Explore an authoritative source of literary criticism, summarizing authors' lives and works and including excerpts from scholarly articles. Includes literature criticism for these genres and time periods: classical and medieval; contemporary; drama; 1400-1800; 19th century; poetry; Shakespearean; short stories; 20th century. IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this source is an encyclopedic work, it should NEVER be directly cited. Always look up the original source of the excerpted and reprinted articles. Coverage: varies. Mostly full text.
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