Comparative Literature: References

Twayne's Author Series is essentially a collection of online books of literary analysis and criticism covering nearly 600 authors. While most of the authors covered are novelists and poets, many are philosophers, historians, scientists, or persons involved in other disciplines. Also included are books on specific genres or on specific works of literature. Note that this database does not include the text of works by the authors being analyzed. The database is appropriate for users at all levels.

Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. In addition to the full text biographies, Biography Reference Bank contains millions of magazine citations. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (EB) includes not only the four Britannica encyclopedias (Encyclopaedia, Student, Elementary, and Concise), but the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary and Thesaurus as well. Also included is a searchable Internet Guide and a database of video clips associated with the individual articles. Content is appropriate for users at all levels.