and genres
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Search for entries on critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods
Oxford English Dictionary
THE dictionary of English
Oxford Reference
Search encyclopedia and dictionary entries on wide range of academic disciplines

For Reviews of Trade/Popular and Academic Publications

Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson)
Search for book reviews from 1983-present in scholarly journals
Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1903-1982 (H.W. Wilson)
Search for book reviews from 1908 to 1982 in scholarly journals
Book Review Index (Gale Literature)
Search for book reviews from journals, newspapers, and magazines

For Reviews of Academic Publications

JSTOR
Search a collection of important scholarly journals representing a range of disciplines.
Project MUSE
Search for journal articles in the humanities and social sciences published by university presses, including the Duke University Press
Web of Science
(1975-now for Arts & Humanities)

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