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English: Find Literary Criticism

Your guide to research for English classes at Harper College.

Getting Started: Find Articles

Use the links below to access Library databases. You will need to log in using your Harper College username an password.  The literary critiques in these databases examine texts to interpret their meaning, structure, and significance. The critiques will help you understand the plot, characters, themes, historical analysis, and biographical details of the author. 

"For Students" Literary Series

  1. Go to the library homepage and use "One Search", the search box in the center of the page.
  2. Type the name of your story, novel or poem followed by "for students" in quotes. (If it is a short story, type the name of the story and the phrase "short stories for students" in quotes.)
  3. Look for the entry with the purple book. Open that link. This book will have literary analysis and literary critiques to get you started. 
  4. On the landing page of the purple book, search the title of your story, poem or novel in the book's search box.
  5. An entry for that work will appear. Click it and send it to yourself. 

Literary Criticism

Use the following library databases to find literary critiques:

Find Magazine and Academic Journal Articles

General research databases:

Select additional EbscoHost databases for literature that can be searched simultaneously with any of the databases listed above.

Tutorials for magazine and academic journal databases