Literature and Literary Criticism

Gale Literary Anthologies

The SHS Library has over 1,200  volumes of Gale's literary anthologies in print.
The print volumes can be found in the literature reference section in the corner of the SHS library.
The print volumes are permanently on reserve, meaning they can only be used in the SHS library.
The eBooks can be accessed here and at the links below, and are available 24/7 and are automatically updated many times a year.

How do I find the information I'm looking for in 1,000 volumes?

Gale has an online literary index that allows researchers to search the contents of their anthologies.  The literary Index does not contain any articles, it indicates where an article is located within Gale’s anthologies.

Over 1200 volumes of Gale's literary anthologies available.

​American Writers - Volumes 1-4 & Supplements 1-6 Asian American Literature Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC ) - Volumes 1-429 Contemporary Authors - Volumes 1-220 Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion - Volumes 1-3 Literature and Its Times - Volumes 1-5 & Supplement 1 Major 20th Century Writers - Volumes 1-5

Ninteenth Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) - Volumes1-141 Novels for Students - Volumes 1-51 Poetry Criticism (PC) - Volumes 1-202 Poetry for Students - Volumes 1-53 Shakespeare for Students - Volumes 1-3 Shakespeare's Characters for Students Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) - 1-151 World Literature Criticism - Volumes 1-6 & Supplements 1 & 2

 

312 volumes of Gale's literary anthologies, available as eBooks​​

 

Additional information about literature can be found in EBSCO's:

​Search Literary Reference Center, Advanced Placement Source and Academic eBook collection together.

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F​ind a poet's, songwriter's or
spoken word artist's poetry

The Saratoga High School library has a large collection of original monographs and anthologies from most of the poets, songwriters and spoken word artists assigned in the English 11H research project. They are shelved separately in the language reference center, or, you can search the SHS library's catalog for poetry.

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