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Use this to: access a wide range of scholarly journals covering arts and humanities disciplines.
Find: scholarly journal articles, books, magazines, and professional and industry-specific magazines and journals covering art, architecture, design, history, philosophy, music, literature, theatre, and cultural studies.
Great for: analyzing works of art, interpreting philosophical concepts, exploring literary movements, understanding historical periods, or investigating cultural phenomena for interdisciplinary studies.

Use this to: find detailed biographical and bibliographical information on modern authors.
Find: extensive profiles of contemporary authors, including novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists, and scriptwriters. Entries typically include personal information, career history, a comprehensive list of writings, and references to critical sources.
Great for: researching author backgrounds, analyzing literary influences, understanding writers' careers, discovering works by specific authors or within particular genres, or supporting assignments in composition, literature, and theatre.

Use this to: explore a curated collection of literary resources covering a wide range of authors, works, and literary movements.
Find: scholarly literary criticism, book reviews, author biographies, primary works, and topic overviews to support your research and understanding.
Great for: analyzing literary works, understanding the historical and cultural context of literature, writing critical essays on authors and their works, preparing for literary analysis papers and author studies, or supporting assignments across literature and the humanities.

Use this to: build a foundation of knowledge about authors and their works, themes, literary periods, movements, and literary techniques.
Find: reference articles, scholarly literary journals, author biographies, plot summaries, literary criticism, and reviews.
Great for: writing literary analysis papers, profile essays, and Shakespeare or theatre assignments, or gathering background research on authors.

Use this to: study literature through a collection of primary texts, criticism, and videos.
Find: novels, plays, poems, criticism, eBooks, videos, and topic pages on authors and movements tailored for in-depth literature research.
Great for: conducting background research, writing literary analysis papers, accessing short, assigned readings or exploring literature beyond the classroom.