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A unique resource to 8 decades of literature that might otherwise be hidden away in your library.

Essay & General Literature Index Retrospective offers access to tens of thousands of essays that are otherwise all but inaccessible. The database unlocks a wealth of information in thousands of collections and anthologies, making your library more valuable to researchers in a wide array of fields.

  • Cites more than 249,000 essays in collections back to 1900.

  • Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences, including literary works, art history, drama, and film.

  • Indexes single and multi-author collections, plus selected annuals and serials.

  • Covers publications from the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain.

  • Search by keyword, subject, title, author, date of publication, or any combination.

  • Find related articles at a click: each citation links to a list of other works in the collection, others by the author, and others on the subject, as well as to an entry for the source collection.

Locate the Actual Documents with WilsonWeb Tools

  • Library holdings indicator, linked to your OPAC, lets users know if they'll find cited volumes on your shelves.

  • WilsonLink SFX-Powered Technology links to full text articles on any of your library's reference databases that are OpenURL compliant.

Essay & General Literature Index Retrospective
covers a wide range of specialties:

Archaeology • Architecture • Art • Children’s Literature • Classical Studies • Drama • Economics • Fiction • Film • Folklore • History • Linguistics • Music • Poetry • Political Science • Psychology • Religion • Women’s Studies

 

 

Praise for Essay & General Literature

"This is a solid, workmanlike file with some nicely enhanced features. It's easy for the casual researcher to use yet offers powerful and sophisticated searching for the committed scholar, and it puts 80-plus years' worth of essays within one's reach... Useful to researchers at all levels from high school to postdoctorate, across a wide range of subjects and disciplines... A logical addition to any library serving serious researchers in the humanities and social sciences and is recommended to them."
— Library Journal
 
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