LibGuides: ENG 102: "The Alchemist" Prof. Saxena's classes: Articles/Databases

What is a Database?

A Database is a collection of articles, book chapters and other information from reliable sources.

Select one of the databases listed in the middle column to locate critical analysis of the work you are examining.

All of the resources in these databases come from magazines, newspapers, journals and books. Although they are delivered through the Internet, they are not considered "Internet Sources" by your professors.

Articles from the databases may be printed, saved to a drive or emailed for later use.

Databases from Home

You can access the databases from home! When you click on the database link, you will be prompted to enter your username (N #) and password (PIN).

Databases

The following databases are the best choices for finding literary criticism. Since Paulo Coelho is a contemporary author, you might not find criticism specifically for The Alchemist in every database. If you refer to the section on this tab on how to use the databases, we show examples from Literary Sources through Artemis, Literature Criticism Online, Humanities Source, and "Search All" as the best databases to start out with. Our general databases (see the box to the right), Academic Search Complete, General OneFile, etc. (as well as "Search All") can be used for finding general themes related to The Alchemist.

Bloom's Literary Reference This link opens in a new window
This resource contains more than 20,000 critical essays from over 500 literary journals and 2,300 scholarly and critical books, including 700 titles published by Bloom's Literary Criticism and Facts On File. Also included in the database: hundreds of streaming videos and more than 13,000 biographies, 45,000 character entries, and 5,000 synopses of literary works.
Dictionary of Literary Biography This link opens in a new window
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online provides more than 16,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
Gale ebooks is a collection of reference eBooks covering many topics.
Humanities Source This link opens in a new window
As the most comprehensive resource available in its field, Humanities Source provides full text—plus abstracts and bibliographic indexing—for the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities. Including feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, and much more,
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I Current Collection This link opens in a new window
Electronic access to back issues of scholarly journals across the disciplines.
Gale Literature (formerly Literary Sources) This link opens in a new window
Search Literature Resource Center, Literature Criticism Online and Twayne's Author Series, Scribner Writer Series and Lit Finder through this one interface.
Literature Criticism (formerly Literature Criticism Online) This link opens in a new window
These online literature criticism reference books will provide criticism of books, poetry and short stories. These criticisms have been gathered from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Includes criticism, biographies, bibliographies, work overviews and explications, Web sites, periodical articles, compare and contrast pages, full-text author's works, and reading lists.
MagillOnLiterature Plus This link opens in a new window
Definitive online source for editorially reviewed critical analyses, brief plot summaries and information on over 1,500 notable authors.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Online scholarly journals covering literature & criticism, history & performing arts, cultural studies, political science.

General Databases

General or multidisciplinary databases provide articles on many different subjects. Often, they have reviews, some literary criticism or articles about a topic. You will be asked to log in with your credentials upon selecting a database from the following links.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A collection of peer-reviewed journals, magazines, reports, monographs, conference proceedings and government documents. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion, & theology and more.
General OneFile This link opens in a new window
The comprehensive database offers news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Many articles are available in full-text. Updated daily. Coverage: 1980-to present.

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