LibGuides: Classics: References

Biographies

Search for biographical reference information in databases. A complete list of databases is available under Databases A to Z.

Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive online literature resource, offering the broadest and most representative range of authors and their works, including a deep collection of full-text critical and literary analysis for literary studies.

Twayne Authors Series
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.

Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Oxford Reference is a database consisting of over 180 reference books published by Oxford University Press covering all areas of knowledge. Oxford Quick Reference contains 125 core subject and language dictionaries, and over 16,000 illustrations, including colour photographs, line diagrams, maps, and tables. The database contains entries that are appropriate for students and researchers at all levels.
This resource is limited to five simultaneous CCNY users.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
A rich resource of several hundred online versions of print reference books divided into 18 subject categories.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
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.

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Subjects: African American Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature