Research Guides: WLT : World Literatures: Articles/Databases

Core Databases

This section includes some Best Bets, or databases that have been deemed most relevant for initial or beginning research of World Literature.

ProQuest Black Studies This link opens in a new window This database combines primary and secondary sources, including leading historical Black newspapers, archival documents and collections, key government materials, videos, writings by major Black intellectuals and leaders, scholarly journals, and essays by top scholars in Black Studies. Includes former database "Black Studies Center".
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Complete full text backfiles (excluding latest 2-5 years) for more than 1,000 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Now includes current coverage for several hundred journal titles, plus 30,000 eBooks.
MLA International Bibliography [EBSCO] 1919+ This link opens in a new window Extensive index to literature, language, linguistics and folklore in journal articles, books, dissertations, proceedings, and more. From the Modern Language Association of America.
Project Muse (Current issues) This link opens in a new window Full text of 400+ scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.

Additional Databases

Here you will find additional databases that are relevant to the study of World Literature. They include databases that cover specific periods, countries, genres, and more.

American Bibliography of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ABSEEES) [EBSCO] 1989+ This link opens in a new window Indexes North American scholarship on East-Central Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union in articles, books, book reviews, dissertations, and more.
Essay and General Literature Index [EBSCO] 1985+ This link opens in a new window Indexes essays and articles from the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada, ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film.
European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (EBSEES) 1991-2007 This link opens in a new window Lists books, journal articles, reviews and theses on Eastern Europe (formerly Communist countries) published in Western Europe. Covers social sciences, the humanities, literature, linguistics and art.
Humanities International Index [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window Citations and abstracts for articles, essays, and original works (poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations) from books and journals.
Index Islamicus [EBSCO] 1906+ This link opens in a new window Lists articles, books, essays, reviews on Islam, the Middle East & the Muslims worldwide. Covers art, archaeology, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, sciences, etc.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window Articles from both scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals, plus biographical profiles, conference papers, obituaries, interviews, discographies, reviews and more. Formerly International Index to Performing Arts (IIPA).

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index. 1990+ Lists journal articles, essays in books, and book reviews on women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.

Notable Journals

Perspectives (Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice) Publishes papers that explore issues concerning language and cultural mediation, including literary, technical and scientific translation and interpreting.
Translation Studies Publishes research exploring the historical, social, institutional and cultural facets of translation, extending its methodologies and conceptual frameworks.
World Literature Today Articles, essays and criticism on recent belles lettres in all the major and many of the minor languages of the world, short articles on contemporary writers and literary movements.