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Literary Criticism Web Resources

Encyclopedia Britannica Online -- Literary Criticism
The Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Literary Criticism includes a list of links and cross-references divided into time periods.
Enotes Literature Criticism
Provides literary criticism from a variety of different periods and subjects. Most of the information here is sourced from the Thompson Gale series of Literature.
Introduction to Modern Literary Theory
Dr. Kristen Siegel at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee provides a comprehensive webliography of various styles of literary criticism and analysis.
Librarians' Internet Index -- Literary Criticism
A list of online Literary Criticism sites compiled by California Librarians on a variety of different topics and time periods.
Literary Resources on the Net
A comprehensive guide of Internet resources on Literature and Literary Criticism provided by associate professor Jack Lynch of Rutgers University.
NYPL Shakespeare Criticism
A list of Shakespearean Criticism web resources compiled by the New York Public Library.
Shakespeare Literary Criticism -- Houston Library
Provides a list of Literary Criticism links for all 36 of Shakespeare's Plays and including the sonnets. Links provided by the Houston Public Library.
Textetc. Criticism
Textetc (text etc.) is a site that focuses mainly on classic and modern poetry. The site includes a page on poetry criticism that provides links to additional criticism sites.
The 25 Best Literary Criticism Blogs
The website Mastersdegree.net provides a top 25 list of popular blogs that deal with Literary Criticism and the Written Word.
The Owl at Purdue: Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides this comprehensive guide to Literary Criticism, featuring extensive overviews of each school of criticism and critical theory.
Voice of the Shuttle - English Literature
An extensive list of English Literary resources compiled by Dr. Alan Liu of the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Voice of the Shuttle is a comprehensive web resource involving many different fields of study.
Voice of the Shuttle -- World (non-English) Literature
An extensive list of World Literary resources compiled by Dr. Alan Liu of the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Voice of the Shuttle is a comprehensive web resource involving many different fields of study.
Voices from the Gaps
Provided by the University of Minnesota, this a biographical database of women authors and artists of color. Voices from the Gaps explores the stories of women who deal with issues such as racism and gender bias in their desire to be heard.

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