LibGuides: ENGL 240: Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama: Resources

Recommended Databases for English

LION: Literature Online This link opens in a new window
Full-text English and American poetry, drama, and prose, as well as literary criticism and author biographies.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Articles and books from many subject areas (anthropology, art, business, education, history, literature, science, etc.) from the 1900s - present.
Literary Index This link opens in a new window
Citations to biographical information and literary criticism for major international authors and individual works.
Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
All of Gale's literary databases into one cross-searchable environment. Literary works, journal articles, literature criticism and analysis, reviews, author biographies, and a rich collection of expertly written work overviews.
Humanities Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Subjects include archaeology, the arts, communications, gender studies, history, journalism, literature, philosophy, and religion.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Arts, humanities, science, social sciences, business, and technology journals, e-books, and other resources from 1887 - present.
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles, reference book entries, primary source documents, and more, in a variety of subject areas, from 1975 - present.

If you're looking for background information about a writer or text, try these resources:

Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Subject, language, and quotations dictionaries, as well as in-depth subject encyclopedias and other reference books.
LION: Literature Online This link opens in a new window
Full-text English and American poetry, drama, and prose, as well as literary criticism and author biographies.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedias and other background reading in a variety of subject areas.

Dictionary of Literary Terms
Provides short definitions for hundreds of literary terms.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Society of America
Project Gutenberg
A source of e-books for works of literature in the Public Domain.

Articles

UMGC Library OneSearch
Simultaneously searches multiple Library research databases. Note: Does not include all databases.
Databases by Title (A-Z)
Alphabetized list of research databases.

E-Books

UMGC E-Book Collection
Searches approximately 90% of the Library’s e-book collection. E-books can be read online, and in some cases, downloaded.
Additional E-Book Collections
Access to additional Library e-book collections.

Print Books

Library Catalog
Searches the 17 University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI).

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