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Literature Databases

Gale Literature
A gateway to several literary databases including Literature Criticism Online, Literature Resource Center, MLA, GVRL and Something about the Author Online.
MLA International Bibliography
Literature Resource Center
The Literature Resource Center provides access to biographical, bibliographical and contextual information from the Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literacy Criticism Select databases. Also available are more than 285,000 full-text journal articles, 38,000 critical essays, 122,000 author biographies, and the Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.
Literature Criticism
Includes access to Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Shakespearean Criticism, Literature Criticism from 14001800, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Children's Literature Review
Drama for Students
Contains easily accessible and context-rich discussions of the literary and historical significance of major plays from various cultures and time periods.
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One of the largest Digital Humanities and Social Sciences databases. Artemis collects and brings to the surface new research connections across several centuriesand millions of pages ofnewspapers, books, manuscripts, maps, and photographs.

Academic Journal Databases

J-STOR

Project Muse
Offers nearly 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. Covers fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.
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Humanities Source
Authoritative resource in all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly, and creative thought, providing access to more than 1,450 full-text journals dating back to 1907. Subjects include archaeology,
area studies, Art, classical studies, communications, dance, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism, linguistics, literary and social criticism, literature, music, performing arts, philosophy,
religion, and theology.

Google Scholar
Not actually a database, but useful nonetheless.

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