Databases for English - Literature
- Academic OneFile (Gale) 1980 to present
Access to scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers in all major disciplines. Includes thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning. - Books & Authors (Gale)
Looking for a good book, but not sure where to start? Books & Authors explores today’s popular fiction and non-fiction titles as well as the classics of yesterday. Includes author biographies; book reviews for print, audio book, e-book, and Braille-format, and recommended reading lists. - Britannica Academic
Access to the Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools to assist students conducting collegiate research. - Humanities Full Text (EBSCOhost) Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
A collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. - Includes academic journal articles, interviews, bibliographies, obituaries, and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and book reviews, as well as reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, radio and television programs, plays, operas, and more.
- JSTOR
Provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. - Literary Sources (Gale)
Get biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 150,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Gale Literary Sources provides combined access to the Literature Resource Center, LitFinder Database, Scribner Writer Series, and Twayne's Authors Series. - Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Features author biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors and their works from every age and literary discipline. In-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors to provides insights into the historical context and social implications of literature. - LitFinder
Provides access to literary works and authors throughout history. It includes more than 150,000 full-text poems, 800,000+ poetry citations, short stories, speeches, plays, as well as secondary materials like biographies, images, and more. - Project Gutenberg
Offers over 57,000 free eBooks, with focus on older works for which copyright has expired. - Salem Press: The Reference Shelf
Contains critical guides to prominent authors, works, and themes in American literature; significant documents from American and World history with special collections on the history of the civil rights movement and current race relations in the United States; and career guides for those interested in the sciences, healthcare, communications/media, or law/criminal justice/emergency services. - Scribner Writer Series (Gale)
Provides biographical and critical essays on the lives and works of more than 1,400 authors from around the world. Entries include concise essays, citations, and biographical information that places the author's work in personal and historical context. - Theatre in Video: Volume 1 (Alexander Street)
Contains hundreds of videos, including documentaries and definitive performances of the world’s most important plays. Interviews with directors, designers, writers, and actors, along with excerpts of live performances deliver an authentic, behind-the-scenes look at hundreds of productions. - Twayne’s Author Series (Gale)
Provides in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements, and to the development of literary genres.
