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In Specific Subject Indexes
MLA International Bibliography
Book Review Digest (1905-1995) Index Area
Book Review Index (1965-2004) Index Area
Book Index with Reviews
In Individual eJournals
African American Review
American Literature
American Literature (JSTOR)
American Speech
Black American Literature Forum
Callaloo
Chaucer Review
Cinema Journal
Comparative Literature Studies
ELH (English Literary History)
ELH (JSTOR)
Journal of English Linguistics
Journal of Modern Literature
MLN (Modern Language Notes)
MLN (JSTOR)
Modern Language Notes (JSTOR)
MLQ (Modern Language Quarterly)
Modern Fiction Studies
Negro American Literature Forum
New Literary History
Nineteenth-Century Fiction
Nineteenth-Century Literature
Representations
Research in African Literatures
SAQ (South Atlantic Quarterly)
SEL (Studies in English Literature)
Shakespeare Quarterly
Speculum
TDR (The Drama Review)
Theatre Journal
Transition
Trollopian
Victorian Studies
Yale French Studies
By Browsing Journal Titles
To see a list of journal titles available in various formats, check:
Our Journals List - Languages & Literatures
Find Reference Sources about Literature
Available in the Reference Collection or online as noted:
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century - Ref PN 771 .E5 1998
Literary Encyclopedia and Literary Dictionary
xrefer Literature
Guides and Manuals
The Oxford Companion to American Literature - Ref P S21 .H3 1995
The Oxford Companion to English Literature - Ref PR 19 .D73 1995
The Oxford Companion to Classic Literature - Ref PA 31 .H69 1991
The Oxford Companion to Childrens' Literature - Ref PN 1008.5 .C37 1984
The Reader's Adviser - Ref Z1035 .R42 1986
Literary Criticism
Literature Resource Center (includes Contemporary Authors)
Contemporary Literary Criticism - Ref PN 771 .C59
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism - Ref PN 761 .N5
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism - Ref PN 771 .G27
Dates & Timelines
A Book of Days for the Literary Year - Ref PN 43 .B63 1984
Find Websites about Literature
These are some of the best starting places for finding Literature websites:
Academy of American Poets
IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection
Wright's American Literature - 1851-1875
For additional web sites, search the Schmidt Library Recommended Websites (Change "ALL" to "Schmidt Recommended Websites" before searching.)
