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Comparative Literature

Pertains to research in fields covering a broad range of topics, such as 19th-century European fiction, narrative theory, cultural theory, literature and psychoanalysis, Japanese-Western literary relations, 18th-century comparative arts, the Arthurian tradition in literature and film, medieval allegorical literature, literature by women in the Middle Ages, postcolonial studies, and literatures of ethnic minorities. Literary translation represents a strong component of the subject. Materials may be useful to scholars of national literatures, film studies, fine arts, music, and diaspora studies.



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17th & 18th Century Poetry - about - Facsimile images of 190 manuscripts of 17th- and 18th-century verse.
  • Coverage: 17th and 18th centuries
  • Alternate Title: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Poetry
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=7231727

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19th Century Historical United States Newspapers - about - A digital archive of American historical newspapers from the 19th century, including over 1.5 million full-text pages, many complete with images.
  • Coverage: 19th century
  • Alternate Title: Nineteenth Century Historical United States Newspapers
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2610768

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- about - Provides full-text coverage of magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journals for almost every academic discipline.
  • Coverage: Varies by title
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4

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Alexander Street Literature - about - Searchable collection of creative writing of race, place, and gender.
  • Alternate Title: World Literature Online
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3824631

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AltPressIndexArchive - about - This database is a guide to alternative sources of information; international and interdisciplinary in scope.
  • Coverage: 1969- 1990.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3240511

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- about - Compiled by the Modern Humanities Research Association, ABELL contains more than 807,000 bibliographic records: monographs, articles, book reviews, essay collections, and dissertations published after 1920.
  • Alternate Title: ABELL
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=901735

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- about - Search citations from arts and humanities journals published from 1975 to the present. In-library access is available for the years 1975-1994 on a networked CD-ROM.
  • Coverage: 1975-
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=29

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Bibliography of Asian Studies - about - Survey of research and scholarly literature on Asia written in Western languages; includes books, journal articles, conference presentations, chapters in edited volumes, etc.
  • Coverage: 1971-
  • Alternate Title: BAS
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=36

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Black Drama - about - When complete, will contain texts of 1,200 plays (many rare or out of print) written by over 100 playwrights from African diaspora countries.
  • Coverage: 1846 - present
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59554

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Black Thought and Culture - about - Published works of non-fiction by African American leaders, including interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamphlets, letters, etc.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=586898

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Book History Online - about - Titles of books and articles on the history of the printed book worldwide.
  • Coverage: 1990- , with some earlier items
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=6750818

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- about - Caribbean literature in fiction, poetry, manuscripts, archival content, interviews, photographs and other formats.
  • Coverage: 1900 - present
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2856031

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Chicago Manual of Style Online - about - The electronic version of the classic guide to documentary style.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2384486

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Early English Books Online - about - Contains every book published in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the United States between 1475-1700.
  • Coverage: 1475-1700
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=77

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English Drama - about - More than 3,900 plays in verse and prose from the late thirteenth century.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1666130

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Essay and General Literature Index - about - Provides access to essays contained in anthologies and collections.
  • Coverage: 1985- present.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4203154

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Film Literature Index - FLI (with access to fulltext articles) - about - Covers the film and television industry, including movie and television reviews, book reviews, and scholarly articles.
  • Coverage: 1976-2001
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1535862

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Film Literature Index -- FLI (with no access to full text) - about - Covers the film and television industry, including movie and television reviews, book reviews, and scholarly articles.
  • Coverage: 1976-2001
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1535863

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- about - A tool produced by the Google search engine that searches the contents of books that they have scanned.
  • Coverage: Varies
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2918985

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International Medieval Bibliography - about - The IMB indexes articles in journals, conference proceedings, collections of essays and Festschriften.
  • Alternate Title: IMB Online
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=976209

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- about - The Indiana University online catalog.
  • Coverage: Varies
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38591

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Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism - about - Survey of individual thinkers, schools, and movements in literary criticism.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3045975

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- about - Provides searchable full text of historical runs of important scholarly journals in the humanities, arts, sciences, ecology, and business.
  • Coverage: From the first issue of each journal up to 3-5 years ago
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=141

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Latino Literature - about - A comprehensive online collection of prose, theatre, and poetry written by authors of Hispanic background working in the U.S. Includes text, pictures, and performance materials.
  • Coverage: Mostly 1960s to present; selected materials from 19th-century are included.
  • Alternate Title: LALI
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1091177

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Literature Compass - about - Peer-reviewed survey articles covering a broad range of topics in literary scholarship.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2219467

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Literature Criticism Online - about - Online compilation of Gale literary criticism series.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3457829

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- about - Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from all time periods in many genres. Search by author, title, genre, literary movement or literary themes.
  • Coverage: Authors from all time periods.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=148

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Magill on Literature - about - Editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of popular works of literature. Search by genre, title, author, subject, age level, characters.
  • Coverage: Magill's Series
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=150

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- about - Indexes material in modern languages, literature, linguistics and folklore.
  • Coverage: 1963-
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=159

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Nineteenth Century Masterfile - about - Indexes to British and American periodicals in the nineteenth century and to British and American official publications, including Hansard and Cobbett's debates.
  • Coverage: Nineteenth Century
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38596

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Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalog - about - Catalog that attempts to include all works published in Britain, the British colonies, and the USA in the nineteenth century.
  • Coverage: 1800-1919
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1954626

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Oxford Journals Online Archives - Humanities - about - Backfiles of Oxford University Press humanities journals.
  • Coverage: Varies; first journal issue to the present
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2918978

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Periodicals Archive Online - about - Previously known as PCI Full Text, Periodicals Archive Online offers backfiles of over 400 humanities and social sciences journals.
  • Coverage: 17th century to the present
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1854914

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Periodicals Index Online - about - Citations to articles in scholarly journals in a variety of languages, from their first issues through 1995.
  • Coverage: First issues to 1995
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=170

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PHI 5 - about - Contains virtually the entirety of Latin literature up to A.D. 200, including Bible versions.
  • Coverage: to 200 A.D.
  • Alternate Title: Packard Humanities Insititute (Latin Literature)
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1904361

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- about - Full-text access to the contents of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
  • Coverage: Varies, mostly from 1995 onward
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=173

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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - about - Comprehensive source for information on doctoral dissertations from universities in the United States and Canada. It also indexes a small number of master's theses.
  • Coverage: Citations only from 1861- present; from 1980 to present, 350-word abstracts are included on dissertations; from 1988 to present, 150-word abstracts are included on Master's theses; full text is available from 1997 to the present.
  • Alternate Title: Dissertations and Theses
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=73

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- about - Online version of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3457831

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Short Story Index - about - An index to finding short stories in anthologies, collections, and periodicals.
  • Coverage: 1984 to the present.
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4203156

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Twentieth Century North American Drama - about - Full texts of some 2,000 plays, including all types of U.S. and Canadian dramas.
  • Coverage: 20th and 21st centuries
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1712301

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Victorian Popular Culture - about - Popular entertainment in America, Britain and Europe during the years 1779-1930.
  • Coverage: 1779-1930
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4203152

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Victorian Studies Bibliography - about - Annually indexes over 400 journals, representing scholarship in a range of disciplines. The online bibliography covers journals from 1991-2003.
  • Coverage: 1991-2003
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2273833

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- about - An interface that allows cross-searching of Web of Science, BIOSIS Previews, Medline, Zoological Record, and JCR. Not all fields from individual databases are included.
  • Coverage: 1955-
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=203

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Women Writers Online - about - Contains approximately 200 texts written by women in English from 1400-1850.
  • Coverage: 1400-1850
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=204

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- about - Provides annotated entries for scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare and published or produced from 1971 onward. The scope is international. Updated regularly.
  • Coverage: 1971-2002
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59583

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- about - Thousands of libraries may be searched from this one catalog; interlibrary loan requests can also be made.
  • Coverage: Varies; 33+ million records
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38599

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Yiddish Prints - about - About 800 valuable Yiddish books, printed in Hebrew letters, from the Frankfurt University Library.
  • Coverage: 16th - 20th century
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2165212

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Dictionary of Literary Biography - about - Complete text of Gale's DLB series.
  • Alternate Title: DLB
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=7992179