Literary Plots & Criticism

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SparkNotes
Created by Harvard students, SparkNotes study guides contain summaries and critical analysis (characters, themes and plots) of more than 150 works of literature, including novels, drama, and poetry. SparkNotes also includes full text of 108 classic books.
KnowledgeNotes Student Guides (Literature Online)
Fulltext online study guides to 200+ classic and contemporary literary works. "KnowledgeNotes" are a special feature of the Literature Online database. To view the list of KnowledgeNotes, connect to Literature Online, click on CRITICISM AND REFERENCE (under the "Quick Search" box). In the Reference section, place a check in the "KnowledgeNotes" box in the list of Publications, and click on SEARCH.
Literature Online - Criticism and Reference
Literature Online is a gateway to primary texts, secondary sources, and biographical information in English and American literature. Includes full texts of over 330,000 literary works, of key literary reference works, and of several dozen journals, and indexing for the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature from 1920 to the present. click on CRITICISM AND REFERENCE (under the "Quick Search" box), to go directly to that section.
Literature Criticism Online Archive
(ends with June 30, 2008, except for CLC, which is complete.)

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