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English 112: Find Articles

Find Articles

The best way to find articles is through the library databases. Below are some helpful databases for your literary criticism research:

Gale Literature: This link opens in a new window
Access information from primary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies. Use this database to cross-search ALL the Gale Literary resources including Gale Literature Criticism, Gale Literature Resource Center, Scribner Writer Series, and Twayne's Author's Series.

JSTOR: This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. JSTOR helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for future generations.

MLA International Bibliography: This link opens in a new window
This database is a classified listing and subject index of scholarly books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore and linguistics which has been compiled by the Modern Language Association of America since 1926. The electronic version includes the Bibliography's entire print run and currently contains more than 2 million records. 


Other databases to use to gain background information on an author:

Scribner Writers Online: This link opens in a new window
Scribner Writers Online offers over 2,000 original and detailed bio-critical essays on the lives and works of more than 1,400 important authors from around the world. Each cross-referenced entry includes a concise essay, a citation, and biographical information that places the author's work in personal and historical context.

Twayne’s Authors Online: This link opens in a new window
Offers in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements, and the development of literary genres. 

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