Research Guides: Literary Criticism and Theory: Literature Resources Map

Literature Resources Map

Chart showing database options for Author's Life and Contexts (Gale Dictionary of Literary Biography), The Work (Literature Criticism Online and Literary Reference Center) and Topic/Themes/Movmements (Literature Criticism Online, Literary Reference Center, and Bio-bibliographical sources such as books.

Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online (Gale) This link opens in a new window Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online provides more than 16,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres. Comprised of the award-winning Dictionary of Literary Biography series, which over its 30-year history has been dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, DLB Complete Online includes the DLB main series, the DLB Documentary Series, and the DLB Yearbook Series - all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.
Gale Literature Criticism This link opens in a new window Gale™ takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Literature Criticism Online. Imagine centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. The net result is tens of thousands of hard-to-find essays at your fingertips. It's all designed to raise the level of research while providing the around-the-clock remote access that today's researchers demand.
Literary Reference Source This link opens in a new window Literary Reference Source™ is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It has been specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. Literary Reference Source is a full-text database that combines information from thousands of major respected reference works, books, and literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Content includes thousands of plot summaries, essays of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, and author interviews. Access provided by the New Jersey State Library.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Credo Reference provides access to 600+ encyclopedias, handbooks, guides and dictionaries. These reference works cover a wide swath of topics including, science and medicine, history and cultural studies, business, education, and much more.

Chart showing that for in-depth criticism research, you could use the MLA International Bibliography, the library catalog, and other indisciplinary and subject databases.

MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window An index to the content of journals, books, proceedings, and other resources in the disciplines of languages, literature, linguistics and folklore.