Literary Databases
These specialized databases are excellent resources to use for all aspects of your literature research. The databases provide you with information on the authors, literary movements, and provide criticisms.
- Literature Online This link opens in a new window
An essential resource for the study and teaching of English and American literature. Over 350,000 literary works include a vast library of key criticism and reference resources. The online library explores poetry, drama and prose, full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
- Contemporary Authors (Gale Literature) This link opens in a new window
Biographical information on modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Author entry includes personal information, career history, writings, biographical and critical sources, and informative essays about their lives and work.
NOTE: Access limited by IP to users located in Tennessee. Resource provided by Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL). - Gale Literature: LitFinder This link opens in a new window
Provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes full-text poems, poetry citations, short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies and images. NOTE: Access limited by IP to users located in Tennessee. Resource provided by Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL).
Reference Books for Literature Research
Reference books are encyclopedias and dictionaries that provide facts and brief articles on a subject. These materials can help you better understand a topic or might be useful with topic selection.
The library reference database Credo Reference is an excellent alternative to Wikipedia or a general Google search.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Online reference collection of subject encyclopedias, handbooks, and guides, that cover over 80 major subject disciplines. Entries include visual aids, images, photographs and maps. Use the Credo collection for background research and discover key concepts and a mind map on your topic.
Reading: the lighter side
Enjoy your Octavia Butler as much as your Zora Neale Hurston? Check out Books and Authors to find your next book to read.
- Books and Authors (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Looking for a good book to read? Search and browse books, authors, genres, or topics to find a books of interests to you. Book reviews available.
NOTE: Access limited by IP to users located in Tennessee. Resource provided by Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL).