Our top Databases for literature research are below, along with tips & tutorials on using them. Each database provides access to a unique set of resources (articles, scholarly articles, book reviews, the actual literature itself, & other documents).
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Additional literary works are available online from our Databases for English as well as Quick Reference: Literature.
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This database contains 12,000 poems by more than 100 African-American poets, with biographical profiles. Now offered as part of the American and English Literature Collection.