Prepared for undergraduates by academic experts to reflect new developments in scholarship, these are biographies of major authors from the medieval period through to the present day. Editors for each period have ensured consistency of quality and content. The King James Bible can be found in Individual Literature Collections for quick access to biblical references. All aspects and periods of English literature are covered, from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. British, American and Commonwealth writing are all represented.
Coverage is international, including material in languages other than English.
Literature Online provides searchable access to a database of sites relevant to English and American literary studies which contain material other than simply e-texts. A broad range of sites is indexed to reflect the interdisciplinary and multifaceted approach to study experienced by post-16 students, undergraduates and postgraduates.