LibGuides: Literature & Literary Criticism Research Guide: Explore Research Topics

Find background information on your topic or learn more about an author or literary work on one of these recommended reference databases:

Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
Access available at IU Kokomo and off campus with Network ID.
Vendor: Infobase Learning
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
This complete literature reference database includes biographical, bibliographical,and critical content across time periods and genres.
Access available at IU Kokomo and off campus with Network ID.
Vendor: Gale
Literary Reference Plus This link opens in a new window
Search this EBSCO database for plot summaries, biographies, reference works, and critical essays.
Access available at IU Kokomo and off campus with Network ID, as well as to Indiana Residents via INSPIRE.
Vendor: EBSCO, INSPIRE
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
A collection of dictionaries and handbooks on a wide range of subjects, such as history, law, media studies, and society and culture. Published by Oxford University Press.
Access available at IU Kokomo and off campus with Network ID.
Vendor: Oxford University Press

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