LibGuides: Comparative Literature: Finding Articles

Databases

These databases allow you to search the contents of periodicals to identify articles on your topic. If you find a citation for an article that is not linked to full text, check the library catalog to see if Reed subscribes to the journal and if we have the particular issue. If the article you are looking for is not available at Reed, you can request it from Interlibrary Loan.

General Databases

Academic Search Premier
Access via Multnomah County Library. Full text articles from more than 4600 magazines, and an additional 3,900 magazines are indexed. Topics include science, engineering, theology, and language. Some magazines cover dates earlier than 1975.
A Multnomah County Library (MCL) card number and password give you free access to many databases. We include selected MCL databases in our A-Z list when we think those resources might add value to your research. For current students especially, becoming comfortable with the kinds of resources public libraries offer will be very useful after you graduate!
If you already have an MCL account:
Select the Access Database button above to reach the MCL page, then select the Begin using [database name] button to open the resource itself. A sign-in page will appear; enter your MCL card number and password.
If you don't have an MCL account:
Visit our Get a Library Card at MCL page for a how-to guide.
American Literary Scholarship (1998 - 2020)
Annual selective and evaluative survey of the year's important scholarship. Ceased publication with the 2020 volume. Also available in print 1963 - 1997 (Stacks PS3 .A47)
Cambridge Companions Complete Collection
Full text access to "Cambridge companion to. . ." series of books in the areas of literature, music, classics, philosophy, religion, and culture.
Film and Television Literature Index with Full Text (1914 - Present)
Includes full text articles on film and television publications, including movie reviews from 1914 to present and images from the MPTV Image Archive.
Gale Literature
Allows you to search across Gale's literary databases. Access classical and medieval literature criticism as well as full-text poems, plays, and short stories.
Historical Abstracts (1954 - Present)
Index, with abstracts, to research in world history (excluding North America) from 1450 through the 20th Century. For North American history use America: History and Life.
JSTOR
Full text archive of scholarly journals and primary sources in various disciplines. As of August 2024, the interdisciplinary library of images once known as Artstor has been completely incorporated within the JSTOR platform. Artstor images will appear in all searches, or you can use the Browse Images function.
LION: Literature Online
A fully searchable library of works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose, plus biographies and key secondary sources. Includes the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature.
MLA International Bibliography
The major index of literary, linguistic and folklore scholarship. Covers all languages and literatures except classical Greek and Latin.
Project MUSE (1958 - Present)
Full text access to over 400 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. All parts of the journals are scanned, including any images. A good source for current articles on a variety of subjects.

Language Specific Databases

Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft
The largest and most authoritative bibliography and index of publications on German language and literary studies.
CAIRN
French language journals articles and magazines in the social sciences and humanities. Also includes full text access to selected French language reference works.
China academic journals. Series F: Literature, history, philosophy (CNKI)
Reed has access to the full-text collection of Chinese journals in the fields of literature, history and philosophy.
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Published annually, this handbook is a selective bibliography of the most important articles in the field of Latin American Studies.
HAPI (Hispanic American Periodical Index)
Indexes journal articles, book reviews, documents, literary works about Central and South America throughout the world.

Journals

Below is a list of relevant journals that publish scholarship on comparative literature, cultural studies, literary theory, and more. While this list is not comprehensive, these are some of the most prominent journals in the field and a good place to start exploring or looking for specific articles to cite in your research.