Welcome to the World Literature Research Guide! Here, you will find a variety of resources that have been chosen specifically for the research of World Literature. On this page, you will find the best bets for any initial research of your research topic. From there, you can explore the other tabs as you dig deeper into your research.
Getting Started
- Blackwell Reference Online This link opens in a new window 350+ titles in the humanities and social sciences, including the Blackwell companions and handbooks. Strengths are psychology, sociology, history, literature, philosophy, and religion.
- Cambridge Companions Online This link opens in a new window Online version of the Cambridge Companions; offers introductions to major writers, artists, topics and periods within the fields of literature, classics, philosophy, religion and culture.
- Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window Contains all titles of the Cambridge Histories series. Topics include political, economic & regional history (ancient to modern) plus language & literature, philosophy, music, religion, science, the performing arts, etc.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window Reference dictionaries and companions, including illustrations, web links, and searching individual titles or by subject area; from Oxford University Press.
- Routledge Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window DRM-free handbooks offering peer-reviewed research articles in the humanities, social sciences, education, psychology, engineering & built environment. Chapters can be browsed, searched, viewed & downloaded.
- Scribner Writers Online [Gale] This link opens in a new window Online versions of American Writers, British Writers, European Writers, and World and Genre Writers.
- Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window Articles on African American history, literature, and culture from scholarly reference works.
- DARE: Dictionary of American Regional English This link opens in a new windowDocuments words, phrases & pronunciations that vary regionally across the United States.
- Oxford Language Dictionaries Online This link opens in a new windowUnabridged bilingual dictionaries for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese & Arabic, with native speaker audio pronunciation.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography [Gale] This link opens in a new windowLengthy literary biographies by recognized literary scholars and critics, covering past & present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights.
