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The most comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Traces the development of English words from approximately 1150 AD up to the present day.
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Scholarly journals and books. Access begins with the first volume for many journal titles, but usually does not have the newest volumes of each journal. To try out AI tools in JSTOR, login using your personal JSTOR account and visit the FAQs to learn more.
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All articles within Gale's Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Shakespearean Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Children's Literature Review. 1973-present.
Information about and criticisms of authors, novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers. Includes several major Gale publications such as Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Contemporary Authors. Current.
Encompasses all key fields of the humanities. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, original works of fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews. Indexing from 1900, full text from 1909 to present.
Information about people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines. Dates vary.
Authoritative biographies of people who shaped the history of Great Britain, from the 4th century BC to those who have died in the previous few years. Access is limited to one user at a time.
American and world popular culture, past and present. Decade overviews from 1920s to 2000s.
Classical works to contemporary plays combined with critical analysis, contextual information, biographies, genres and Nick Hern books.
Plays from the English-speaking world, including under-represented theater traditions such as radical theater, women's theater, regional, national & ethnic theatrical traditions. 1890s to present.
Streaming video collection of the complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare broadcast by the BBC in the 1980s.
Includes reviews, critical analysis, film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, and technical aspect. 1914 to present.
American and world popular culture, past and present. Decade overviews from 1920s to 2000s.
Journals and ebooks from major university presses on literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more.
Contains every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in Great Britain during the 18th century, along with thousands of important works from the Americas. 1700-1799
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Graphically rich primary sources depicting popular entertainment in America, Britain and Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Articles and primary sources on the history and culture of indigenous peoples from precontact through the 21st century. Includes treaties, speeches, captivity narratives, traditional storytelling, maps, photographs, and video.
Primary sources on the history of women in the United States. This diverse collection ranges from Ancestral Pueblo pottery to Katrina Thomas's photographs of ethnic weddings from the late 20th century.
Historical material revealing early American home life from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, Duke University and the New York Public Library.
A digital collective of books and journals from numerous academic and research libraries around the world.
An index to publications about all aspects of women's studies, including feminist theory and history, family, mental and physical health, gender discrimination, legislation, and employment. 1972-present.
Combines Twentieth-Century African American Poetry and Twentieth-Century American Poetry. 1900s to 2000.
A collection of over 600 volumes of poetry. Authors include Benjamin Zephaniah, including W.B. Yeats, Rudyard Kipling, Fleur Adcock, and many others. 1900 to present.
Large full-text multidisciplinary collection of scholarly journals, trade/professional publications, and newspapers. 1887-present.
Encompasses all key fields of the humanities. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, original works of fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews. Indexing from 1900, full text from 1909 to present.