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Designed for academic institutions, this database is the leading resource for scholarly research with more full-text journals and more peer-reviewed journals than any other database available. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.
American Verse Project This link opens in a new window
The American Verse Project is a collaborative project between the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative (HTI) and the University of Michigan Press. The project is assembling an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920. The full text of each volume of poetry is being converted into digital form and coded in Standard Generalized Mark-up Language (SGML) using the TEI Guidelines, with various forms of access provided through the WWW.
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
Contains over 9000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Contains over 100,000 full-text authoritative ebooks on a wide range of subjects.
Fuente Académica This link opens in a new window
Fuente Académica provides researchers with a collection of scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain, designed to make academic research readily available in PDF format.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Contains biographical information, literary criticism/reviews on over 130,000 writers
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Contains over 9,000 full-text magazines, newspapers and scholarly journals
Writer's Web
Writer's Web is a free, public-access handbook designed & maintained by University of Richmond students & faculty that explores topics by stages of the writing process.
American Verse Project
University of Michigan Humanities Text initiative that provides bibliographies and the poetry of American poets.
Poets & Writers
Poets & Writers, Inc. is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers. Founded in 1970, it is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers.
Fiction Writing Basics from the OWL at Purdue University
This resource discusses some terms and techniques that are useful to the beginning and intermediate fiction writer, and to instructors who are teaching fiction at these levels. The distinction between beginning and intermediate writing is provided for both students and instructors, and numerous sources are listed for more information about fiction tools and how to use them. A sample assignment sheet is also provided for instructors. This resource covers the basics of plot, character, theme, conflict, and point-of-view
Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress
The website of the Poetry & Literature Center at the Library of Congress. It features poetry news & events, webcasts of readings, and access to the Library of Congress’s poetry archives.
American Rhetoric
Website devoted to rhetoric including recordings and text of speeches.
A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
A glossary of several dozen rhetorical terms from the University of Kentucky.
Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets was founded in 1934 to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
The Guide to Grammar and Writing is sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, which supports scholarships, faculty development, and curriculum innovation.
The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction
The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction (1917), Index to Criticisms and Interpretations of Classic Literature in full text from Bartleby.com.
Writing about Fiction
Describes some steps for planning and writing papers about fiction texts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Poetry Writing: Top 10 Tips
From Dennis G. Jerz, an associate professor of English at Seton Hill University.
Modern American Poetry
An Online Journal and Multimedia Companion to Anthology of Modern American Poetry (Oxford University Press, 2000), Edited by Cary Nelson. It is a collaborative effort that aims to provide "a single clearinghouse for some of the best criticism on the best poets of our time." One can find biographical information, bibliographies, criticism, commentary, and links to online copies of works on major modern American poets.
PAL: Perspectives in American Literature: A Research and Reference Guide
This detailed website is a guide to finding literary criticism and commentary about American authors. It is arranged by literary periods, and includes introductions and general bibliographies for each period.
Online Literary Criticism Guide
The Internet Public Library provides a carefully selected list of the best literary criticism websites.
Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers and Artists of Color
Celebrating and documenting the creativity of Asian, Black, Latina, and Native women, VG is one of the internet's most comprehensive and well-respected academic databases for women artists of color.
