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Most Popular Literary Criticism Databases
Literary Resources by Gale
This comprehensive database covers all genres, disciplines, time periods, and parts of the world. Includes scholarly articles, critical essays, some full-text works, and overviews. The easy-to-use basic search screen, combined with wide coverage, makes this a good place to start your research.
Humanities Source (EBSCO)
Includes full text for more than 1,400 journals, with citations to over 3.5 million articles, including book reviews. Coverage in Humanities Source includes worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Access back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Over 700 titles available.
Funded by: Statewide Allocation
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Contains the complete archived contents of Literary Criticism Online.
Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO)
This resource includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; articles of literary criticism; author biographies; full text of literary journals; book reviews; classic & contemporary poems; classic & contemporary short stories; full text of classic novels; author interviews; and images of key literary figures.