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Gale Database Tutorials: Literature Resource Center

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Literature Resource Center

Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.

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Literature Resource Center

Literature Resource Center offers up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Its materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.

LRC Quick Facts/Features

  • Full-text scholarly articles
  • Critical essays and book reviews
  • Overviews on books and literary topics
  • In-depth biographical essays
  • Thousands of full-text poems and stories
  • Links to vetted literary websites
  • Audio interviews and reviews
  • Coverage of Antiquity to the Modern Era

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Literature Resource Center - Basics

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Literature Resource Center - Documents

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