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Literature in English

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MLA International Bibliography
THE source for literary criticism in English and other languages
Literature Resource Center
A smaller database that's easy to use
Canadian Literary Centre
Canadian content that you won't find in MLA International Bibliography

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Oxford English Dictionary Online
'the definitive record of the English language'
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Call Number: online resource
The best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (formerly the Concise dictionary) provides clear and concise, and often witty definitions of the most troublesome literary terms from abjection to zeugma. (publisher's note)

Oxford Bibliographies Online
Great source for background information and key works in English literature and criticism topic.

The Oxford Companion to English Literature
Entries on authors, their works, fictional characters, and literary forms and periods.
[For print version locations see UofT Catalogue]