1. Historic literary criticism [2017 - ]
- Database topics
- British and Commonwealth Literary Studies; American Literary Studies
A collection of historical contemporary reviews, essays and commentary related to influential authors from the 17th to early 20th century. Collections come from the Critical Heritage series from Routledge and are supplemented with additional documents, reviews and essays drawn from 18th and 19th-centrury periodicals including Saturday Review, The Athenaeum, The Contemporary Review and The Bookman.
A collection of historical contemporary reviews, essays and commentary related to influential authors from the 17th to early 20th century. Collections come from the Critical Heritage series from Routledge and are supplemented with additional documents, reviews and essays drawn from 18th and 19th-centrury periodicals including Saturday Review, The Athenaeum, The Contemporary Review and The Bookman.
2. American fiction, 1774-1920 [electronic resource]. [2016 - ]
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies
- Physical extent
- 1 online resource
American Fiction, 1774–1920 encompasses prose fiction written by Americans from colonial times to the early twentieth century. The titles to the year 1900, which are available as of March 2016, include nearly all of the works found in Lyle H. Wright's three-volume American Fiction: A Contribution Toward a Bibliography, which is widely considered the most comprehensive bibliography of American adult prose fiction of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The collection includes novels, short stories, romances, fictitious biographies, travel accounts and sketches, allegories, and tract-like tales typifying the development of American literature in a changing culture. Titles published between 1901 and 1920 will be released to the collection by July 2016. Books published in the years 1901-1910 are sourced from the Library of Congress Shelf List of American Adult Fiction. The period 1911-1920 is built on the Geoffrey D. Smith bibliography, which is sourced from the William Charvat Collection of American Fiction at The Ohio State University Libraries. When completed, the entire archive will consist of about 17,750 titles, or 4.7 million fully searchable pages.
American Fiction, 1774–1920 encompasses prose fiction written by Americans from colonial times to the early twentieth century. The titles to the year 1900, which are available as of March 2016, include nearly all of the works found in Lyle H. Wright's three-volume American Fiction: A Contribution Toward a Bibliography, which is widely considered the most comprehensive bibliography of American adult prose fiction of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The collection includes novels, short stories, romances, fictitious biographies, travel accounts and sketches, allegories, and tract-like tales typifying the development of American literature in a changing culture. Titles published between 1901 and 1920 will be released to the collection by July 2016. Books published in the years 1901-1910 are sourced from the Library of Congress Shelf List of American Adult Fiction. The period 1911-1920 is built on the Geoffrey D. Smith bibliography, which is sourced from the William Charvat Collection of American Fiction at The Ohio State University Libraries. When completed, the entire archive will consist of about 17,750 titles, or 4.7 million fully searchable pages.
3. Afro-Americana imprints, 1535-1922, from the Library Company of Philadelphia [electronic resource]. [2012]
- Database topics
- American History; American Literary Studies; Race and Ethnicity
- Book
- 1 online resource
"Created from the Library Company of Philadelphia's acclaimed Afro-Americana Collection - an accumulation that begain with Benjamin Franklin and steadily increased throughout its entire history - this unique online resource provides researchers with more than 12,000 printed works. These essential books, pamphlets and broadsides, including many lesser-known imprints, hold an unparalleled record of African American history, literature and culture. This collection spans nearly 400 years, from the early 16th to the early 20th century. Critically important subjects covered include the West's discovery and exploitation of Africa; the rise of slavery in the New World along with the growth and success of abolitionist movements; the development of racial thought, including political protest and resistance to racism; descriptions of African American life -- slave and free -- throughout the Americans; and slavery and race in fiction and drama. Also featured are printed works of African American individuals and organizations."
"Created from the Library Company of Philadelphia's acclaimed Afro-Americana Collection - an accumulation that begain with Benjamin Franklin and steadily increased throughout its entire history - this unique online resource provides researchers with more than 12,000 printed works. These essential books, pamphlets and broadsides, including many lesser-known imprints, hold an unparalleled record of African American history, literature and culture. This collection spans nearly 400 years, from the early 16th to the early 20th century. Critically important subjects covered include the West's discovery and exploitation of Africa; the rise of slavery in the New World along with the growth and success of abolitionist movements; the development of racial thought, including political protest and resistance to racism; descriptions of African American life -- slave and free -- throughout the Americans; and slavery and race in fiction and drama. Also featured are printed works of African American individuals and organizations."
4. Digital theatre plus [2012]
- Database topics
- British and Commonwealth Literary Studies; American Literary Studies
- Video
- 1 online resource
Provides online access to a digital streaming video collection of unique films of current, leading British theatre productions. Includes behind-the-scenes documentaries as well as teaching and learning resources to facilitate a deeper understanding of the productions and texts. Learning resources include a detailed introduction, plot summary, character biographies, a relationship map, language analysis, scene study, performance background and historical context for each play. Updates vary.
Provides online access to a digital streaming video collection of unique films of current, leading British theatre productions. Includes behind-the-scenes documentaries as well as teaching and learning resources to facilitate a deeper understanding of the productions and texts. Learning resources include a detailed introduction, plot summary, character biographies, a relationship map, language analysis, scene study, performance background and historical context for each play. Updates vary.
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies
- Journal/Periodical
- 1 online resource.
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on American literature and the American literary tradition over the past 500 years. Includes perspectives on postmodern theory, debates about the canon, slave narratives, comic books, and other topics while inviting trans-disciplinary collaboration with fields as varied as history, cultural studies, politics, and women's studies. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on American literature and the American literary tradition over the past 500 years. Includes perspectives on postmodern theory, debates about the canon, slave narratives, comic books, and other topics while inviting trans-disciplinary collaboration with fields as varied as history, cultural studies, politics, and women's studies. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies; Film and Media Studies
Online exhibit of brief video performance excerpts spanning from 1930s dance pioneers to today's most exciting artists recorded at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Massachusetts. Browse videos by artists, genres, or era. This website is a public project of the Virtual Pillow initiative which aims to build audiences and appreciation for dance and Jacob's Pillow.
Online exhibit of brief video performance excerpts spanning from 1930s dance pioneers to today's most exciting artists recorded at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Massachusetts. Browse videos by artists, genres, or era. This website is a public project of the Virtual Pillow initiative which aims to build audiences and appreciation for dance and Jacob's Pillow.
7. American Antiquarian Society (AAS) historical periodicals collection [electronic resource]. [2010 - ]
- Database topics
- American History; American Literary Studies; News
- Series 1 (1691-1820)
- Series 2 (1821-1837)
- Series 3 (1838-1852)
- Series 4
- (1853-1865)
- Series 5 (1866-1877)
- Series 1 (1691-1820)
- Series 2 (1821-1837)
- Series 3 (1838-1852)
- Series 4
- (1853-1865)
- Series 5 (1866-1877)
- Database topics
- American History; American Literary Studies; General and Reference Works
From the acclaimed holdings of the Library Company of Philadelphia comes a broad range of recently uncovered books, pamphlets and broadsides, most of which were not included in either Charles Evans' monumental work or Roger Bristol's supplement. Printed during a 130-year period spanning the colonial era and the formation of the new nation, these nearly 1,000 rare and unique items represent a remarkable enrichment of the Readex digital edition of Early American Imprints.-- Publisher's web site.
From the acclaimed holdings of the Library Company of Philadelphia comes a broad range of recently uncovered books, pamphlets and broadsides, most of which were not included in either Charles Evans' monumental work or Roger Bristol's supplement. Printed during a 130-year period spanning the colonial era and the formation of the new nation, these nearly 1,000 rare and unique items represent a remarkable enrichment of the Readex digital edition of Early American Imprints.-- Publisher's web site.
9. OntheBoards. TV. [2010]
- Database topics
- British and Commonwealth Literary Studies; American Literary Studies
- Video
- 1 online resource
OntheBoards.tv offers high-quality videos of full-length performances by some of today's most provocative artists working in dance, theater, music and other forms that defy categorization.
OntheBoards.tv offers high-quality videos of full-length performances by some of today's most provocative artists working in dance, theater, music and other forms that defy categorization.
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies; American History
American Periodicals from the Center for Research Libraries is a full-text electronic resource containing full-color scans of original print documents archived at the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). The collection spans the nineteenth century through the dawn of the twentieth century, containing labor, trade, literary, scientific, and photographic periodicals, as well as other historically-significant titles. The resource provides enhanced access to full runs of hundreds of periodicals, resulting in a tool which is vital both to the research process and classroom experience.
American Periodicals from the Center for Research Libraries is a full-text electronic resource containing full-color scans of original print documents archived at the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). The collection spans the nineteenth century through the dawn of the twentieth century, containing labor, trade, literary, scientific, and photographic periodicals, as well as other historically-significant titles. The resource provides enhanced access to full runs of hundreds of periodicals, resulting in a tool which is vital both to the research process and classroom experience.
11. Kindlers Literatur Lexikon online [electronic resource]. [2009 - ]
- Database topics
- Germanic Studies; Ancient Greek and Roman Culture; Medieval Studies; History; Language; American Literary Studies; British and Commonwealth Literary Studies; French and Italian Studies
.The most comprehensive German-language encyclopedia of world literature. Covers 13,000 important works of world literature, from the earliest writings of mankind to the present.
.The most comprehensive German-language encyclopedia of world literature. Covers 13,000 important works of world literature, from the earliest writings of mankind to the present.
12. Emily Dickinson's correspondences [electronic resource] : a born-digital textual inquiry [2008 - ]
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies
Unpublished in book form in her lifetime, the poems of Emily Dickinson nonetheless enjoyed an extensive distribution - through her letters. More than one-third of her poems appeared in her letters to family and friends. Emily Dickinson's Correspondences brings these letters together in a single XML-based archive. The initial installment will contain more than 400 letters, covering Emily's correspondence with her sister Susan, with 1,300 letters to follow in future installments. Search by date, genre, manuscript features, linked publications, and full text; Each letter presented with complete transcription and digitized scan of the holograph manuscript; Complete editorial and bibliographical notes; Regular updates to content and functionality; 24/7 online access, with no special hardware or hosting required; This is an opportunity to read the poems as they first appeared, and to examine more deeply than ever the life from which they sprang.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
Unpublished in book form in her lifetime, the poems of Emily Dickinson nonetheless enjoyed an extensive distribution - through her letters. More than one-third of her poems appeared in her letters to family and friends. Emily Dickinson's Correspondences brings these letters together in a single XML-based archive. The initial installment will contain more than 400 letters, covering Emily's correspondence with her sister Susan, with 1,300 letters to follow in future installments. Search by date, genre, manuscript features, linked publications, and full text; Each letter presented with complete transcription and digitized scan of the holograph manuscript; Complete editorial and bibliographical notes; Regular updates to content and functionality; 24/7 online access, with no special hardware or hosting required; This is an opportunity to read the poems as they first appeared, and to examine more deeply than ever the life from which they sprang.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
13. Music online. Dance in video [electronic resource]. [2008 - ]
- Database topics
- British and Commonwealth Literary Studies; American Literary Studies
Searchable database containing streaming video files of dance productions and documentaries by influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Videos can be browsed by people, role, ensemble, genre, and venue. Material types include documentaries, editorials, instructional, interviews, and performances. Database users may create their own custom playlists and video clips.
Searchable database containing streaming video files of dance productions and documentaries by influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Videos can be browsed by people, role, ensemble, genre, and venue. Material types include documentaries, editorials, instructional, interviews, and performances. Database users may create their own custom playlists and video clips.
14. Victorian popular culture [electronic resource]. [2008 - ]
- Database topics
- British and Commonwealth History; American Literary Studies; British and Commonwealth Literary Studies; Film and Media Studies
- Spritualism, sensation and magic
- Circuses, sideshows and freaks
- Music hall, theatre, and popular entertainment
- Moving Pictures, Optical Entertainments and the Advent of Cinema.
- Spritualism, sensation and magic
- Circuses, sideshows and freaks
- Music hall, theatre, and popular entertainment
- Moving Pictures, Optical Entertainments and the Advent of Cinema.
15. Caribbean literature [electronic resource]. [2007]
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies; British and Commonwealth Literary Studies; French and Italian Studies; Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Caribbean Literature is a searchable collection of poetry and fiction produced in the region during the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the titles selected are numerous rare and hard-to-find works written in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and various Creole languages. Future releases will also feature journals, reference works, and interviews with key writers. New content is uploaded on a biweekly basis, giving users immediate access to a steadily growing treasury of classic, rare, and contemporary literature. The database currently has over 7,000 pages.
Caribbean Literature is a searchable collection of poetry and fiction produced in the region during the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the titles selected are numerous rare and hard-to-find works written in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and various Creole languages. Future releases will also feature journals, reference works, and interviews with key writers. New content is uploaded on a biweekly basis, giving users immediate access to a steadily growing treasury of classic, rare, and contemporary literature. The database currently has over 7,000 pages.
16. Clotel [electronic resource] [2006]
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies; Race and Ethnicity
The first African American novel, Clotel was published when its author was still legally a slave. This digital edition presents, for the first time together, the full extant texts of the novel's four versions, published between 1853 and 1867. Imaged and coded, the fully searchable texts may be read individually or in parallel and are accompanied by generous biographical, critical, and historical commentary as well as line-by-line annotations and textual collation.
The first African American novel, Clotel was published when its author was still legally a slave. This digital edition presents, for the first time together, the full extant texts of the novel's four versions, published between 1853 and 1867. Imaged and coded, the fully searchable texts may be read individually or in parallel and are accompanied by generous biographical, critical, and historical commentary as well as line-by-line annotations and textual collation.
17. Theatre in video [electronic resource]. [2006 - ]
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies; British and Commonwealth Literary Studies
Contains performances of the world's leading plays and film documentaries on the subject of theater in streaming video. Some plays presented in multiple productions exemplifying various interpretations of the text, and technical and cultural differences among the presentations. Stage work of directors and actors are cross-searchable and available for side-by-side comparison. Interviews with directors, designers, writers, and actors, along with excerpts of live performances, provide illustration of the development of texts and the productions.
Contains performances of the world's leading plays and film documentaries on the subject of theater in streaming video. Some plays presented in multiple productions exemplifying various interpretations of the text, and technical and cultural differences among the presentations. Stage work of directors and actors are cross-searchable and available for side-by-side comparison. Interviews with directors, designers, writers, and actors, along with excerpts of live performances, provide illustration of the development of texts and the productions.
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies
One of America's most startling fluid texts, Herman Melville's Typee exists in multiple critically diverse versions, in both manuscript and print. Based on the recently discovered working draft of Typee, this electronic edition offers digital images, a transcription of each manuscript page, corresponding print texts, and a dynamic reading text, which allows readers to inspect the revision sequences and narratives of more than 1000 revision sites.
One of America's most startling fluid texts, Herman Melville's Typee exists in multiple critically diverse versions, in both manuscript and print. Based on the recently discovered working draft of Typee, this electronic edition offers digital images, a transcription of each manuscript page, corresponding print texts, and a dynamic reading text, which allows readers to inspect the revision sequences and narratives of more than 1000 revision sites.
19. C19, the nineteenth century index [electronic resource]. [2005 - ]
- Database topics
- British and Commonwealth History; American History; British and Commonwealth Literary Studies; American Literary Studies
- Resources accessible using only C19 interface: Archives USA.
- House of Commons Parliamentary papers (UK)
- Nineteenth century short title catalogue (NSTC)
- -- Nineteenth century microfiche project
- Palmer's index to the Times
- Periodicals index online
- -- Poole's index to periodical literature
- Resources accessed directly or via the C19 interface: American periodicals series online
- British periodicals (Collection 1)
- Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals.
- Resources accessible using only C19 interface: Archives USA.
- House of Commons Parliamentary papers (UK)
- Nineteenth century short title catalogue (NSTC)
- -- Nineteenth century microfiche project
- Palmer's index to the Times
- Periodicals index online
- -- Poole's index to periodical literature
- Resources accessed directly or via the C19 interface: American periodicals series online
- British periodicals (Collection 1)
- Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals.
- Database topics
- Art, Architecture and Design; General and Reference Works; American Literary Studies; British and Commonwealth Literary Studies
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text contains all of the content available in International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance as well as full text for 100 titles, including Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Chronicle, Dance Teacher, Modern Drama, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Research in Dance Education, Research in Drama Education, Studies in Theatre and Performance, TDR: The Drama Review, Theater, and many more. Additional full text available includes more than 50 books & monographs.
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text contains all of the content available in International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance as well as full text for 100 titles, including Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Chronicle, Dance Teacher, Modern Drama, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Research in Dance Education, Research in Drama Education, Studies in Theatre and Performance, TDR: The Drama Review, Theater, and many more. Additional full text available includes more than 50 books & monographs.
