English Language and Literature: Getting Started

MLA International Bibliography with Full Text covers a broad range of scholarship in the global literatures and languages fields. Materials published in over 100 countries with more than 50 languages are featured. Topic areas include: literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts (film, television, theater, and radio); linguistics; and rhetoric and composition. The database provides access to 2.8 million citations beginning early in the 20th century, with full text availability for 1,000 of the most-used journals.

"[T]he definitive interactive illustrated guide to the man and his works. Produced in association with the Charles Dickens Museum, London, it follows Dickens from early childhood, including his time spent as a child labourer, and looks at how he became the greatest celebrity of his age, and how he still remains one of Britain's most renowned literary figures, even in the twenty-first century. ... With beautiful photographs and artworks, and many never before seen facsimile documents from Dickens's own archives, [this book] brings to life this extraordinary and complex man, whose name remains internationally revered and whose work continues to inspire us today."--Publisher's description.

"Filmed on location at British and French historical sites, this three-part [DVD] series delves into the art, literature, and politics of 18th- and 19th-century Europe -- telling the tumultuous story of Romanticism and its reshaping of Western culture"--Container.