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Subject guide for research in English literature

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Introduction to By Era page

Looking for a specific literary time period? This page is divided into different centuries. Literature prior to the 17th century literature is under Medieval Literature, and literature from the start of the 21st century to the present is under Modern Literature.

Medieval Literature

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Medieval Literature that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Medieval History Journal
  • Journal of Medieval History

17th Century Literature

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for 17th Century Literature that you can find in Journal Search:

  • The Seventeenth Century

18th Century Literature

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for 18th Century Literature that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Eighteenth-Century Fiction
  • Eighteenth-Century Studies
  • Studies in Eighteenth Century Culture
  • The Eighteenth Century

19th Century Literature

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for 19th Century Literature that you can find in Journal Search:

  • The Wordsworth Circle
  • ESQ
  • Romanticism
  • Bronte Studies
  • Dickens Quarterly
  • Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal

20th Century Literature

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for 20th Century Literature that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Twentieth Century Literature
  • Steinbeck Review

Modern Literature