Search the following databases to find scholarly journal articles on all aspects of literature: criticism, biography, and reviews. Please see also other tabs above.
JSTOR
Search the JSTOR database to find scholarly journal articles from the 1800s-2008ish, with some access to more current articles. JSTOR is an interdisciplinary database, so you may find useful articles that are not covered by the MLA Bibliography.
Project Muse
Search the Project Muse database to find scholarly journal articles from about 1995-present. Project Muse is also an interdisciplinary database, and includes the recent issues of many of the JSTOR journals.
Literature Resource Center
Search the Literature Resource Center for a combination of biographical information, reprinted scholarly journal articles, and other information related to your author or work.
British Periodicals
Search the British Periodicals database for articles on British literature and history published from 1680s-1930s.
American Periodicals Series
Search the American Periodicals Series database for articles on American literature and history published from 1740-1900.
Periodical Articles Online
Search the Periodical Articles Online database for articles on world literature published from as early as 1665 to the present. "Over three centuries of scholarly publication in 40 languages and dialects are indexed, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other Western languages."
Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective
Search Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective for articles published from 1907-1984. This database is useful for book reviews.
MLA International Bibliography
Search the MLA database to find scholarly journal articles, books, and chapters in books covering literature criticism in many languages, from the 1920s to the present. This is the most comprehensive database for literature criticism.
