Resources By Department: English: Topic Overviews

Topic Overviews

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY: LITERATURE COLLECTION
Browse tables of contents or search within the literary studies reference books in Gale Virtual Reference Library. Use the search box to the right to search within these titles only.

LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER This link opens in a new window
Provides biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis covering over 90,000 writers from all periods and literary disciplines. Includes information from reference books, books and literary journals. (Gale)

OXFORD RESEARCH ENCYCLOPEDIA: LITERATURE
The Oxford Research Encyclopedias (OREs) offer long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars. The content is regularly updated.

SALEM PRESS This link opens in a new window
Includes Magill's Literary Annual. Has a variety of topics from critical surveys of literary genres and poetry to insights on specific authors and works.

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY This link opens in a new window Access to the full text of over 200 authoritative electronic reference books; search or browse the collection or an individual title. Full text documents are available in HTML or PDF formats.
CREDO REFERENCE This link opens in a new window An online collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other ready-reference books covering a range of topics, such as art, business, literature, and science. With a network of cross-references that provide an easy-to-follow trail to related information contained anywhere in Credo Reference, it provides trustworthy answers—and new connections—in context.

JSTOR DAILY "JSTOR Daily is an online publication that contextualizes current events with scholarship. Drawing on the richness of JSTOR’s digital library of more than 2,000 academic journals, thousands of monographs, and other materials, JSTOR Daily stories provide background—historical, scientific, literary, political, and otherwise—for understanding today’s often-confusing world." Cited scholarly sources are linked and accessible to all users free of charge.