Databases for Researching Literature
- Primo Library SearchSearch our books, book chapters, e-books, articles, videos, & reference entries.
Reference: Define Terms
- Best Places to Define Literary TermsGreat sources like Abrams' Glossary of Literary Terms.
- Oxford English Dictionary
Best place to define words used in English literature. For translated literature, compare the word to the original word used by the author and use a dictionary in that language. - CredoReference
Definitions of literary terms & quick background information. - Oxford Reference Online
Definitions of literary terms, philosophical terms, or historical facts in academic encyclopedias. - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Define philosophical concepts relevant to literature, like existentialism, pragmatism, etc.
- Victorian Web Author Biographies & Literary CriticismGreat scholarly website compiling author biographies and literary articles from 19th century.
- The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, 1902-2014 (Gale Primary Sources)
Reviews & literary articles, 1902-2014