Research guides: Literature in English: Home

Search by title

To search for an exact book or article by title, use LibrarySearch with quotations around your title phrase.

If searching with quotations around your title phrase is not successful, try using Advanced Search with the following settings:

For help finding articles in LibrarySearch, visit our LibrarySearch Tips guide.

LibrarySearch This link opens in a new window
The library's main search tool. Articles, books, journals across all disciplines are included.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
The best source for literary criticism in English and other languages
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
A smaller database that's easy to use
Canadian Literary Centre This link opens in a new window
Canadian content that you won't find in MLA International Bibliography

Find books at U of T:

LibrarySearch This link opens in a new window
The library's main search tool. Articles, books, journals across all disciplines are included.

Locate the book you need in the right library:

Find a book at the University of Toronto Libraries
This link will redirect you to the FAQ: I found the book I want in the catalogue. Now how do I get it?

Oxford English Dictionary Online
The most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English words including current and past meaning, usage history, and word pronunciation.
Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Dictionary of 1,200 words and phrases describing how they are used in the study of literature.
Oxford Companion to English Literature
Entries on authors, their works, fictional characters, and literary forms and periods.

Oxford Bibliographies Online
- This link opens in a new window
Search by keyword for research guides that list the most cited or influential works on a topic.