English Literature Research Guide

English Literature Research Guide

Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh

This research guide offers some of the key databases, book catalogs, journals, and more related to techniques and practical skills in English Literature. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the librarian.

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OPAC
Online Public Access Catalog for the university library
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Journals & Articles

Project Muse (200 journals)
A great resource for scholarly articles in the humanities and social sciences.
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Taylor and Francis
Taylor & Francis publishes around 76 journals covering English literature and literary studies, encompassing a wide range of topics such as literary history, cultural studies, critical theory, and interdisciplinary research related to English literature.

Some representative titles include:

  • European Journal of English Studies
  • Review: Literature & Arts of the Americas
  • Journal of Literary Studies
  • Brontë Studies
  • The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory
  • European Romantic Review
  • Critical Review
  • Journal of Commonwealth Literature
  • Life Writing
  • Anglistik: International Journal of English Studies
  • Textual Practice
  • Women: A Cultural Review
  • Shakespeare Studies
  • Literary Research and Criticism
  • Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England
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Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press publishes a significant selection of journals in English literature and literary studies, with around 46 titles covering diverse aspects of the field.

Their English literature journals include prestigious titles such as:

  • PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association)
  • Victorian Literature and Culture
  • Classical Quarterly
  • ELH – English Literary History
  • Journal of Commonwealth Literature
  • Journal of Linguistics and related linguistic journals
  • Modern Language Quarterly
  • Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry
  • Studies in American Humor
  • The Cambridge Quarterly
  • Journal of Germanic Linguistics
  • New Theatre Quarterly
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) offers a rich selection of about 30 journals dedicated to English literature and literary studies. These journals cover extensive areas from traditional literary history to modern literary theory and cultural studies.

Notable titles include:

  • English: Journal of the English Association (focus on broad English studies)
  • Shakespeare Quarterly
  • The English Historical Review (important for literary history)
  • Modern Language Quarterly
  • MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
  • Literature and Theology
  • Journal of English and Germanic Philology
  • Journal of Victorian Culture
  • Opera Quarterly (crossover with literary and performance studies)
  • Oxford Art Journal (linked to visual arts and literature intersection)
  • Music and Letters (music and literary studies)
  • Notes and Queries (literary history and scholarship)
  • New Theatre Quarterly (theatre and drama studies)
  • Studies in the Novel
  • Journal of Commonwealth Literature
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Wiley
Wiley publishes about 26 journals related to English literature and literary studies.

Some prominent journals in this field from Wiley's collection include:

  • Literature Compass (a peer-reviewed journal covering broad literary research)
  • English Literary Renaissance
  • English in Education
  • World Englishes (a journal on varieties of English)
  • Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 (historical and literary periods)
  • Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
  • Journal of Literary Studies
  • Research in the Teaching of English
  • English Today (focused on the English language and its global use)
  • The Year's Work in English Studies (critical overviews)
  • Textual Practice (critical theory and textual studies)
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Sage Publishing
Sage Publishing offers around 23 journals dedicated to English literature and literary studies.

Some key journals in this category from Sage include:

  • Journal of Commonwealth Literature (focus on postcolonial, Commonwealth literatures)
  • Language and Literature (stylistics and language use in literature)
  • Literature & History (intersections between literature, history, and ideology)
  • Journal of English Linguistics (linguistic aspects related to English literature)
  • Written Communication (writing studies related to literary texts)
  • Critical Review (literary criticism and cultural studies)
  • Feminist Modernist Studies (literary theory, gender, and modernism)
  • NJES Nordic Journal of English Studies (English language and literature in Nordic contexts)
  • Research in the Teaching of English (pedagogy and literature education)
  • Forum for World Literature Studies (global and cross-cultural literary research)
  • Journal for the History of Rhetoric (rhetorical studies in literature)
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Web Resources

Google Books
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Find millions of great books you can preview or read for free
Google Scholar
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Provides a simple way to search for scholarly literature. While some items may require a subscription or payment for full-text access, there are also many open-access resources available to you.
Grammar Check
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This is a free way to check the grammar in your composition
Poetry Foundation
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The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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A website created by the Shakespeare birthplace trust in England. This is a place to visit, but their website provides a wealth of information and teaching resources about Shakespeare.
Thesaurus Online
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For finding synonyms and antonyms. Contains Roget's Thesaurus and a variety of other writing resources.
Wright American Fiction
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Lyle H. Wright, a librarian at the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA, created a bibliography of American fiction This compilation is part of his three-volume set listing American fiction from 1774 through 1900, and is considered the most comprehensive bibliography of American adult fiction of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Absolute Shakespeare
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Absolute Shakespeare, the essential resource for William Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre.
Anthology of 16th Century Renaissance English Literature
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A comprehensive guide to British literature of the Renaissance with over 100 original pages, biographies, and works never before published.
Anthology of 17th Century English Literature
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A comprehensive anthology and guide to English literature of the Early 17th Century.
Anthology of 18th & 19th Century English Literature
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A comprehensive anthology and guide to English literature of the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Anthology of Middle English Literature
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A comprehensive anthology and guide to English literature of the Medieval Period.
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
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The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.

e-PG Pathsala

Cultural Studies - Access here
Literary Translation in India - Access here
Indian Writings in English - Access here
Introduction to Linguistics & Phonetics - Access here
English Language Teaching - Access here
Indian Literary Criticism and Theory - Access here
Literary Criticism and Theory - Access here
Comparative Indian Drama - Access here
"New" Literatures in English - Access here
Canadian, Australian and South Pacific Literature in English - Access here
African & Caribbean Writing in English - Access here
American Literature - Access here
Twentieth Century English Literature - Access here
Nineteenth Century English Literature - Access here
English Literature 1590-1798 - Access here
English Literature upto 1590 - Access here

Thesis and Dissertations

OATD (Open Access Theses and Dissertations)
OATD.org is a global indexing service for open access graduate theses and dissertations. It aggregates metadata from over 1,100 institutions and currently indexes more than 7 million records.
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NDLTD Global ETD Search
Hosted by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, this portal allows free, worldwide search and access to electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
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Open Dissertations (EBSCO)
EBSCO Open Dissertations expands the availability and visibility of electronic theses and dissertations. It includes American Doctoral Dissertations and records from 1955 to present, facilitating discovery and citation in institutional repositories for global students and researchers.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
ProQuest offers one of the largest commercial collections of dissertations and theses worldwide, with millions of records across disciplines.
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ShodhGangotri (INFLIBNET)
ShodhGangotri is an INFLIBNET initiative hosting synopses and research proposals submitted by Indian scholars before starting their PhD or research work. It reveals ongoing research topics and directions in India, helping avoid duplication and fostering scholarly collaboration.
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ShodhGanga (INFLIBNET)
ShodhGanga is the companion repository that collects completed theses and dissertations from Indian universities.
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Open access Resources

Directory of Open Access Journal
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Directory of Open Access ebooks
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Directory of Open Access Repositories
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Project Gutenberg
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Directory
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NDLI
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of learning resources with search/browse facilities, sponsored and mentored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) and developed, operated and maintained from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
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Bibliographical and Citation Databases

Dimensions.ai
Developed by Digital Science & Research Solutions Ltd., Dimensions is an integrated research information platform that links publications, grants, patents, datasets, and clinical trials, providing both discovery and analytics capabilities.
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Google Scholar
A freely accessible academic search engine indexing scholarly articles, theses, books, conference papers, and patents across disciplines. It offers citation tracking and author profiles to aid research visibility.
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Journals Ranking

Clarivate Master Journal List (MJL)
The Clarivate MJL is an authoritative directory of peer-reviewed journals that are indexed in the Web of Science. It enables researchers to search and verify journals by discipline, publisher, ISSN, impact metrics, and coverage history. Inclusion in this list signifies adherence to high editorial standards, international peer review, and robust citation performance.
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Scopus
Scopus is a comprehensive subscription-based abstract and citation database curated by Elsevier. It indexes peer-reviewed journals, books, conference proceedings, and patents across science, technology, medicine, social science, and the arts and humanities. Scopus is widely used for literature discovery, research analytics, citation tracking, author profiling, and journal evaluation via CiteScore, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank), and SNIP metrics.
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SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR)
SCImago is a free online platform that provides journal and country rankings derived from Scopus data. The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) is a metric reflecting the scientific influence of journals by accounting for both the number of citations and the prestige of the citing journals. Journals and research institutions can be compared using filters for discipline, region, and metric values, supporting bibliometric and impact analysis.
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Literature Review Tools

Connected Papers
Developed by Connected Papers Ltd., this tool helps researchers explore and visualize relationships between academic papers. It generates a graph of related literature based on co-citation and similarity analysis, enabling efficient literature discovery.
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Research Rabbit
Developed by ResearchRabbit, Inc., Research Rabbit is a literature discovery and visualization platform that helps track research topics, authors, and papers over time. It provides personalized recommendations and collaborative research features.
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Litmaps
Developed by Litmaps Ltd., Litmaps enables researchers to visualize citation networks, track the evolution of ideas, and discover new relevant literature through interactive mapping of academic publications.
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Reference Management Tool

Mendeley
Developed by Elsevier, Mendeley is a reference manager and academic social network that helps researchers organize citations, collaborate online, and discover research. It offers citation styles, PDF annotation, and cloud synchronization.
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