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This guide is designed to give you a start on your research in English Literature. Use the tabs above to navigate to the different sections of this guide.
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Use the databases below for locating articles and bibliographies.
MLA (Modern Language Abstracts) lists journal articles and a variety of other types of materials on literature, languages, linguistics and folklore.
ProQuest One Literature brings together the most comprehensive collection of primary texts, ebooks, reference sources, full-text journals, dissertations, video and more, for unparalleled access to historical and contemporary content by and about celebrated and lesser-known authors from around the world.
Includes Literature Online and ABELL, the renowned A&I index by the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) is the definitive resource for literary criticism published between 1892 through 1962. In addition to journals, book chapters, conference proceedings, and dissertations, ABELL indexes book reviews. ABELL provides 1.1M bibliographic citations and continues to grow. Bibliographic experts have long agreed that ABELL is an essential tool for the literary scholar and have stressed its coverage of unique material that is not included in other bibliographic sources.
Provides online access to the full text of over 100 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
Provides annotated entries for all important books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other materials related to Shakespeare from 1963 to the present.
Drama Online introduces new writers alongside the most iconic names in playwriting history, providing contextual and critical background through scholarly works and practical guides. The growing collection meets the full range of teaching needs for theatre studies, literature courses and drama schools. From the epic to the monologue; ensemble to one-person plays; comedy to tragedy; the historical to the contemporary; and from the highly political to the profoundly personal, there is plenty to discover.
Screen Studies is a dynamic digital platform taking users from script to screen and beyond – offering a broad range of content from Bloomsbury and Faber & Faber to support moving-image studies.