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Literary Criticism Databases

Gale Literature Criticism This link opens in a new window
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.

Gale Literary Index
An index of the articles across all of the Gale Literary Criticism series.

Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window
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 with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers literature, language and linguistics, folklore, film, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Listings on rhetoric and composition and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature are also included.
(replaces MLA International Bibliography)
Literary Reference Plus This link opens in a new window
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.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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)
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
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)

Print Literary Criticism

All of these titles are indexed in the Gale Literary Index.

Gale Literature Criticism This link opens in a new window
All of the below titles can be accessed online through this database! (Excludes Drama Criticism)

Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism
Call Number: Ref 809 C614
Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800
Call Number: Ref 809.03 L776
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism
Call Number: Ref 809.034 N714
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism
Call Number: Ref 809.04 G152t
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Call Number: Ref 809.04 C761
Short Story Criticism
Call Number: Ref 809.31 Sh559
Drama Criticism
Call Number: Ref 809.2005 D763

Poetry Explication

Poetry Explication
Call Number: 821.016 K96p 1980
Guide to British Poetry Explication
Call Number: 821.016 M385g
Volume 1 Old English-Medieval
Volume 2 Renaissance
Volume 3 Restoration-Romantic
Volume 4 Victorian-Contemporary

Find Book Reviews

Horn Book Magazine
Includes reviews of the best children's books published, articles about children's books, explorations of children's books from every perspective and news of the children's book world.
Kirkus Reviews
Publishes reviews for fiction, mysteries, sci-fi, translations, nonfiction, & children's books.
School Library Journal
The most complete provider of news, information and reviews for librarians and media specialists who serve children and young adults in school and public libraries. Also available in print in the library.
Booklist
Provides a review guide to current print and nonprint materials worthy of consideration for purchase by small and medium-sized public libraries and school library media centers.
Book Links
A magazine designed for teachers, librarians, booksellers, parents and other interested adults in connecting children with books. Focuses on articles that target those people that educate children from preschool through eighth grade. Reviews are organized into themed lists.

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
All of these journal and periodicals are available to search through Academic Search Complete.
(replaces Academic Search Complete)