Literature Resource Center Full-text biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 writers from a variety of periods and disciplines. Includes access to the MLA International Bibliographic database. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Literature Online Literary Databases (LION)
Provides access to authoritative online editions of some 250,000 texts in the English language through browsing, keyword, and phrase searching. Components include: African-American Poetry (1760-1900); American Poetry (1600-1997); English Poetry (600-1900); Modern Poetry; English Drama (1280-1915); Eighteenth-Century Fiction; The Bible in English; and, Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
American Poetry
Major American poets prior to 1900 American Poetry includes 40,356 poems from 1,288 works by 209 poets, along with six landmark anthologies of American poetry. The database gathers the works of the most influential American poets, from the Colonial period to the early twentieth century. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL)
1920-present Contains over 750,000 records covering monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays and doctoral dissertations published anywhere in the world. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
- JSTOR
The complete text (full back runs) of core scholarly journals in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies and Sociology. (Scroll
down alphabetical list to get to database)
Project MUSE
Offers 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. One of the academic community's primary electronic journals resources, it covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, and others. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
- MLA Bibliography
International in scope, this electronic bibliography, published by the Modern Language Association, uses descriptors to index scholarly works (journal articles, monographs, book chapters, dissertation abstracts, proceedings, bibliographies, book series) on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Citation indexes allow you to search for periodical citations on a particular subject. They allow you to take a source relevant to your research and to find other scholarly periodical articles that have cited it. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Expanded Academic ASAP
Indexes journals (both scholarly and popular) in many subjects, with abstracts and full-text of a subset of the journal titles. Dates of coverage vary by title, with some extending back to 1980. Examples of titles indexed
include: Review of English Studies, African American Review, Comparative Literature, Journal of Modern Literature, James Joyce Quarterly, and The Kenyon Review. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
The Oxford English Dictionary
The classic dictionary of English. Based on historical principles, it allows you to
see how the definitions of English words have changed over time. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Locate literary critics, movements, countries, and historical periods. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
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Voice of the Shuttle
Scholarly links on Literature and Literary Studies.
Literary Resources on the Net
Maintained by Jack Lynch at Rutgers, this site provides links to web sites dealing with English and American literature
- Literary Awards and Prizes
Courtesy of the Canterbury Public Library of New Zealand, a useful historical listing of the recipients of many literary awards
The Academy of American Poets
The largest organization in the country dedicated to the art of poetry, the Academy sponsors the National Poetry Month; the most important collection of awards for poetry in the United States; a national series of public readings and residencies; and other programs that provide essential support to American poets, poetry publishers, and readers of poetry.
The Celebration of Women Writers
Recognizes the contributions of women writers throughout history. Women have written almost every imaginable type of work: novels, poems, letters, biographies, travel books, religious commentaries, histories, economic and scientific works. Our
goal is to promote awareness of the breadth and variety of women's writing.
The House of Usher: Edgar Allan Poe
Guide to the life and works of author Edgar Allan Poe.
Jack Kerouac's Blue Neon Alley
A source for the best "Beat" sites on the web, with references and resources about writers Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and others.
The Jane Austen Information Page
Everything that the Jane Austen fan might wish for including e-texts of her 6 novels and her minor works, Jane Austen trivia, a biography and a bibliography.
Kolb-Proust Archive for Research
This project is devoted to the study of Marcel Proust, and contains a bibliography, a list of "basic references" for Proust studies, a chronology of Proust's life, and an archive of his selected writings.
Malaspina Database Index
This site includes a list of famous German authors, including important biographical information, list of works, and other facts. The list also includes information on other significant European authors.
Mark Twain
Contains links to exhibits, e-text collections, non-Web resources, and scholarly studies.
Poet's Corner
"Explore the lives, works and influences of two-score and ten of the world's most beloved and oft-studied poets." Includes biographies, a timeline, a quiz, and other activities.
Poets and Writers
For the past 29 years, P&W has focused on the source of literature, providing support and exposure to writers at all stages in their development. The site is searchable.
Today in Literature
Today in Literature features a new original biographical story each calendar day about the great writers, books, and events in literary history.
Australian Authors Index
"The information in the database varies from just a little (e.g. a list of books) to complete biographical information, with photographs and contact numbers as sent to OzLit by the authors."
The Victorian Web's Authors Index
List of Victorian poets, novelists, playwrights, and essayists, with links to biographies, chronologies of works, literary criticism and reviews, historical, political, and religious context, and many other resources. Also includes links for "Some Pre- and Post-Victorians."
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Literature -- English and American Research Guide
(pdf document)
Literature -- Criticism Research Guide
(pdf document)
GMU English Department Information on program requirements, courses, and faculty
George Mason University Writing Center
An Online Writing Lab, workshop schedules, online handouts, and a virtual reference desk.
GMU Creative Writing Department
Information on program requirements, courses, and faculty
GMU Nonfiction Universe
Professor Jim Henry's excellent resource for and about writers.
The Northern Virginia Writing Project (NVWP)
Its purpose is to improve the teaching of writing to all students in all disciplines from kindergarten through university.
://English Matters
GMU e-journal where language meets hypermedia.
Text and Community
Each year, the Text and Community Program conducts a semester long project at GMU to foster exchanges across disciplines and interpretations of a text from multiple perspectives.
Enculturation
is a refereed journal devoted to contemporary theorizations of rhetoric, writing, and culture.
Phoebe
George Mason's literary magazine, which publishes fiction, poetry, and sometimes nonfiction from Mason students and writers across the country.
So to Speak
publishes poetry and fiction with a feminist theme, publishing both the work of Mason students and writers from across the country.
The George Mason Review
is a journal of exemplary writings authored by Mason undergraduates. Submissions are accepted in essay, fiction, and poetry.
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