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MLA International Bibliography

Articles, book chapters, and books related to literature, linguistics, cultural studies.

Literature Criticism Online

Modern and historical views on literary authors and their works across regions, eras and genres.

JSTOR

Full articles from major research journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Project MUSE

Books, eBooks, and articles on the humanities and social sciences.

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism

Contains literary criticism on feminism, postcolonial studies, deconstruction.

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online

International works related to William Shakespeare and his writings.

Journals

Journal of Modern Literature

Emphasizes scholarly studies of literature in all languages from 1900 to the present, as well as related arts and cultural artifacts.

American Literature

Features articles dealing with American literature, writers and poets; also has book reviews and lists of recently published books dealing with literary criticism.

Essays in Criticism

A journal of literary criticism from Oxford University Press covering the whole field of English Literature, from the time of Chaucer to the present day.

Composition Studies

Dedicated to the range of professional practices associated with rhetoric and composition.

English for specific purposes

Contains articles and notes reporting basic research in the linguistic varieties of English.

World Englishes

Provides coverage of the study of global varieties of English in their distinctive cultural & sociolinguistic contexts.