These databases are good for finding out basic background information and literary criticism on William Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
Examines authors, important literary works, memorable characters, and influential movements in world literature.
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Information on authors and literary disciplines.
Literature criticism sources including the Critical Survey of Long Fiction.
Multidisciplinary databases search it all, so be careful with these. There is a lot of information out there to be found, but these databases may cast too wide a net!
Comprehensive general multidisciplinary database.
These are specialized databases for your research. See the separate tabs under the "Articles/Databases" tab for more information on each database.
Access to journals in the humanities, social sciences, and science.
Detailed bibliography of journal articles, books, and dissertations.
High quality arts, humanities, and social sciences journal articles from scholarly publishers.