Research Help: ENGL 2400: World Literature I (Tracy): Get Started

Background Information

These are a few databases you can use to find background information on a topic before searching for scholarly research articles. Learning more about an issue helps you round out your eventual research and essays.

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An easy-to-use database providing dictionary and encyclopedia entries on subjects in all academic disciplines; a scholarly alternative to Wikipedia. Provides access to over 1,000 reference books.
Encyclopaedia Britannica This link opens in a new window
The online edition of the oldest English-language general encyclopaedia.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The definitive record of the English language.

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Diversifying Bookshelves: From Trend to Norm
by Bunmi Ishola, World Literature Today, Autumn 2020
Rewriting Art History
By Jacoba Urist, The Atlantic, February 2016
How the King James Bible Influenced American Literature
By: Erin Blakemore, JSTOR Daily, November 2015
The Epic of Gilgamesh, the Oldest-Known Work of Literature in World History
by Josh Jones, Open Culture, July 2021
On the Mythologies of the Himalaya Mountains
By Ed Douglas, Literary Hub, January 2021

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