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English Literature

Subject Specific Databases

Subject specific databases are more useful if you want to do in-depth research on a topic. If you are facing difficulties finding sources from general databases, try a subject specific database instead. Below are some examples.

Off Campus Users

NOTE: Access to many of the resources on the QU library website is restricted to currently registered students, faculty and staff.

When accessing a library resource from outside the university, you will be prompted to enter their QU email username and password to gain access.

If you have problems accessing a database, please contact: lib.eresources@qu.edu.qa

Multidisciplinary and General Databases

Broad databases, covering a wide variety of topics, are useful for interdisplinary research. These databases are a good place to begin your search on most topics.

Search Tips

Tips for better search results using Boolean or Advanced Searches

Shakespeare and performance searches for occurrences of both words 

Shakespeare or Marlowe searches for  or all, but both are not required

Shakespeare not women searches for occurrences of the word ‘Shakespeare’ but without use of the word ‘women'

"textual interpretationsearches for the words as a pair not individually

poem* searches for poem, poems, poetic, poet, poetry etc.

m?n searches for man and men.