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English Literature Research

Databases for Researching Literature

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MLA International Bibliography with Full Text
What Is the MLA International Bibliography? (on EBSCO) from Modern Language Association on Vimeo.
Google Scholar
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I - XV
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Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Humanities International Complete
Arts & Humanities Database
Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre, Cultural Studies, etc.
ProjectMUSE
Digital Theatre Plus
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Also has over 21,000 pages of written resources, from accessible guides to essays to ready-made teaching resources, written by educators for educators.
Linguistics Database

Reference: Define Terms

Best Places to Define Literary Terms
Great sources like Abrams' Glossary of Literary Terms.
Victorian Web Author Biographies & Literary Criticism
Great scholarly website compiling author biographies and literary articles from 19th century.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Define philosophical concepts relevant to literature, like existentialism, pragmatism, etc.
The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, 1902-2014 (Gale Primary Sources)
Reviews & literary articles, 1902-2014