Research Guide for Critical Approaches to Literature

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Researching in Critical Approaches to Literature

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Encyclopedias/Dictionaries

Biographies

The Literature Resource Center and Literature Online are excellent resources for biographical information on authors. The links are listed below.

Electronic Resources

Core Resources

Literature Online - LION
Literature Online features a collection of over 260,000 works of American, English, and Modern poetry, drama, and prose with complementary reference and secondary resources.  More Info...

Literature Resource Center
Provides information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more.  More Info...

Critical Insights
Provides access and searching capability to the Critical Insights book series comprised of classic and current literary criticism.  More Info...

Related Resources

Biography Reference Center (Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated)
Maintains biographies and obituaries of individuals by name, date of birth, date of death, or country of origin. More Info...

Cambridge Histories Online
Cambridge Historical reference compendium allows instant access to the full texts of the Cambridge Histories series in e-book form. With access to the most up to date and authoritative scholarly content. The e-books are grouped by topic, such as American History, British History, History of Science and so on. More Info...

Multidisciplinary Resources

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000, Scholar's Edition
Text of primary source documents and historical interpretations focusing on women in American social movements. More Info...

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