Literature Subject Guide

Top Article Databases

  • MLA Bibliography Database
    Database contains citations for articles, books, and book chapters in literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. Compiled by the Modern Language Association.
    Covers: 1963 - present
    CSA
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  • Literature Resource Center (LRC) from Gale
    Full-text of biographies, bibliographies, and literary criticism of authors from all time periods. Covers: Novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.
    Covers: Antiquity-present.
    Gale

Other Articles Databases

  • ABELL
    "Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature" indexes monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews and collections of essays published worldwide from 1920 onwards with links to the full text of 61 journals.
    Covers: 1920-present.
    Chadwyck
  • Academic Search Complete from EBSCO
    Database of articles in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and news sources with full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study.
    Coverage: 1990 - current
    Ebsco
    Academic Search Complete
  • Latino Literature
    Searchable and browsable full text database of poetry, fiction, and drama written in English and Spanish by Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latin authors working in the United States. Also includes audio files of selected poems and plays.
    Alexander Street Press
  • World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
    Citations for books, articles, reviews, and dissertations about Shakespeare. Also included are films, adaptations, and stage productions of Shakespeare's works.
    Covers: 1995-current.