Literary Criticism Subject Guide

Introduction General Databases Academic Search Premier. Excellent multidisciplinary resource. Includes 3,000+ titles with almost half in full-text format. Includes a mix of popular and scholarly titles. Includes a lot of titles in PDF format. ProQUEST Periodical Collections. Excellent multidisciplinary resource. Periodical Abstracts Research II comprises abstracts and indexing for articles in more than 2,190 periodicals, many in full-text. Digital Dissertations. Citations and abstracts for doctoral dissertations since 1861 and master's theses since 1988. Complete database available only on campus. Subject Specific Databases American Drama (Chadwyck-Healey)  Containing more than 1,500 dramatic works from the colonial period to the beginning of the twentieth century, American Drama 1714–1915 is the largest electronic collection of American dramatic writing of its kind. It provides literary researchers and historians with a comprehensive survey of American dramaturgy from its origins up to the era of sensational melodrama and manners comedy exemplified by the work of such playwrights as David Belasco, Clyde Fitch and William Vaughn Moody. Coverage 1714–1915 Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (Newsbank)  Evans Digital Edition is the digital version of Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800) is based on the American Bibliography by Charles Evans and enhanced by Roger Bristol's Supplement to Evans' American Bibliography. This collection is a foundation set for research involving early American history, literature, philosophy, religion, and more. It is the definitive resource for information about every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America, from agriculture and auctions through foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, witchcraft, etc. The digitization of this collection is an ongoing effort. When completed, Evans Digital Edition will include every item previously produced on microform plus more than 1,200 additional works located, catalogued and digitized since completion of the earlier effort--more than 36,000 works and 2,400,000 images. Coverage 1639 - 1800). English Drama (Chadwyck-Healey)  English Drama contains more than 3,900 plays in verse and prose from the late thirteenth century - the likely date of the Shrewsbury Fragments - to the early twentieth. It offers exhaustive coverage of the prodigious dramatic literature of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, as well as Restoration plays, medieval morality plays and mystery cycles, and nineteenth-century closet dramas. In addition to works by major dramatists such as Ben Jonson, Aphra Behn, William Wycherley, Oliver Goldsmith, Richard Sheridan, Oscar Wilde and J. M. Synge, English Drama includes the dramatic writings of many more neglected writers long inaccessible in print form. Coverage 1200-1900 JSTOR (JSTOR)  JSTOR offers full-text journal coverage in the social sciences and humanities. Examples of discipliness covered are: history, economics, Asian studies, classics, archaeology. African, Latin American, Slavic, Middle Eastern studies, the literary cultures of many different countries. The lag time in publication ranges from 3 and 5 years. Updated in an ongoing basis. Coverage dates may vary. Literature Resource Center (Gale)  The Literature Resource Center, a complete literature reference database, possesses an immense collection of biographies, bibliographies, critical essays, work overviews, author-related websites, and timeline events. It contains information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more. Most current edition. MLA Bibliography (EBSCOHost)  The MLA International Bibliography, produced by the Modern Language Association of America, provides access to scholarly research in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore covering nearly 4,000 journals and series. Updated ten times per year. Coverage 1963 to the present. MLA Directory of Periodicals (EBSCOHost)  This directory, produced by the Modern Language Association of America, provides addresses, advertising rates, and information about submissions for publication. Updated annually. Most current edition. Project Muse (JHUP)  Project Muse offers nearly 200 quality journal titles and covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. Updated as issues are published. Coverage dates may vary. Twentieth-Century Drama (Chadwyck-Healey)  When complete, Twentieth-Century Drama will contain 2,500 published plays from throughout the English-speaking world, covering the history of modern drama from the 1890s to the present day. The full range of dramatic styles, genres and traditions will be represented, from widely studied and frequently performed plays to important examples of radical theatre, regional theatre, postcolonial theatre, women's theatre and popular forms such as melodrama, farce and thriller that are often under-represented in surveys of the period. Coverage 1890 - Present E-Journal Subscriptions Te see a list of electronic journal subscriptions in the field of literature, click here. Print Journal Subscriptions The library subscribes to a number of print journals for literary research. All journals are housed in the Periodical area on the 2nd Floor. See the Periodicals Department for assistance.  The following list is only a small selection of available journals. Comparative Literature Studies Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation Faulkner Journal Georgia Review Iowa Review Journal of Modern Literature Modern Drama Studies in Short Fiction