Research Guides: Literature in English: Finding Articles

Subject Databases

Use the following databases to find articles focused on English literature. These only draw from journals in the humanities, so you'll get fewer results but a greater proportion of relevant results than when using a multidisciplinary database.

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Modern Language Association's article database of more than 3 million records covering all aspects of literature and modern languages. Searchable by keyword and through MLA Thesaurus subject headings.
Canadian Literary Centre This link opens in a new window
Automatically narrow your search to Canadian content only. This database provides access to full-text articles, poetry, and short stories published in Canadian literary journals and magazines.

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Multidisciplinary Databases

Use these search platforms and databases to locate articles about English literature and many other areas of study. These are great tools to see how your topic is being discussed both by English scholars and by scholars in other disciplines.

LibrarySearch This link opens in a new window
The library's main search tool that allows you to simultaneously search a multidisciplinary database and the library catalogue. Find scholarly articles and books, primary sources, films, and much more.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Search for articles from a collection of more than 5 million citations across 25 arts and humanities disciplines.
Humanities Index This link opens in a new window
Search for articles from 370 humanities journals, magazines and newspapers published in the UK or other English speaking countries.
Humanities International Index This link opens in a new window
Search 700+ journals, 260 published in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, or the Caribbean.
IBZ Online This link opens in a new window
Search an index of 5 million articles from 11,500 international journals of the humanities and social sciences. Particularly strong coverage of European scholarship.
Indigenous Studies Portal This link opens in a new window
I-Portal provides access to 4000+ digital Indigenous studies resources including sources focused on Indigenous authors, drama, humour, oral traditions, poetry, personal narratives and interviews, and traditional stories.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary full-text database that allows you to search for articles from scholars across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. It also gives you access to a major collection of ebooks, primary sources, and images.

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Other Sources

Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window
This platform brings together literary criticism, primary sources, author profiles, and reference works into a single searchable database.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Full-text critical and literary analysis, as well as biographical and contextual information.

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