Literature: British Library Resources
This guide will assist you in doing research in the fields of American and English Literature.
Library Databases
These databases will be useful to you in your research:
- Contains over 116,000 full-text e-books in a wide variety of subjects and disciplines. There is a powerful user interface that includes highlighting, bookmarking and automatic citations.
- This collection contains the complete archived holdings of over 1,100 scholarly, full-text journals. New titles and disciplines are added regularly. The capacity for searching across disciplines opens up vast possibilities for scholarship and research.
- The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative source on the evolution and usage of the English language.
- Contains analytical essays (both classic criticism and original analysis) on authors, works, and themes central to literary study.
Available in the Library
These books, plus many more, can all be found in the Reference section of our library. Search the Library Online Catalog to find additional resources.
Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature by David Scott Kastan
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REF PR 19 .O95 2006 v.1, v.2, v.3, v.4, v.5
The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English 3rd Ed. / Edited by Dominic Head. By Ian Ousby
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REF PR 85 .C29 2006
The Oxford Companion to Chaucer by Douglas Gray
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REF PR 1924 .O94 2003
The Oxford Companion to English Literature 7th Ed. / Edited by Dinah Birch. By Dinah Birch
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REF PR 19 .O94 2009
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Literature in English by Jenny Stringer
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REF PR 471 .O94 1996
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare by Michael Dobson
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REF PR 2892 .O94 2001
Literature Specific Databases
Gale Literature: Book Review Index
Quickly access reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape, and electronic media representing a wide range of interests.- Access library works and authors throughout history, including full text poems, plays, short stories, speeches and more.
Gale Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.