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ENGL 4027: Poetry and Myth: Resources

This guide introduces you to resources for finding literary criticism and other academic works for exploring themes in poetry.

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First Stop Databases

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
• More than 36,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews
• More than 87,000 articles/essays of literary criticism (7,000 more than LRC)
• Nearly 260,000 author biographies (10,000 more than LRC)
• More than 780 literary journals (330 more than LRC)
• Nearly 2,800 reference books (none of which are in LRC)
• More than 930,000 book reviews (30,000 more than LRC)
• More than 150,000 classic and contemporary poems (50,000 more than LRC)
• More than 35,000 classic and contemporary short stories (8,000 more than LRC)
• More than 11,000 author interviews (1,000 more than LRC)
• More than 7,400 classic novels
• Nearly 170 critical essays about popular young adult (YA) literature titles (not in LRC)
• More than 150 Critical Insights volumes (not in LRC)
Literature Criticism Online Archive This link opens in a new window
Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window

Search Strategy Suggestions

Here are some suggestions to help you narrow down your searches:

Use the AND drop-down menus in advanced search to combine terms (such as the author of your work and its title; the title of your work and a theme or concept; etc).
Pay attention to the source types in your results. Many databases include more than just scholarly articles, indexing other source types such as news magazines and theses.
Use the date range options to narrow down results to sources that are more recent.

Best Bets for Scholarly Journal Articles	Best Bets for Scholarly Books	Best Bets for Critical Essays
MLA International Bibliography	MLA International Bibliography	Literature Resource Center
Academic Search Complete	Project MUSE	Literature Criticism Online Archive
JSTOR	JSTOR	Literary Reference Center
Project MUSE

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