Articles (Literary Analysis) - ENG 112: College Composition II: Argument Essay & Literary Analysis Essay - (Purugganan - AL) - LibGuides at Northern Virginia Community College

Literature Databases

To find scholarly journal articles only, be sure to check a box titled "refereed", "scholarly" or "peer reviewed" journals.

Literary Sources (Gale)
Good choice for novels, such as The Color Purple. Includes literature criticism and reference material on literature and authors. Combines the content of Literature Resource Center, Twayne's Authors Online, and Scribner Authors Online.
Literature Criticism Online (Gale)
Good choice for researching short stories. Collection of literary criticism, excerpted from books and journals, on poetry, short stories, drama and Shakespeare. If the article is not in a good format for reading, click on the "Download" icon to view it as a .pdf.(NVCC)
Bloom's Literature
Contains essays and criticism from encyclopedias and books examining the lives of great authors and their works throughout history. Also includes full-length videos of classic plays, information on literary characters, and more. (NVCC)
JSTOR
Scholarly journals; does not include the most recent few years. (NVCC)
Project MUSE
Offers 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. Covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, and others. (VIVA)

Search Tips

Select the most important 2-3 ideas related to your topic. Put the word AND between each new word or idea; this tells the database to look for resources with ALL your terms.

"color purple" AND Celie

"color purple" AND Celie AND repression

"color purple" AND Celie AND growth

"color purple" AND oppression

"color purple" AND spiritual