MagillOnLiterature
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Description:

MagillOnLiterature is a source for editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature. The information in this database equals the complete contents of 31 sets of reference books, including:

  • nearly 20 Masterplots and Masterplots II titles
  • the Cyclopedia of World Authors
  • the Cyclopedia of Literary Characters
  • 10 years of Magill's Literary Annuals and Magill Book Reviews

This is a EBSCOHost database, and can be search individually or in combination with other EBSCOHost databases.

Coverage

  • Indexing: 1984-
  • Full Text: 1990-

Information Type:

  • Citations? Yes
  • Abstracts? Yes
  • Full Text? Yes

Frequency of Updates:

  • Quarterly

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