World Literature

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Newly Updated! Gale World Literature e-book collection
A collection of many reference works relevant to World Literature, including:

Gale Literary and Critical Databases Combined
Includes both the Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online and 6 of the Gale Literary Criticism series.

The Dictionary of Literary Biography provides access to all volumes of this award winning series. Featuring comprehensive literary biographies written by recognized literary scholars and critics, you'll find profiles of more than 143, 000 past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights. The biographies discuss the lives and careers of the literary figures profiled, along with the critical response to their works. Additionally, you can search for essays on publishing houses and literary topics.

Gale Literature Criticism Online provides access to six major Gale Literary Criticism series. It includes scholarly and popular literary commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and journals.

Magill's survey of world literature: Offers profiles of major writers outside the United States from all time periods, accompanied by analysis of their significant titles of fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction. Includes indexes by category and country.