LibGuides: Literature in English: Medieval & Early Modern

Finding Journal Articles and Literary Criticism

Iter Bibliography
Search for journals on all topics in the European Renaissance (1300-1700) and the medieval period (400-1500).
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
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
Search for scholarship related to research on English language and literature published worldwide
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Search for academic journal articles, essays, and book reviews on major world religions. Includes Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
Bibliography of British and Irish History
Search for journal articles and books on history of the British Isles, the British Empire and Commonwealth
Humanities International Complete
Search for journal articles in the humanities, fine arts, and performance arts
World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
Search for scholarship related to the study of Shakespeare. Includes annotated entries for all important books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, and audiovisual materials

ARTFL (American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language)
French texts in many genres, 13th-20th C
Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson Online
Search the complete writings and a substantial archive of documentary material from the print edition of Ben Jonson’s works
Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts
Search for primary sources related to the Reformation and post-Reformation eras
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Search digital copies of nearly every work printed between 1473 and 1700 in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America
Editions & Adaptations of Shakespeare
Search across the complete text of eleven major editions of Shakespeare's works, and hundreds of adaptations from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.

MEMSO: Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online
A collection of digitized editions of texts covering Britain and its place in the world during the medieval and early modern period (c. 1100-1800).
Digitized texts covering Britain and its place in the world during the medieval and early modern period (c. 1100-1800). Includes key printed sources for English, Irish, Scottish and Colonial history with original manuscripts concerning economic, political, legal, and ecclesiastical history. Legal content includes Statutes of the Realm; selected Year Books; Ancient Laws for Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; and Pitcairn's Criminal Trials in Scotland.
Patrologia Latina Database
Search primary sources of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216
Patrologiae Graecae
Search primary sources relevant to the study of the history of the Christian Church from its beginnings through the Council of Florence in 1439
Perdita Manuscripts
Discover manuscripts written or compiled by women in the British Isles during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The Shakespeare Collection
Search an extensive collection of authoritative materials supporting literary, textual, historical, and performance studies.
Shakespeare in Performance
Search over 1,000 prompt books of 34 of Shakespeare's plays and the photographs, costume designs, and music scores from 17 particularly important performances.