Literature Portal Sites

The Literature Resource Center  of the Gale Publishing Corp. includes biographic and bibliographic information on almost all authors, as well as the full texts of criticism from a wide variety of resources and websites as well. Gale has purchased Twayne's and Scribners' author series, and this information is likewise included. To locate from the Library Webpage, choose 'L', then 'Libraries', then BCPL, then 'Encyclopedias, Magazines, and Newspapers', then 'Literary Databases', then 'Literature Research Center'.  This is the best single source for criticism.  It is also available from Enoch Pratt Free Library.  Both libraries require input of your name and the barcode from your borrowing card.  Membership in either or both library systems is free.

Genres: Post World War II American Literature and Culture Database
    Bibliography, Punk and Hardcore, Queer, Post-Modern, Generation X, Multiculturalism, Science Fiction, Feminism, Pop Culture.  Many important links to recent material and criticism.  UC Berkeley English Dept. site.

Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection

Literary History.com - Edited by Jan Pridmore.  Includes Web Index of 19th Century English Literature, Web Resources for English Teachers, and Top Sites for Literary Research.  A very useful and discriminating collection for students and teachers. 

Literary Resources on the Net

Perspectives in American Literature - for students and teachers; many relevant websites on movements, individual writers, and correlations with history

Voice of the Shuttle - English Literature

Yahoo- Literary Fiction

March, 2010