LibGuides: Literature in English: Find Articles

Databases and Indices

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature This link opens in a new window
UK literature database, full text searching
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
a compendium of critical essays from classical to contemporary periods, good coverage of "canonical" works and authors
Literary Reference Plus This link opens in a new window
Find information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Find biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses for authors.
MLA Directory of Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Search for publication information for a large list of journals.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles, books, and dissertations covering literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, and other aspects of literary studies

Arts & Humanities Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles and book reviews across the humanities
Humanities Index This link opens in a new window
Search for articles from daily newspapers, weekly magazines and academic journals
Essay and General Literature Index (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Searches essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles and book reviews in humanities and social sciences from 1907-1984
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
good coverage of literature and other humanities sources
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search a collection of important scholarly journals representing a range of disciplines.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles in the humanities and social sciences published by university presses, including the Duke University Press
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Search for articles from thousands of scholarly journals
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Search dissertations and theses from colleges and universities around the world from 1743 to present. Full text theses from 1997-present

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Search for news, business, legal, medical, and congressional information. Note: formerly named Lexis Nexis Academic.