LibGuides: ENG 156: Intro to Literature: Find Sources

Find Author Biographies

Use these library databases to find biographical and background information on authors:

Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
Literature database that includes short author biographies, overviews of literary movements and works, and peer-reviewed journal articles. Also includes the Shakespeare Center, a reference resource consisting of summaries and analysis of Shakespeare's major works.
CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window
General Reference database that includes general and subject-specific encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, atlases and many other reference materials in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Use these databases to find scholarly articles and analyses of literature.

Arts & Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window
Humanities database that includes peer reviewed journal and magazine articles on topics in Art, Literature, and Culture.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
General purpose archive of peer-reviewed journal articles from a wide variety of humanities and social science disciplines.

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