Subject Guides: World Literature: Articles and Databases

Databases

To find journal articles, search the journal indexes covering journals in your discipline. Remember that elements of a topic may fall into other disciplines. Hence, you may find that you also need to search journal indexes that cover other disciplines. Below are a selection of databases that index journals related to World Literature.

Academic search complete
Large, multidisciplinary EBSCO database, covering a wide range of disciplines.
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Defining Gender, 1450-1910
Collection of primary source documents related to masculinity and feminity during the 15th - 19th centuries. Focus is on Great Britain covering topics such as social conduct and etiquette, marriage and family life, consumption, leisure activities, and the philosophy and practice of education.
Literature resource center
Information on a large number of authors and literary works.
InteLex Past Masters
Collection of primary source documents from important philosophers and women writers, based on authoritative editions from academic and university publishers and organizations.
Johns Hopkins guide to literary theory and criticism
Reference tool supporting the study of literary theory and discourse. Contains a comprehensive historical survey of important figures in the field, critical schools and movements. Updated annually.
JSTOR
Archive of scholarly journals and ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, sciences and mathematics. Journal coverage is volume 1 of each title until 3-5 years ago (access period varies by title).
Medieval travel writing
Digitized medieval manuscripts from around the world, dating from the 13th to the 16th centuries, with a focus on accounts of journeys to the Holy Land, India and China.
MLA international bibliography
Modern Language Association International Bibliography includes critical works on literature, language, linguistics, film, and folklore.
MLA directory of periodicals
Directory of journals related to literature and language.
Project MUSE
Journals and ebooks in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage in art, anthropology, literature, film, theatre, history, ethnic and cultural studies, music, philosophy, religion, psychology, sociology and women's studies.

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