Literary Criticism Subject Guide

Databases

• Humanities International Index
  A collection of bibliographic references to literary, scholarly and creative journals, containing over 1,000 journals from 1975 to the present published in the United States and Canada- EBSCOhost
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index
  Provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in nearly 1,130 of the world's leading arts & humanities journals- FirstSearch
• Book Collection: Non-Fiction
  Help locate and learn about titles and books that meet professional and personal information needs. Contains full-text reviews from Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, CHOICE, and others. Ebsco Host
• Gale Contemporary Authors
  A database that details approximately 100,000 modern writers and authors.
• Humanities Full Text
  Full-text articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays, television, and radio programs from Humanities Index- WilsonWeb Omnifile Mega
• MLA International Bibliography
  A bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations from 1963 to the present. Contains over 1.5 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers- EBSCOhost
• NoveList
  Fiction database providing subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and fiction titles.

Books

• Coming of Age As a Poet: Milton, Keats, Eliot, Plath / by Helen Vendler
  PR502 .V46
  Offers insight to finding a personal style and learn to write one's first "perfect" poem that wholly embodies that style. Presents a look at the precedents, circumstances, and artistry of the first perfect poems composed by John Milton, John Keats, T. S. Eliot, and Sylvia Plath and into the indispensable period of learning and experimentation that precedes such poetic achievement- Publisher
• Henry David Thoreau - Bloom's BioCritiques / by Harold Bloom
  PS3054 .H38
  Explores the lives of the greatest writers of the world. Includes a biography and critical analysis of the writer's work, as well as critical views by important literary critics throughout history- Publisher
• Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800
  PN86 .L53
  Contains complete critical coverage of the careers and works of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Restoration periods by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. Includes a variety of important interpretations of historical periods, literary trends and topics, and the achievements of noteworthy individuals.
• World Literature Criticism
  PN523 .W67
  Collection of critical excerpts on most-studied authors, presenting a biographical and critical introduction, a list of principal works, a historical survey of critical response to the author's works, and sources for further study.

Journals

• American Literature
  Contains articles covering the works of several American authors--from colonial to contemporary--as well as an extensive book review section- Project Muse
• Ethnohistory
  Emphasizes the joint use of documentary materials and ethnographic or archaeological data, as well as the combination of historical and anthropological  approaches, in the study of social and cultural processes and history- JSTOR
• Comparative Literature Studies
  Presents essays ranging across the rich traditions of Africa, Europe and the Americas, and examines the literary relations between East Asia and the West. Explores movements, themes, forms, the history of ideas, relations between authors, and the foundations of criticism and theory- Project Muse
• Modern Language Notes
  Presents articles and notes on critical studies in the modern languages (Italian, Hispanic, German, French) and on recent work in comparative literature. Publishes four single-language issues and one comparative literature issue- Project Muse
• Shakespeare Quarterly
  Focuses on all aspects of Shakespeare studies. Covers criticism of the plays and poems, theater history, Shakespeare pedagogy, the history of Shakespeare as an institution, and studies in editing, text, canon, and bibliography- JSTOR

Websites

• Absolute Shakespeare
  "Essential resource for William Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre." Includes study guides, commentaries, and play summaries- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• English Literature: Early 17th Century
  Index of biographies, essays, images, full-text of works, and scholarly articles on the major English literary figures of the period, as well as links  covering general aspects of the era. Includes John Donne, Ben Johnson, Francis Bacon, Robert Herrick, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell, John Milton, Thomas Carew, and Richard Lovelace- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Gale Literary Index
  Indexes articles, providing search on authors and their literary work.
• Leo Tolstoy
  Provides links to Tolstoy's most famous works, including Anna Karenina and War and Peace. Includes photographs of Tolstoy and his home, a timeline of his life, reading tips and recommendations, and a biography- Librarian's Index to the Internet