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Literature Resource Center

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Rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content, the Literature Resource Center is the premier Internet resource for information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as:

  • fiction
  • non fiction
  • poetry
  • drama
  • history
  • journalism, and more

The foundation of the Literature Resource Center is built on the Gale Group's three hallmark author eResources:

  • Contemporary Authors Online, offering biographical coverage of more than 113,000 writers;
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, featuring entries on all authors appearing in CLC since vol. 95 of the print series and complete profiles of 266 most studied authors from editions prior to vol. 95;
  • and Dictionary of Literary Biography Online, containing more than 10,000 biocritical essays on authors and their works, written by academic scholars.

Includes biographies, book reviews, bibliographies, critical essays, poetry analysis, links to relevant websites, timeline events and author portraits.

Contains a Guide to Conducting Literary Research.

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