Databases by Subject
English & Literature Research Guide
English & Literature
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American Fiction, 1774-1920 (Gale)
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Prose fiction written by Americans from the political beginnings of the United States through World War I. | No | Yes | more information | |
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Chicago Manual of Style Online (University of Chicago)
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16th and 17th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style. | No | No | more information | |
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Dickens Letters (InteLex)
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The Letters of Charles Dickens, (1820-1870) 2nd edition. | No | No | more information | |
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Early English Books Online (Text Creation Partnership) (EEBOTCP)
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Consists of 25,000+ open access texts from Early English Books Online. | No | No | more information | |
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Literature Resource Center (Gale)
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Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors and their works from every age and literary discipline. | Yes | Yes | more information | |
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LitFinder (Gale)
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Literary works and secondary-source materials, covering world literature and authors throughout history. | Partial | Yes | more information | |
| MLA (Modern Language Association) International Bibliography [EBSCO] |
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Modern Languages Association search for literature, language/linguistics, folklore, film, literary theory, and dramatic arts. Links to some full-text where available. | No | No | more information | |
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Motif-Index of Folk Literature (InteLex)
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An index to themes and motifs in folk literature from Ireland to India. | No | No | more information | |
| Oxford English Dictionary |
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2nd edition of the 20-volume set. Includes meaning, history, & pronunciation of over 1/2 million words, both past and present. | No | No | more information | |
| Oxford Handbooks Online |
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Full-text online versions of the Oxford Handbooks, available in seven complete subject modules: Business & Management, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Literature, Psychology, and History. | Yes | No | more information |
Other Resources
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Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)
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Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area. | Partial | No | more information | |
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Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest)
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Citation and full-text access to theses and dissertations from around the world. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639 - 1800 (Readex)
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Monographs, pamphlets, and broadsides published in the United States during the 17th and 18th centuries. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Gale Primary Sources |
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Search interface for all Gale Primary Source databases. | No | No | more information | |
| Harper's Digital Archives |
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Full-text articles from this general-interest magazine covering literature, politics, culture and the arts. Coverage: 1850-Present | No | No | more information | |
| JSTOR |
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More than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources | Yes | No | more information | |
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Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest)
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Archive of backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences, spanning more than two centuries of content, 37 key subject areas, and multiple languages. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Project Muse |
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Full-text of scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses. | Yes | Yes | more information | |
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Very Short Introductions (Oxford)
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Concise introductions to a wide range of subjects. | Yes | No | more information | |
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WorldCat Dissertations (OCLC)
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Bibliographic database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat | No | No | more information |