ENGL 1002: Intro to the Southern Gothic
Journal Article Databases
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary, scholarly database with nearly 9000 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,700 peer-reviewed journals
- Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new windowContains more than 20,000 critical essays from over 500 literary journals and 2,300 scholarly and critical books, including 700 titles published by Bloom's Literary Criticism and Facts on File. Also included in the database are more than 13,000 biographies, 45,000 character entries, 5,000 synopses of literary works and hundreds of images and videos.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowA growing digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources covering a variety of disciplines
- Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowThis database contains biographies and essays from Contemporary Authors, The Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, and full-text articles from more than 250 literary journals.
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowThis database, sponsored by the Modern Language Association, contains materials on literature, language, linguistics, and folklore.
Online Resources
- Lit HubA single, trusted, daily source for all the news, ideas and richness of contemporary literary life
Finding Sources of Literary Criticism
- Do a Keyword Search using:
- the name of the author
- the name of the work
- the name of a character(s) on whom you'd like to focus combined with either the author's name or the name of the work
- Do a Subject Search using:
- the name of the author in the following format: last name, first name
- the author's name in combination with the phrase "criticism and interpretation"
- example: Faulkner, William -- Criticism and interpretation
- the author's name in combination with the title of a work
- example: Faulkner, William -- Intruder in the Dust
Looking for a Specific Journal?
- Journal SearchProvides access to PC's electronic and print journals, magazines, and newspapers in one convenient location.
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Browse Journal Search by category. When browsing or searching, you can read articles from any journal that is available in the Full-text resources online group of results. Choose a database in this group based on the dates available and the time frame in which you are interested.