Research Guides: The Victorian Period (350:35548:01): Scholarly Articles

Contemporary Publications

American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900 (APS Online)

Full text of periodical articles from the Victorian period are included

Full text of U.S. newspapers published between 1800 and 1900.

Meta-index to contemporary sources including numerous other indexes and databases covering the nineteenth century in Britain, the United States, and elsewhere. "It is probably the most comprehensive source for English language material printed in the 19^th Century."--from the Rutgers description

Best Bets for Lit Crit

MLA International Bibliography
One of the oldest lit crit databases, this offering from the Modern Language Association indexes criticism on the literature of all genres, all languages, and all countries, beginning in 1926. The EbscoHost format makes bibliography output in MLA format a breeze.
Academic Search Premier
Contains some literature among its many subject areas. Searches exact phrases. Will output references in MLA format. Some full text articles available.
Literature Online (LION)
Provides more than 350,000 full-text literary works as well as author biographies, entries from reference works, and literary criticism.
Literature Resource Center
Excellent, full-text introductions to authors and their works. Designed for an undergraduate audience, but useful for everyone.
More Databases in English Language and Literature
Rutgers databases relating to English-language materials.

Really Useful Interdisciplinary Databases for Literary Study

Humanities Index Retrospective

Indexing of "core" academic titles in the humanities for 1907 to 1984.

Google Scholar (Rutgers restricted version)

Indexes many items not commonly found in one place elsewhere. Lists PDF or indicates Full Text@Rutgers if readily available. Does not prepare bibliographic output; you must use a citation manager (RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, or the like) or other method to capture bibliographic information.

JSTOR

Full-text backfiles of important academic journals in many fields. WARNING: Most materials in this database are more than five years old. (Even your best friends won't tell you!)

Project Muse

Recent full-text articles, primarily in the humanities and social sciences.

Even More Databases in Arts and Humanities

Rutgers databases related to history, art, music, literature, philosophy, religion, and other humanities.