Research Guides: ENGL: American Literature: Find Articles

Subject-Specific Databases

If you want to find articles that focus on a specific writer and his/her works, including criticism and reviews, try one of these subject-specific databases:

Cambridge Companions Online This link opens in a new window
Provides lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods. Collections of specially commissioned essays, shaped and introduced to appeal to student readers.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Provides access to Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and selected articles in Contemporary Literary Criticism, as well as other resources.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Provides citations of journal articles and other resources in the discipline of English and other modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.

Browse Journals

If your searching for a topic, consider browsing American-literature journals to see the current scholarly conversations. Click Explore Journals below.