Research Guides: Literary Criticism: Find OER

Recommended Open Educational Resources for Literary Criticism (updated 3/21/23)

Books:

Compact Anthology of World Literature An open access book that introduces the readers to many foundational materials within World Literature.
The Digital Humanities and Literary Studies An open access book that introduces an overview of developing intersections between digital methods and literary studies.
The Ideologies of Lived Space in Literary Texts, Ancient and Modern An open access book that analyzes ancient and modern literary texts from the angle of the most recent theoretical conceptualizations of space.
The Literary Criticism of T.S. Elliott An open access book on the literary criticism of T.S. Eliot and his work.
Poems at the Edge of Differences: Mothering in New English Poetry by Women An open access book that highlights poetry written by women with diverse identities and experiences.
Public Scholarship in Literary Studies An open access book that is a set of approaches to public scholarship in literary studies.
Thinking Literature Across Continents An open access book that explores two thinkers and their perspectives on literature that has been published and written around the world.
Writing and Literature Composition as Inquiry Learning, Thinking and Communication An open access book that is an introduction to literature and literary thinking.

Other:

EdX - Learn Literature courses An open access course list of literature courses taught by professors at notable institutions.
Literature, Critical Thinking, & Writing This open access course on Course Hero explores different literature and discusses literary analysis and critical thinking more in-depth.
Writing Commons An open access space and encyclopedia for writers, researchers, and others. Information can be found on citations, discourse, editing, and many more topics.