A full-text searchable database of articles on individual critics and theorists, critical and theoretical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods. 

This series will provide a comprehensive historical account of Western literary criticism from classical antiquity to the present day, dealing with both literary theory and critical practice.

Provides full-text access to over 240 reference books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, etc., in various fields including literature and language.

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.

A full-text collection of poetry, drama, and prose. Includes complementary references sources. Offers access to information on English and American literature including bibliographies, and catalogs.

The library catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges.

    Start with a general keyword search.

    Look in your search results for synonyms, related concepts and language, especially in the Subject Headings.

     

    Subject Headings can include:

 

• author names: "Poe, Edgar Allan",
• regional literature: "English literature"
• genres and categories: "children's literature", "English poetry", "feminist literary criticism"

   

    Subdivisions of headings can be very valuable, such as:

• criticism & interpretation
• history
• sources
• bibliography

   

 

A database of library holdings worldwide.  Best way to find books outside the Tri-College libraries.
Use EZ-Borrow/Interlibrary Loan to request these materials.

Book reviews can reveal contemporary critical opinion and can provide more information about the work and the author.

Provides citations to journal articles, books, working papers, conference proceedings, bibliographies, and other materials. Areas covered include literature, language, linguistics, film, theatre and folklore. Covers 1926-present.

Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.

Provides access to journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Disciplines covered are humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.

Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971-present.

Provides access to current and retrospective information and cited references found in arts and humanities journals. Covers 1980-present.