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Indexes and Databases

The King Library may not always own the items listed in the resources below. Search HAL to see if the library owns or subscribes to a particular resource.

Paper Indexes

• Abstracts of English Studies, 1958-1978; 1982-1991. Attic
• Essay and General Literature Index, 1900-present. Reference
• Granger's Index to Poetry,   Ref PN 1021.G7, floor 1
• Humanities Index, 1974-1995, Reference
• Index to Black Poetry.     Ref PS 153.N5 C45, floor 1
• International Index to Periodicals, 1907-1965; Attic
• Play Index,1949-1992 .  Ref Z 5781.P53
• Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900-present. Reference
• Short Story Index, 1950-1973. Ref PN 3373.C3
• Social Science and Humanities Index, 1965-1973; Reference

Electronic Indexes and Databases

• Biography Resource Center
• Expanded Academic Index
• JSTOR
• Literature Resource Center
• Litfinder
• MLA Bibliography

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HAL Online Catalog

Hint:

When researching an author as a subject, select "subject search" type his/her name with the the last name first.  For example, Shakespeare, William.

When searching for criticism of an author or work, search the author as a subject and look for the subheading Criticism and interpretation.   For example, Lewis, C S (Clive Staples) -- Criticism and Interpretation.

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Selected Reference Book Titles

Biography  | Biography:  Specific Authors | Guides | Dictionaries & Handbooks | Literary History |  Literary Criticism |  Drama |  Poetry  | Women's Literature 

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World Wide Web Sources

Directories

• English Literature and Religion
  Bibliographic database about the religious aspects and backgrounds of English literature as well as electronic texts of English devotional and liturgical texts
• Librarian's Index to the Internet:  English Literature
  Directory of Internet resources in English literature

• Literary Resources on the Net
  Resources for English literature from classical times to modern

• Voice of the Shuttle:  English Literature
  Extensive listing of literature resources from Anglo-Saxon to modern times.

Resources by Time Period

• Labyrinth: Old English Literature (Georgetown University)
  Collection of old English poetry, prose, reonoic and litirgical texts.
• Old English Pages
  For study of old English and Anglo-Saxon England.
• Early Modern Literary Studies (University of Alberta)
  Resource materials for 16th and 17th century literature. Many resources of interest to students and scholars of literature.
• Luminarium:  Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century Literature
  Biographies, works lists, essays, and articles on writers from Medieval, Renaissance, and 17th century literature.
• Eighteenth Century Resources
  Directory of resources for 18th century art, architecture, history, literature, philosophy, and science.
• E-Server 18th c. Resources
  Resources on literary and cultural studies of 18th century. Includes novels, plays, memoirs, treatises, and poems
• Romantic Circles (University of Maryland)
  Research tools for the study of Byron, Keats, Shelley, Wollstronecraft and their contemporaries as well as general romantic resources.
• Victoria Research Web
  Scholarly study of 19th century Britain.
• Victorian Woman Writers Project (Indiana University)
  Transcriptions of works by 19th century British women writers including anthologies, novels, political pamphlets, religious tracts, children's books, and poetry.
• Contemporary Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English
  Covers all aspects of postcolonial literature and postcolonial theory. Very extensive collection on authors, economics, geography, history, politics, science, visual arts, and religion related to postcolonial literature.

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Citing Sources for Papers/Research

• E.W. King Guide to Citing Sources

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