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English II: Literature Databases

LitFinder

LitFinder spans history and geography to offer nearly 150,000 poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays representing the work of more than 80,000 authors, representing more than 660 nationalities.

Shakespeare for Students

Literature Database - Alphabetical Listing

 

Bloom's Literary Reference Online database includes thousands of author biographies searchable in various ways including nationality, type of writing, genre and time period; overview, synopses, analyses and literary criticism of thousands of works including prose, poetry and plays; in-depth articles on topics and themes; some 38,000 analyses of literary characters; and literary timelines. Also included are all the essays by literature maven Harold Bloom from his Western Literary Canon.

 Literature Online Cross-searchable database of full-text literature and criticism covering works of poetry, prose, and drama in English.

 

 LitFinder is a collection of over 85,000 full-text poems and accompanying explanatory materials are carefully selected to meet curriculum needs by Roth's Editorial Board in consultation with Roth's Advisory Board composed of English teachers, librarians and poets. LitFinder has now added full-text short stories and essays and will grow on a daily basis with more new features!

Proquest Learning Literature is a comprehensive resource including 3,000+ author biographies; 40 searchable full-text literature journals; full-text literary works; and other key criticism and reference sources

Literature Ebooks


  • American History Through Literature 1820-1870American History Through Literature 1820-1870
    Designed for the general reader, this set presents literature not as a simple inventory of authors or titles but rather as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary perspectives. The set, which is "new historicist" in its approach to literary criticism, endorses the notion that not only does history affect literature, but literature itself informs history.

 

  • Contemporary PoetsContemporary Poets
    Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of poets from around the world, written by subject experts.

 

  • Dictionary of Literary SymbolsDictionary of Literary Symbols
    A dictionary of nearly 200 symbols found in literature. Focuses on literary references rather than universal psychological archetypes, myths, or esoterica. Also provides cross-references and quotations. Emphasis on English literature. Entries range from the Bible and classical authors to modern-day writing, taking in American and European literatures.
  • Drama for StudentsDrama for Students
    Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.
  • Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World LiteratureGale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature
    Covers world authors from many periods and genres, building an understanding of the various contexts -- from the biographical to the literary to the historical -- in which literature can be viewed. Identifies the significant literary devices and global themes that define a writer's style and place the author in a larger literary tradition as chronicled and evaluated by critics over time.
  • Literary Themes for Students: Race and PrejudiceLiterary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice
    Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors.
  • Literary Themes for Students: The American DreamLiterary Themes for Students: The American Dream
    Provides readers with an overview of literary works that explore the theme of the American dream. Analyzes poetry, plays, short stories, novels, and works of nonfiction that address this theme in some capacity, and how that theme has been treated in literature at different times in history and across diverse cultures.
  • Literary Themes for Students: War and PeaceLiterary Themes for Students: War and Peace
    Presents a myriad of viewpoints, so that modern readers can begin to grasp the complexities of war and its impact. Such stories give voice to the individuals who fight and are fought against, who are injured, who suffer on the battlefield and at home, and who, inevitably, can no longer speak for themselves. Examines dominant and recurring subthemes in the literature of war; including survival, terrorism, leadership, and genocide.
  • Novels for StudentsNovels for Students
    Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance.
  • Poetry for StudentsPoetry for Students
    Features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction.
  • Shakespeare for StudentsShakespeare for Students : Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry
    Collection of essays by Shakespeare scholars that have been selected for students at the high school or undergraduate college level. Each entry includes an introduction; a plot synopsis; a character list; a discussion of the work's principal themes; information about the style and literary devices used; a conversation about the work's historical context; and a critical overview.
  • Short Stories for StudentsShort Stories for Students
    Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance.

    Drama for Students provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.




    Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance.


    Poetry for Students features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction.


    Short Stories for Students provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance.

Bloom's Literary Reference Online