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Literary Criticism & Authors in Context

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Literature, history and culture. Includes centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals, with the exact look and feel of the print originals.
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Explore genre fiction and non-fiction. Includes Gale's What Do I Read Next? collection. Find your next book to read, and recommendations.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
Biography in Context This link opens in a new window
Learn about influential people in all disciplines; includes reference and periodical articles, and multimedia. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender. Updated frequently with current events.
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IB Extended Essay: Primary Text Research - Class of 2020: Literature

Literary Criticism & Authors in Context

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