Research Guides: English: A Research Guide: Literary Criticism & Databases

Databases

Literature Databases

Literature Online (LION)
A large collection of full-text works of prose, poetry and drama. Works may be located by author or title, or searched full-text for specific words or phrases. Also includes secondary sources of biographical and critical pieces on authors and their works.
MLA International Bibliography
This bibliography database directs researchers to more than 3 million citations from journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, scholarly websites, editions, and translations published from the late 19^th century to the present. Covers a broad range of humanities subjects, including world languages and literature, linguistics, dramatic arts, film, folklore, rhetoric and writing studies, teaching of language, and history of publishing.
(replaces MLA International Bibliography)
Gale Literature Criticism
This database provides online access to the full-text of the Thomson Gale Literature Criticism Reference Sets Contemporary Literary Criticism, Short Story Criticism & Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Includes author biographical information, criticism (excerpts or full-text) published from an author's own time to the present as well as bibliographical information.
Literary Reference Plus
Provides the most relevant information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes focusing on plays/drama, poetry, religious literature and children's literature. Also includes volumes of fantasy/science fiction, contemporary literature, world philosophy and religious literature, and literary study guides covering American Literature, English Literature and literary genres.

Humanities & Interdisciplinary Databases

JSTOR
An interdisciplinary archive of journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, and mathematics. JSTOR also contains a large collection of scholarly ebooks from academic publishers.
Humanities International Complete
Full text journals, books and other published sources, covering all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content. Includes abstracts and full text from journals, books and book reviews, art work and images, performances and reviews, literature and criticisms, poems and short stories, and conference proceedings.
(replaces Humanities International Complete)
Project Muse
Project Muse is a leading provider of digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community. Project MUSE is a trusted source of complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals and eBooks from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies.
Academic Search Ultimate
A multi-disciplinary full-text database of over 10,000 academic journals, newspapers, magazines, reports, and books. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study including the humanities, sciences and social sciences, education, arts, literature, and more.
(replaces Academic Search Complete)

Databases for Historical Context

America: History and Life
The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes indexing for over 1,800 journals from 1895 to the present, citations and links to books and media reviews, and coverage for some titles back to the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Historical Abstracts
Primary index to materials for research in non-U.S./non-Canadian history, including social and cultural history, from the 15th century to the present. Includes hundreds of history journals and books and provides selective indexing of historical articles from thousands of journals in a wide variety of languages. Topics include world history, military history, women’s history, history of education and much more.

Databases for Societal and Psychological Context

SocINDEX with Full Text
Comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. Complete with indexing for books, monographs, conference papers and other non-periodical content sources; also includes searchable cited references.
PsycINFO
Provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. Sources include peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, books, and dissertations.
Exploring Race in Society
Includes context and solutions-oriented points of view within a scholarly collection of proprietary and licensed content on topics related to race, ethnicity, diversity, and inclusiveness.
Women’s Issues and Identities
This collection focuses on the social, political, and professional achievements of women throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century. Along with providing a closer look at some of the pioneers of women’s movements, this collection offers scholars a deep dive into the issues that have affected women and the many contributions they have made to society.

Books with Literary Criticism

Gale Literature Criticism
Includes criticism and author biographical information for Short Stories, Contemporary Literature, 20th Century Literature, 19th Century Literature, Literature from 1400-1800, Shakespeare's Works, and Classical & Medieval Literature. All of these titles are indexed in the Gale Literary Index.

Critical Survey of Long Fiction
Call Number: Ref PN3451 .C75 & eBook
Critical Survey of Short Fiction
Call Number: Ref PN3321 & eBook
Critical Survey of Poetry
Call Number: Ref PR 502 .C85 & eBook
Critical Survey of Drama
Call Number: Ref PR623 .C75 & eBook
Short Story Criticism
Call Number: Ref PN3373 .S386
Drama Criticism
Call Number: Ref PN1601 .D59
The Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion
Call Number: PS153.N5 H245 2003