New E-Resources at Northwestern

Collected Letters of Henry James

The Complete Letters of Henry James fills a crucial gap in modern literary studies by presenting in a scholarly edition the complete letters of one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language. Comprising more than ten thousand letters reflecting on a remarkably wide range of topics—from James’s own life and literary projects to broader questions on art, literature, and criticism. – Publisher’s blurb.

Small Press Review

The Small Press Review is a magazine with review columns, information and helpful hints on getting published. Published bi-monthly, it contains up-to-date and late-breaking news on the small press and small magazine industry. – Publisher’s blurb.

English Poetry, 2nd edition

English Poetry, Second Edition redefines the English poetic canon for the 21st century, building on the achievement of the original English Poetry collection with enhanced functionality and the addition of more than 20,000 poems.  Contains more than 183,000 poems, comprising essentially the complete canon of poetry in English from the 8th century to the early 20th. Drawn from nearly 4,900 sources, the collection represents the work of more than 2,700 poets. The main bibliographic source is the New Cambridge bibliography of English literature, 1969-1977. Also includes poetry written in English by authors from Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the world. – Publisher’s blurb.

Book Review Index Online

A comprehensive online guide to book reviews with over five million review citations from thousands of publications.

JSTOR Arts & Sciences V Collection

This collection builds on previously introduced disciplines, adding important literary reviews and state historical journals. It will also widen the scope of core disciplines in the arts and humanities, such as philosophy, history, classics, religion, art and art history, and language and literature. When complete, the collection will number at least 120 titles. – Publisher’s blurb.

A list of titles is available at the above link.  Access and searching of individual titles will be available in NUcat and the ER shortly.

Literature Criticism Online

Literature Criticism Online is a database of 10 individual Gale reference titles representing a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres:

Contemporary Literary Criticism
A reference staple! Each volume profiles influential writers via excerpted passages from selected criticism. “An indispensable source for both public and academic libraries.” —ARBA

Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism
This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers of 1900 to 1999—the era most frequently studied in high schools.

Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism
Each volume presents overviews of four to eight authors of 1800 through 1899 with chronologically arranged criticism representing the entire range of response to each author.

Shakespeare Criticism
This comprehensive survey of the Bard includes general and specific critical interpretations from the 17th century to the present.

Literature Criticism 1400-1800
This authoritative resource on the greatest writers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Restoration eras fulfills a need for information on historical periods, literary trends and topics, and the achievements of noteworthy individuals.

Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism
As a convenient source of critical opinion on early literature, this series excerpts criticism on the works of philosophers, poets and playwrights, political leaders, scientists and writers from other genres.

Poetry Criticism
Support students and enhance the understanding of poetry lovers with this collection of biographical sketches, author portraits, primary bibliographies and much more.

Short Story Criticism
The most-studied short story writers of yesterday and today are profiled in volumes that deliver a historical survey of the critical response to their work.

Drama Criticism
For each play or playwright featured, a full range of critical opinion is presented, along with a biographical sketch, a chronological list of the writer’s major works and more.

Children’s Literature Review
From Louisa May Alcott to Judy Blume, the most popular and influential authors of the genre are assessed through criticism of their major works.

Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Part II – New editions

Northwestern University Library has access to the latest update of the Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Part II.

In addition to over 46,000 new works and 6 million pages of material based on the English Short Title Catalogue, ECCO II also provides your institution with a new user interface with a number of new enhancements, some of which are listed below:

• Research Guide section with contextual essays and chronology to serve as a starting point for beginning researchers
• Image Gallery, Most Popular Searches and Key Documents section
• Citation generator and bibliographic citation export functionality
• Expanded download and email features
• Keyword in Context feature from within the results list

Irish Economic and Social History

Edited by the Economic and Social History Society of Ireland, Irish Economic and Social History comprises articles and shorter notes on all aspects of Irish economic and social history from the Middle Ages to the present day; a document – and – sources article; abstracts of recent postgraduate theses; and a bibliography of writings on Irish economic and social history appearing in the previous year. – Publisher’s blurb.

Oxford Literary Review

Oxford Literary Review is Britain’s oldest journal of literary theory, concerned with the history and development of deconstructive thinking in all areas of intellectual, cultural and political life. – Publisher’s blurb.

Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective, 1900-1984

“Cites more than 249,000 essays in collections back to 1900.    Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences, including literary works, art history, drama, and film.    Indexes single and multi-author collections, plus selected annuals and serials.    Covers publications from the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain.”