Literature
Books - Ebooks - Journals - Articles - Websites
The fiction books and books of literary criticism can be found by searching the catalog. For more information on how to search the library's catalog, view our tutorial.
One can find Ebooks either by searching NetLibrary or by using the library's catalog. To retrieve only ebooks from a catalog search, use the advanced search option and choose "Ebooks only" under limits. To view books in the Net Library from home, you will first need to set up an account from a computer on campus. To learn more about searching NetLibrary, view our tutorial. Many classic fiction books are in the public domain and available from internet libraries for free. Two of the sites dedicated to making books in the public domain available freely on the internet are Project Gutenberg and Google Books (make sure to look for "Full View" on Google Books, as they also have limited previews for which one must pay to view fully).
Articles can be searched online using the databases in the Alabama Virtual Library. Some available databases associated with literature are listed below. (Descriptions are from the AVL databases description page.) For more information about using the Alabama Virtual Library view our tutorial.
Literature Resource Center - Integrates searching for literary information including critical analyses, biographies,and bibliographies for more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. The Center covers 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers with additional coverage for 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Includes electronic versions of many of Gale's reference publications: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Merriam Webster Encyclopedia of Literature, Scribner Writer's Series (for example, covering African American Writers, Latin American Writers, Science Fiction Writers, Supernatural Fiction Writers), Twayne World Authors, Twayne US Authors, and Twayne English Authors.
Literary Reference Center - Literary Reference Center(tm) has been specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. Literary Reference Center includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, 75,000 articles of literary criticism, 130,000 author biographies, full text of over 300 literary journals, 500,000 book reviews, 25,000 classic and contemporary poems, 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories, full text of over 7,500 classic novels (anticipated by Fall 2006), 3,000 author interviews, and over 1,000 images of key literary figures.
Contemporary Literary Criticism - An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works and sources for further study.
Academic OneFile - Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.
LitFinder - LitFinder is a clearinghouse for poetry, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches since 1976.
Dictionary of Literary Biography - Provides nearly 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
Contemporary Authors - Complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
The Directory of Open-Access Journals has also created a list of free, open-access, peer-reviewed "languages and literatures" journals which you can search for articles.
The Shelton State Library holds copies of many literature journals. To find out whether the library holds print copies of specific journals, use the advance search option to search the Library Catalog using the limit "Periodicals Only." To find out which journals are available electronically through the AVL, search SerialsSolutions. You may also want to browse the Directory of Open-Access Journals' list of open-access, peer-reviewed "languages and literatures" journals.
IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection
Contains 3810 critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works. These can be browsed by author, title , nationality, or literary period. Contains full text for some items which would be difficult or impossible to locate using standard reference sources or tools.
Voice of the Shuttle: English Literature Main Page
Very extensive list of links to all aspects of literature written in English.
Voice of the Shuttle: Literature Written in Other Languages
Same as preceding site but includes literature not originally written in English.
Voice of the Shuttle: Literary Theory
Good set of links to sites dealing with literary theory.
American Authors on the Web
Comprehensive up-to-date directory of American authors arranged chronologically.
British and Irish Authors on the Web
Comprehensive up-to-date directory of British and Irish authors on the Web.
Bibliomania
Hundreds of searchable full text works of classic fiction, popular fiction, short stories, drama, and poetry as well as many other topics.
Concordances of Great Books
Over 450 classics of literature. Includes fiction, poetry and drama .
Literary Index
An author and title index to 40 major literature series published by the Gale Group. The library has most of these in print but you might find searching on-line easier and faster.
Cambridge History of English and American Literature
Very extensive and well indexed although it says it's not searchable.
American Literary Movements On-line
Site includes a variety of literary movements including: Calvinism, Travel Narratives, Captivity Narratives, and Domestic Fiction. Information about each category includes: Characteristics, authors, and techniques of the genre.
Literary Locales
Bills itself as "Picture links to the places that figure in the lives and writings of famous authors". Chronologically arranged with more than 100 authors from the Venerable Bede to Tony Hillerman.
PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
This searchable site provides outlines and bibliographies of 100's of authors , themes, and literary movements in the U.S. from colonial days to the present.
Romantic Circles
This site is devoted to the study of Byron, Shelley, Keats and their contemporaries, as well as their historical contexts. Includes bibliographies , scholarly articles and criticism. Can be searched by keyword.
A Celebration of Women Writers
This site recognizes the contributions of women writers throughout history.
Literary Resources on the Web
A collection of links to sites on the Internet dealing especially with English and American Literature. Limited to collections of information useful to academics.
MIT's literature Resources
Literature resources from the MIT Libraries. Very Extensive.
Short Story Index
Reference source which provides an online index to 65,000 short stories written in or translated into English. About 850 stories published since 1984 are included. This resource is an index only with no online or full text stories or criticism.
Modern American Poetry
Primary and secondary materials, both biographical and critical , on American poets writing from 1900 to present.
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