Start with these databases to find literary criticism, authors' bios, lists of literary works, and plot summaries.
Gale Literature is an online database that collects Gale's literary databases, supporting researchers at all levels to search across materials through a single interface.
Currently, users can search these collections with Gale Literature:
Use these databases to find more general information about literary works, book reviews, authors' bios and contextual information.
Sometimes articles from scholarly journals in other disciplines can inform the critical writing you do on literary works. Below are links to some databases from other fields which may provide useful articles.
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