Online full-text critical essays on literature of various places and times. This database is derived from a huge set of printed reference books, and is a continuation of three of them:

• Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800
• Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism
• Twentieth Century Literary Criticism

Please note: this online source is new (2008) and at the moment does not contain many entries; it will grow over time. If you don't find the author or work you are looking for online, consult the Gale Literary Index; it will tell you which volumes of the printed sets of books contain essays on the authors or works you are seeking.