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- Humanities Abstracts [EBSCO] 1984+ (subscription ends 07/01/2024) This link opens in a new windowAbstracts of articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews of plays, television, and radio from 465+ sources.
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- MLA International Bibliography [EBSCO] 1919+ This link opens in a new windowExtensive index to literature, language, linguistics and folklore in journal articles, books, dissertations, proceedings, and more. From the Modern Language Association of America.
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