Literature Databases
More Literature Research Databases
- Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Biographies of authors & literary criticism articles. - JSTOR Arts & Sciences I - XV This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles, including older ones. - Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window
International, multidisciplinary database that covers the world’s leading arts and humanities journals. More than 600 peer-reviewed and selected trade and consumer titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies.
- Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text journals, books and other published materials in the humanities.
- ProjectMUSE This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences.
- The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, 1902-2014 (Gale Primary Sources) This link opens in a new window
Influential book reviews and literary articles from 1902
Reference Databases & Websites
- Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The best historical and literary dictionary, which chronicles all words ever used in English and also gives etymology, changes in meaning over time, and quotations where the word has been used. This is the dictionary to cite in papers. - Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Use this database to find definitions of literary terms and philosophical terms, as well as historical information useful for understanding literature.
- Victorian WebArticles and biographies on most 19th century authors, including the Romantics.
- Project GutenbergFree open-source books, like classics, that are no longer protected by copyright.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyGreat for defining philosophical concepts.
Selected Full-Text & Reference
- ProjectMUSE This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences.