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ENGL210 - LGBT Themes in Literature: Getting Started

This is the research guide for Professor David LaFontaine’s course examining selected major literary works that portray the individual lives and collective history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people

LGBT Themes in Literature

Welcome to the guide for ENGL210: LGBT Themes in Literature! This guide contains:

Links to databases containing author biographies, work overviews, and literary criticism
Suggested titles for books and eBooks, links to book reviews, and the library catalog
Links to videos and podcasts on authors' lives and works.

Getting Started

Author Biographies

Biography (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Search for biographies based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, gender, or other keywords. Tutorial
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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A great place to start your research with access to the full-text of hundreds of highly regarded and popular reference books. Tutorial

Work Overviews

Drama for Students This link opens in a new window
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Critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures.
Novels For Students This link opens in a new window
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Critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Tutorial
Poetry for Students This link opens in a new window
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Discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Tutorial
Short Stories For Students This link opens in a new window
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Critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Tutorial

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