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MLA (Modern Language Association) Bibliography 
Coverage: 1926-present. The essential database to search for scholarly material in the area of literature and language.
Literature Resource Center
Coverage: varies. Covers biographies, literary criticism and journals in fields of literature, language, linguistics and folklore for all modern languages.
Academic Search Premier
Coverage: 1975-present (with selected older titles). A multi-disciplinary database with significant full-text. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.
Literature Online [LION]
Coverage: 1920-present. A library of works of English and American poetry, drama and prose; literature journals and other criticism and reference sources.
John Milton: A Bibliography
Coverage: 1624 -1799. Brings together all manuscripts and editions of John Milton's works and all studies and critical statements concerning his life and works, all allusions and quotations, and all significant imitations
JSTOR
Coverage: varies. Over 800 core scholarly journals. Current issues are unavailable for a varying number of years (frequently 2 to 5 years).
Shakespeare Collection: Featuring The Arden Shakespeare Complete Works
Coverage: 16th century-present. A collection of authoritative materials including the most recent Arden Shakespeare editions of the complete works, as well as editions and adaptations of Shakespeare's works, other works published during Shakespeare's time, prompt books, the Gordon Crosse Theatrical Diaries, criticism, reviews, images, and reference.
World Shakespeare Bibliography
Coverage: 1962-present. A searchable electronic database consisting of the most comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Coverage: 1989-present. Articles and other materials on archaeology, architecture, art, Asian studies, classics, dance, film, TV & radio, folklore, history, language & linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, theater, theology & religious studies. PART OF WEB OF SCIENCE, click on `Change Limits` to select Arts & Humanities only.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature
2009 ed. Contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries survey contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer American literature and its social contexts.
Literature Resource Center
Coverage: varies. Covers biographies, literary criticism and journals in fields of literature, language, linguistics and folklore for all modern languages.
American History through Literature 1820-1870
2006 ed. Presents literature as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary perspectives, endorsing the notion that not only does history affect literature, but literature itself informs history.
American History through Literature 1870-1920
2006 ed. Second volume, continuing coverage from American History through Literature 1820-1870.
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Coverage: current. Presents a comprehensive survey of the most important figures, schools, and movements in literary theory and criticism.
Literature Online [LION]
Coverage: 1920-present. A library of works of English and American poetry, drama and prose; literature journals and other criticism and reference sources.
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
2004 ed. Surveys American literature from the 1600s to the present day, including entries on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, as well as on literary movements, periods, and themes. Also offers historical perspective and social context.
Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
2005 ed. Covers the entire history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, including accounts of individual authors and detailed histories of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions.
Shakespeare Collection: Featuring The Arden Shakespeare Complete Works
Coverage: 16th century-present. A collection of authoritative materials including the most recent Arden Shakespeare editions of the complete works, as well as editions and adaptations of Shakespeare's works, other works published during Shakespeare's time, prompt books, the Gordon Crosse Theatrical Diaries, criticism, reviews, images, and reference.
Twayne\'s Authors Series
Coverage: varies. A selection of approximately 600 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual world, US, and English authors.
Note: Part of NOVELny
Webster`s Third New International Dictionary Unabridged
Coverage: current. The largest and most comprehensive American dictionary.
Middle English Compendium
Coverage: varies. Offers access to an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, as well as links to an associated network of electronic resources.
Oxford English Dictionary Online
2nd ed. with updates. A historical dictionary of English which aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis, and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world.
Literature Online [LION]
Coverage: 1920-present. A library of works of English and American poetry, drama and prose; literature journals and other criticism and reference sources.
Early American Imprints. Series I, Evans
Coverage: 1639-1800. Digitized from one of the most important collections ever produced on microform, this has been hailed as a definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America.
Early American Imprints. Series II, Shaw Shoemaker
Coverage: 1801-1819. Provides a comprehensive set of American imprints published in the early part of the 19th century, including many state papers and early government materials which chronicle the political and geographic growth of the developing American nation.
Shakespeare Collection: Featuring The Arden Shakespeare Complete Works
Coverage: 16th century-present. A collection of authoritative materials including the most recent Arden Shakespeare editions of the complete works, as well as editions and adaptations of Shakespeare's works, other works published during Shakespeare's time, prompt books, the Gordon Crosse Theatrical Diaries, criticism, reviews, images, and reference.
Literature Online [LION]
Coverage: 1920-present. A library of works of English and American poetry, drama and prose; literature journals and other criticism and reference sources.
John Milton: A Bibliography
Coverage: 1624 -1799. Brings together all manuscripts and editions of John Milton's works and all studies and critical statements concerning his life and works, all allusions and quotations, and all significant imitations
Black Literature Index 
Coverage: 1827-1940. Fiction, poetry and literary reviews; materials indexed are available on microfiche, Micro PS 153.lN5 B53 1987.
DNA of Literature
Coverage: 1950-present. Links to The Paris Review, which includes original creative work and author interviews.
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
covers: 1478-1700. Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 - from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War.
Middle English Compendium
Coverage: varies. Offers access to an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, as well as links to an associated network of electronic resources.
Women Writers Project
Coverage: 1400-1850. An electronic collection of early women\'s writing. It includes Renaissance Women Online, a special subset of Women Writers Online which is comprised of over 100 texts.
Complete works and letters of Jane Austen
The full text online of Sense and sensibility -- Pride and prejudice -- Mansfield park -- Emma -- Northanger Abbey -- Persuasion -- Minor works -- Jane Austen`s letters -- J.E. Austen-Leigh: A memoir of Jane Austen and other family recollections.
Note: Gift of Dione Marie Enea - Class of 1990
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
covers: 1478-1700. Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 - from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War.
Early American Nature Writers: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Discusses the lives and works of 52 early American nature writers.
American National Biography
Coverage: 900-present. This is the authoritative biographical source for Americans who died prior to 1996.
Literature Online [LION]
Coverage: 1920-present. A library of works of English and American poetry, drama and prose; literature journals and other criticism and reference sources.
Literature Resource Center
Coverage: varies. Covers biographies, literary criticism and journals in fields of literature, language, linguistics and folklore for all modern languages.
Black Literature Index
Coverage: 1827-1940. Fiction, poetry and literary reviews; materials indexed are available on microfiche, Micro PS 153.lN5 B53 1987.
Academic Search Premier
Coverage: 1975-present (with selected older titles). A multi-disciplinary database with significant full-text. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.
Literature Resource Center
Coverage: varies. Covers biographies, literary criticism and journals in fields of literature, language, linguistics and folklore for all modern languages.
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