Guide to Literature
Websites:
e-Books & Online Literary Works | Dictionaries and Encyclopedias | Meet the Authors, Critics & Reviews | Analysis: "How to" | News & Magazines | Poetry, Short Stories, Folk Tales | Mythology | Electronic Texts | Purchasing Online | Reading Groups | African American LiteratureBooks:
Suggested Subjects Headings | Recommended Reference Books
Databases & Indexes
Online:
- Literary Reference Center
- Literature Resource Center
- Literature Online
- Masterfile
- Humanities Full Text
- Academic Search Complete
- eLibrary
- Columbia Granger's Poetry Online
- Book Review Digest / WilsonWeb
- African American Poetry
- American Drama, 1714-1915
- American Poetry
- Early American Fiction, 1789-1875
- Early English Prose Fiction
- English Drama
- English Poetry
- 18th Century Prose Fiction
- 19th Century Fiction
- 20th Century African American Poetry
- 20th Century American Poetry
- 20th Century English Poetry
- Fabor Poetry Library
- InfoTrac Newspapers
- New York Times (1999 - Present)
- New York Times (pre-1999)
- MLA International Bibliography
- Book Review Digest
- New York Times Index
Check the Periodicals Guide to insure that the Library subscribes to the print journal you need.
Request journals at the Circulation Counter.
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Oxford Companion to American Literature
- Oxford Companion to British Literature
- Glossary of Literary Terms
- Glossary of Rhetorical Terms
- Slangsite
Meet the Authors, Critics & Reviews
- Bibliomania: Study Guides & Author Biographies
- Book Browse
- Selection of current books, with multiple review excerpts. Browse titles by genre and favorite books. Includes reading guides and interviews with prominent authors.
- DeskRef: Links to Literature Sources
- GradeSaver: Author and Title Critiques and Summaries
- IPL: Literature
- LII: Literature
- Links for Booklovers
- Lit Links
- Links to literary criticism on the web for: literature, poetry, drama, and essays.
- Literary Index
- Literary Resources on the Net
- Literature Webliography
- Novel Guide Literary Analysis
- On-line Literary Criticism Collection (IPL)
- Perspectives in American Literature: Timeline, Literary Movements, biographies...
- SparkNotes
- Voice of the Shuttle
- Voices From the Gaps
- World Contemporary Literature
- Via continental links, provides information on authors, literary themes, genre, and economic/political aspects of various countries.
- Contemporary American Authors on the Web
- American Authors on the Web*
- American Authors: to 1865
- American Authors: afer 1865
- American Literature: 1700-1800
- American Literature: History & Criticism
- American Literature: Lectures & Links
- American Studies Web: Literature
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature
- Genres: Post WWII American Literature Database
- African American Literature on the Web
- American South: Electronic Literature Collection
- British Literature: Text and Reviews
- Links to information on science fiction, feminism, post-modernism, punk, generation X, multicultural, gay, and popular culture.
- Harlem Renaissance: Washington DC in the 1920s and 1930s
- Lengthy biographies on 25 prominent individuals, detailed timeline, and links to additional information.
- Non-Western World Literature & Criticism
- Book Hive: Children's Book Reviews
Analysis: "How to"
- Critical Reading: A Guide
- Problem of Meaning in Literature
- Spark Notes: Online Literary Classics Study Guides
- Study Guides to Literature
- Writing Book Reviews: How to (with an example)
- Writers Write!: How-tos, Publishing, Tips...
- Writing.com: Sharing Your Writing with Others
News & Magazines
The Library subscribes to the following publications. The most recent issue is on display and back issues are available at the Circulation Counter. Bound issues are shelved in the upper level of the Library. Check the Periodicals Guide for information on the previous years shelved or bound.
Kenyon Review |
Callaloo |
Poetry, Short Stories, & Folk Tales
- Academy of American Poets
- African-American Poetry: 1760-1900
- Anthology of Modern American Poetry (Companion Site)
- Bartleby Verse: American & English Poetry, 1250-1920
- CMU Poetry Index of Canonical Verse
- Electronic Poetry Center
- HTI American Verse Project
- Poets & Writers - Literary links
- Poetry Archives
- Poetry Portal
- Representative Poetry Online
- Semantic Rhyming Dictionary
- American Folktales
- VoS English Literature: English Literature By Genre
Mythology
- Encyclopedia of Religion (database)
- Search is on the right side of the screen. Type in the name of your Greek god. A listing of sources appears. Click on FULL TEXT to read each source.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica (database)
- Search is near the top. Type in the name of your Greek god. A listing of articles appears.
- Daily Life Online (database)
- Search is near the top, under the logo. Type in the name of your Greek god. A listing of articles appears. The titles that discuss religion seem to be the most useful.
- eLibrary (database)
- Click on the TOPICS tab at the top. Under RELIGION, click on MYTHOLOGY, then Greek Mythology.
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- Search engine and alphabetical listing of gods, image gallery, timeline and geneology charts, and interesting facts.
- Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
- Search engine and alphabetic listing of gods and terms related to ancient Greece. Includes pictures.
- Classical Mythology Online (online full-text book)
- Information about the gods is found under Character Glossary. Also contains in-depth details concerning mythology and the various gods, maps, links to powerpoint presentations, and a phrases glossary.
- Gods, Heroes, and Myth
- Roman and Greek alphabetical listing of gods with brief facts: birth father, mother, objects/plants/animals associated with the god.
- Greek Mythology
- Information about the Greek Gods is found under Biographies. Provides images and historical information about Greece and the Greek gods. Includes alphabetical index and maps of ancient Greece.
- Greek Mythology
- Information about the Greek Gods is found under Greek Names vs Roman Names and Search. Brief introduction to the Greek gods, listed in alphabetical order.
- Dictionary of Mythology
- Alphabetic listing of gods with a brief description. Also includes an image dictionary and meanings of names.
- Myth Man
- Extensive, detailed information related to various gods. To use this site, click at the bottom of the first webpage on Homework Help. The second webpage will list categories of the gods. Click on the category for an alphabetical listing of the gods.
- MythNet
- Brief information on the 12 primary Greek gods, the Titans, and the lesser gods, creatures and heroes, stories, geneological charts, picture gallery, games...
- Winged Sandals
- Flash movie or static pages about the Greek Gods. Click on the version and then select: history, who's who, or activities. The Who's Who section provides information about the various gods.
- Myth Search
- Search engine and alphabetic listing of world mythology. Each type of mythology includes: links to current books, full-text electronic texts, general information about each god (listed alphabetically), and links to newsgroups.
- Mythography: Greek, Roman, and Celtic Gods
- Detailed information on various gods, arranged first by category and then alphabetically. Brief facts link to more detailed information. Includes a search engine.
- MythHome
- Alphabetical listing of Greek gods with detailed information on each.
- Mythology
- Information on various gods arranged by gods associated with the : sun, earth, moon, solar system, sky, classical mythology (Greece and Rome), and world mythology. Includes numerous pictures, information about the god, along with links to other related gods.
- Olympian Gods
- Alphabetical listing of Greek gods with links to numerous images and sources of information.
- Theoi Project Guide to Greek Gods
- Alphabetical listing with links to online texts, family trees, encyclopedia of detailed information, and images.
- Greek Gods: Who Are They?
- Scroll down the page to the alphabetical listing of the gods. Contains information and links for additional information.
- ThinkQuest: Mythology
- Links to images and brief facts about various mythological gods. A table at the top of the screen displays various types of mythology. Click on Greek gods to display an alphabetical listing of the Greek gods.
- Women in Greek Myths
- An alphabetical listing of brief facts about Greek female gods. Includes many of the minor gods and an image gallery.
- Ancient Gods
- Greek gods family tree and brief information on each.
- Aesop's Fables
Suggested Subject Headings
Do a SUBJECT or KEYWORD search in the Online catalog for your topic. After doing your search, you can limit the results to books at El Centro by selecting the Limit Your Search button.
American Literature:
American fiction |
Texas in literature |
British Liturature:
Authors, English |
modernism (literature) |
Recommended Reference Books
in-library use only
American Writers
REF PS 129 A55
Contemporary Authors
REF PN 771 H28
Contemporary Literary Criticism
REF PN 94 C6
19th Century Literary Criticism
REF PN 761 N5
20th Century Literary Criticism
REF PN 94 T83
Harlem Renaissance & Beyond
REF PS 153 N5
Hispanic Writers
REF PQ 7081 H48
Black Women Writers
REF PS 153 N5 B558
Classics of Texas Fiction
REF PS 266 T4 L4
British Writers
REF PR 85 B688
50 British Poets: 1300-1900
REF PR 473 T4
Oxford Companion to English Literature
REF PR 19 D73
British Women Writers
REF PR 111 B75
Critical Temper
REF PR 83 C764
Dictionary of Literary Biography
REF PN 451 D58
The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!
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