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3. Finding Criticism and Analysis
There is a huge amount of criticism on poetry in books, journals, newspapers, online resources and more. Here I provide you with some of the best places to look.
ONLINE DATABASES
MLA International Bibliography
Index of world literature from the Modern Language Association. Includes access to over 4,000 journals from 1963 to the present. Many links to full-text but does not include abstracts.
JSTOR
Provides access to over 600 journals including 100 in the literature field. Tremendous scope as some periodicals are indexed from as far back as the nineteenth century. Searchable full-text.
Essay and General Literature Index
Database focusing on exclusively on literature provides access to almost 65,000 essays from anthologies and collections. The index is constantly updated, with coverage starting in 1985. Abstracts and full-text are not offered.
Magill On Literature Plus
Composed of approximately 35,000 critical analyses of individual works of literature. Included are critical essays and biographies of many poets.
Project MUSE
Provides 100% full-text online access to over 100 journals in the literature field. The complete content of every issue is online—including all charts, graphics and images—with articles available in HTML, PDF, or both formats.
World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
Premier online database indexing scholarship on Shakespeare. Scope is from 1962 to the present and encompasses work from around the world. Contains over 100,000 annotated entries.
JOURNALS
Victorian Poetry (PR 500. V5)
Journal exclusively dealing with the study of poetry from the Victorian period (1830-1914) in Britain. Started in 1963, it is valuable for its discussion of poetry in the context of cultural and social issues of the time.
Times Literary Supplement (PN501 .T22)
Articles from the Times of London Literary Supplement from 1962 to 1973 (to 1994 on microfilm). Includes book reviews and other articles. Very valuable source for contemporary views on twentieth century poetry.
Emily Dickinson Journal (Project Muse)
Journal devoted to the study of the American poet Emily Dickinson. Founded in 1991, an essential tool for students studying her work. Wide ranging articles including essays, book reviews and conference papers.
Shakespeare Quarterly (PR 2885. S63)
Journal dedicated to scholarship in Shakespeare studies. Majority of articles are on the dramatic works, but some material is relevant to the sonnets and other poems. Founded in 1950.
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