LibGuides: English Literature Resources: Articles & Databases

Literature Databases

Locate scholarly articles and other critical content on literature.

MLA International Bibliography (Literature and Language)
Journal articles, books, and dissertations. Subjects include literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, and the performing arts.
MLA database tutorials: https://www.mla.org/Publications/MLA-International-Bibliography/Tutorial-Videos
Literary Databases (Gale)
Contemporary authors, contemporary literary criticism, and dictionary of literary biography. Biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. A collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
JSTOR
Access to back issues of core journals. Includes extensive content in literature.
JSTOR search tips: http://guides.jstor.org/how-to-use-jstor/searching

Literature Reference Databases

Gather background information on literacy works, topics, and authors with these reference databases. They also include short articles and reviews on specific literary works.

Literary Databases (Gale)
Contemporary authors, contemporary literary criticism, and dictionary of literary biography. Biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. A collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
Literary Reference Source Plus
Information from respected reference works, books, and literary journals. Includes work overviews, articles of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, and short stories and poems.

Film Studies

These resources are specific to film. The other databases on this page also include sources on film.

Films on Demand
Consists of 15,500 video titles (77,000 segments) in Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Health, and Science. Also included is the new collection of United Newsreels which includes an additional 260 titles (1250 segments).

IMDb (International Movie Database)
Large directory of movies. Includes plot summaries, production notes, and film reviews.

General & Related Databases

These interdisciplinary database contain extensive content on literature and related topics.

Need a specific journal? Search the E-Journals List or locate the journal title in the UWG Library catalog.

Academic Search Complete
Large multi-disciplinary database with many full-text scholarly articles.

Google Scholar
Google search engine for scholarly sources.

Art Index Retrospective 1929-1984
Index of scholarly art-related articles, 1929-84.
Research Library (ProQuest)
Multi-disciplinary database with many full-text scholarly articles.