Secondary Sources, Criticism and Journal Articles
On these pages you will find resources that study, evaluative, and interpret literature through criticism and the application of literary theory.
There are two main databases we recommend for finding journal articles on your topic.
ProQuest One Literature is a searchable electronic library that provides access to a wealth of reliable academic sources, including journal articles and a wide range of primary works. Within the database, you can find:
- Journal criticism on your topic
- Full-text poetry, prose and drama, including all Penguin Classics
- Reference resources such as author biographies and study guides
MLA International Bibliography is a database covering literature, literary theory, and criticism, and the historical aspects of printing and publishing. In the database, you can find:
- Journal criticism on your topics
- Theses and dissertations on a topic
- Book reviews
You can also search for specific journals in BrowZine, either by browsing by topic or searching for the journal title. To find our print journals, search for the title in LibrarySearch. Take the information on LibrarySearch with a pinch of salt when it comes to the journal holdings, If it looks like we don’t have current issues, it is still worth checking the shelf in the Library.
eBook Collections
- Cambridge Companions includes specialist collections on literature.
- Cambridge University Press E-textbook collection
- JSTOR provides access to journals, book and primary sources including archives of many small publishers and independent journals.
- Manchester Gothic is a collection of 58 e-books on gothic literature and studies.
- Manchester Literature Studies
- Manchester Shakespeare
- New Oxford Shakespeare is an eBook and reference collection
- Oxford Handbooks Online: Literature
- Project Muse gives you access to over 500 books and 300 journal titles.
- Routledge Handbook Online – Literature
- Nick Hern Books is an eBook collection for performing arts
Don’t forget to look at the How to use eBooks guide to get the most out of these collections.
Multimedia Collections
- Box of Broadcasts contains interviews with authors as well as film adaptations of works.
- Kanopy contains over 30,000 movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema and independent films.
There is also a wealth of DVDs in the Templeman, as well as viewing stations.