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Why search here? The main database of critical scholarship on all modern literatures and languages, also covering linguistics, folklore, film and media studies.
Content type: Scholarly articles, books, dissertations
Coverage dates: 1963-present

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Why search here? Good starting point when researching topics that intersect with multiple disciplines.
Content type: Scholarly articles, newspaper articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles
Coverage dates: 1887-present; varies by title

Full-text database with plot summaries and work overviews; literary criticism; author biographies; book reviews; and literary works.

Gale Academic OneFile has over 8,000 peer-reviewed journals, the majority in full-text, from the world's leading journals and reference sources. It also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.

Why search here? Criticism and analysis of literature from classical and medieval literature through the early 2000s.
Content type: Encyclopedia entries, reviews, scholarly sources including critical essays

Why search here? Explore an extensive collection of literary criticism, author biographies, character analyses, plot summaries, and thematic studies, providing valuable insights for literary research and study. 
Content type: Literary criticism, author biographies, character analyses, plot summaries, thematic essays, full-text literary works. 
Coverage dates: Historical to contemporary literature

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Why search here? Find scholarly sources on the study of language, including phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics, and anthropological linguistics.
Content type: Abstracts of scholarly articles, books, book chapters, dissertations
Coverage dates: 1973-presents.

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Why search here? The dictionary of record for the English language, including the origins, etymology, and both historical and modern meanings of words.
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Why search here? Discover a comprehensive collection of primary and secondary source materials documenting the literary and cultural contributions of Black women writers throughout history.
Content type: Full-text books, poetry, essays, plays, interviews, and scholarly articles.
Coverage dates: Spans from the 18th century to the present

Why search here? Focus on biographies of writers and text of their literary works, with some literary criticism available.
Content type: Primary sources, literary works, biographical information, critical essays, reviews

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Coverage dates: 1851-present

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