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Bloom's LIterature This link opens in a new window
Provides content on the core authors and works most studied in the high school curriculum. Students will find exactly what they need without having to wade through an uncurated search. Educators will appreciate the thoughtful organization and important curriculum tools to help with lesson plans, assignments, and independent study.
Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Contains full text literary reference works, critical information on authors and their works, current journal articles, and other additional resources. Full-text access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
Contains full text reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; articles of literary criticism; author biographies; literary journals; book reviews; classic & contemporary poems; classic & contemporary short stories; classic novels; author interviews; and images of key literary figures.
Salem Press This link opens in a new window
Covers literature, history, science, and health subjects with full text reference resources.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers most fields. Contains full-text periodicals, peer-reviewed journals, and abstracts.
Gale EBooks This link opens in a new window
Excellent for finding information on a specific work of literature, or an author. Search using the title of the work to get a complete overview including characters, plot summaries, cultural context, and criticism of the work.
Contains more than 85 reference sources including encyclopedias, series and more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Contains back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Over 700 titles available.

Bloom's Literary Themes by Harold Bloom (Contribution by)
Call Number: varies with title
ISBN: 079109927X
Publication Date: 2009-2010
Bloom's Major Novelists, Poets, and More. by Harold Bloom (Editor, Introduction by)
Call Number: Assorted
ISBN: 0791063496
Focusing on a particular author or work, these books provide critical interpretations and readings through authored essays.
Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms by Childs P Fowler R (Eds) Staff
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9780203462911
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
A twenty-first century version of Roger Fowler's 1973 Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms, this latest edition of The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms is the most up-to-date guide to critical and theoretical concepts available to students of literature at all levels. With over forty newly commissioned entries, this essential reference book includes: an exhaustive range of entries, covering such topics as genre, form, cultural theory and literary technique new definitions of contemporary critical issues such as Cybercriticism and Globalization complete coverage of traditional and radical approaches to the study and production of literature thorough accounts of critical terminology and analyses of key academic debates full cross-referencing throughout and suggestions for further reading.

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Invitation to World Literature series | Annenberg Learner
This multimedia resource invites viewers to appreciate and - most importantly - read these ancient and modern works. The 13 texts are introduced on video by a wide-ranging cast including scholars, translators, artists, and writers. Excerpts of the texts are found on an extensive Web site along with background material and reading support; an interactive timeline and a feature on translation; and resources for teaching and further study.

The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
Contains essays and criticisms of various authors and literary forms. Historical discussions illustrate how they evolved with the times. Topics range from discussions on early oral histories and poetry, debates over the evolution and influence of drama, journalism, and fiction.
Folktexts: A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology
Massive collection of world fables, folktales, fairy tales, and origin stories. Includes extensive links to additional print and electronic resources. Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.
Poetry Foundation
A great, searchable source with extensive content on authors and their poetry. Bios, full-text poems, articles, and Podcasts are only some of the resources available.
The Norton Anthology of World Literature StudySpace
In-dept discussions of literature and culture on topics from exploration of the New World through the 20th century. Includes timelines, audio glossaries, interactive maps, study guides, quizzes, and topic clusters for research and writing. Companion resource to the print editions of The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3rd edition.
Literary Devices and Terms
Accessible definitions of literary terms with examples make this a quick and easy way to delve deeper into the terminology of literature.

General Subject Databases

Offer broad subject coverage in a variety of subject areas.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers most fields. Contains full-text periodicals, peer-reviewed journals, and abstracts.
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Covers physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and more.
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
Contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags.

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