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MCCC Library Literature Databases

A-Z Databases: Subject = Literature
Selected databases from MCCC's A-Z Databases page most useful for Literature assignments

You can also use the A-Z drop-down Choose a Subject menu to get a list of databases most useful for Literature assignments for English and related classes.

Gale Literature

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Research authors and their works; also literary movements and genres. Search across MCCC's Gale literature databases to find full text of journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews. Includes Gale Literature Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Something About the Author, and Twayne's Author Series

Open the Help, Tutorials and More . . . option under the database description above for a link to a See How to Use Gale Literature video for a brief introduction.

Search by the name of your dramatist or by the name of the play you have chosen

Use the menu options in the results to select from Literature Criticism, Biographies, Topic and Work Overviews, Reviews and News, etc. or use Filter Your Results for Person-About, Document Type or to Search Within Results.

eBooks

Use the main search box (Discovery Search) on the MCCC Library Homepage to find eBooks for more in-depth coverage of your topic.

For example, search Edward Albee and limit by format to eBook

See Library Guide - Find eBooks using the Library Homepage Search for details