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African Writers SeriesAfrican Writers Series
1962 - present
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL)Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL)
1920 - present
Humanities Full TextHumanities Full Text
1984 - present
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism Online, TheJohns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism Online, The
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal ArchiveJSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive
Dates Vary
Literary Research GuideLiterary Research Guide
Literature Criticism OnlineLiterature Criticism Online
Literature Resource CenterLiterature Resource Center
Dates vary
MLA International Bibliography (Literature) via ChadwyckMLA International Bibliography (Literature) via Chadwyck
1926 - present
MLA International Bibliography (Literature) via ProQuestMLA International Bibliography (Literature) via ProQuest
1926 - present
Project MuseProject Muse
Times Literary Supplement Historical ArchiveTimes Literary Supplement Historical Archive
1902 - 2006
UbuWebUbuWeb
20th century - present

Specific Databases - African American Literature

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Database of African-American PoetryDatabase of African-American Poetry
1760 - 1900
Black DramaBlack Drama
1850 - present

Specific Databases - British Literature

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Ambrose Video (BBC Shakespeare Plays)Ambrose Video (BBC Shakespeare Plays)
At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837-1901At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837-1901
1837 - 1901
British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries 1500 - 1950British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries 1500 - 1950
1500 - 1950
British Humanities IndexBritish Humanities Index
1950s - present
British Periodicals (1680s to the 1930s)British Periodicals (1680s to the 1930s)
1680s - 1930s
Dictionary of Old English: A to G OnlineDictionary of Old English: A to G Online
Current
Eighteenth-Century Fiction (1700-1780)Eighteenth-Century Fiction (1700-1780)
1700 - 1780
English Verse Drama DatabaseEnglish Verse Drama Database
Late 1200s - 1900
Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003
1842 - 2003
Middle English CompendiumMiddle English Compendium
1100 - 1500
Nineteenth Century FictionNineteenth Century Fiction
1782 - 1903
State Papers Online: Parts I, II and III: 1509-1714State Papers Online: Parts I, II and III: 1509-1714
1509 - 1714
Victorian Database OnlineVictorian Database Online
1945 - present
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900
1824 - 1900
World Shakespeare Bibliography OnlineWorld Shakespeare Bibliography Online
1974 - 2000

Specific Databases - Women's Literature

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British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries 1500 - 1950British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries 1500 - 1950
1500 - 1950
Brown University Women Writers Project Online (1400-1850)Brown University Women Writers Project Online (1400-1850)
1400 - 1850
Cairns Collection of American Women Writers to 1930: Author ListCairns Collection of American Women Writers to 1930: Author List
US Independence to 1930
Defining GenderDefining Gender
1450 - 1910
Emily Dickinson's CorrespondencesEmily Dickinson's Correspondences
1850s - 1886
Everyday Life and Women in America c.1800-1920Everyday Life and Women in America c.1800-1920
circa 1800 - 1920
Gerritsen Collection; Women's History OnlineGerritsen Collection; Women's History Online
1543 - 1945
Godey's Lady's Book, Parts I - IX (1830-1898)Godey's Lady's Book, Parts I - IX (1830-1898)
1830-1898
North American Women's Letters and Diaries, Colonial to 1950North American Women's Letters and Diaries, Colonial to 1950
Colonial Times - 1950
Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic PeriodScottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period

Specific Databases - World Literature

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Austrian Literature OnlineAustrian Literature Online
19th and early 20th centuries
Bertolt Brechts WerkeBertolt Brechts Werke
Bibliografìa de la Literatura Española Desde 1980Bibliografìa de la Literatura Española Desde 1980
Medieval period to 1998
Bibliografìa General Española Siglo XV-2004Bibliografìa General Española Siglo XV-2004
2004
Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (BDSL)Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (BDSL)
1985 - present
Biblioteca dei Classici ItalianiBiblioteca dei Classici Italiani
Dates Vary
Bibliothèques Virtuelles HumanistesBibliothèques Virtuelles Humanistes
1400 - 1600
Cairn (French)Cairn (French)
Century Journals Project (Chinese Journals)Century Journals Project (Chinese Journals)
1906 - 1993
Early Canadiana OnlineEarly Canadiana Online
17th century - 1940's
German Studies Collection, TheGerman Studies Collection, The
Dates vary
Icelandic Online Dictionary and ReadingsIcelandic Online Dictionary and Readings
Kafkas WerkeKafkas Werke
Verteilte Digitale InkunabelbibliothekVerteilte Digitale Inkunabelbibliothek

Specific Databases - Yiddish Literature

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Center for Research Libraries (CRL)Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
Hebrew ManuscriptsHebrew Manuscripts
1399 - 1750
Index to Yiddish Periodicals (IYP)Index to Yiddish Periodicals (IYP)
1862 - 1939 for Europe; -1948 for Soviet Russia
JNUL Digitized Book Repository (Jewish National and University Library)JNUL Digitized Book Repository (Jewish National and University Library)
15th - early 20th centuries
Yiddish and Hebrew TextsYiddish and Hebrew Texts
1000 - present
Yiddish Books OnlineYiddish Books Online
Dates Vary
Yiddish PrintsYiddish Prints
1550 - 1920
Yiddish SourcesYiddish Sources
1500 - present

Specific Databases - Poetry

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American Poetry DatabaseAmerican Poetry Database
Colonial Period - Early 20th Century
Arts Poétiques @ Globe-GateArts Poétiques @ Globe-Gate
Dates Vary
English Poetry DatabaseEnglish Poetry Database
8th century to the early 20th century
New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and PoeticsNew Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
Current
PennSoundPennSound
Contemporary 20th and 21st century
Walt Whitman ArchiveWalt Whitman Archive

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Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels

This scholarly collection documents the entire spectrum of underground and independent North American and European comics and graphic novels, with 75,000 pages of original material from the 1950s to today along with more than 25,000 pages of interviews, commentary, theory, and criticism from journals, books, and magazines, including The Comics Journal. (Content still being added)

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