Essay & General Literature Index helps you find important research and ideas found in collections of essays and anthologies. It provides citations to articles and essays in over 5,500 printed and electronic books, published from 1985 to present. Most of these essays will not be cited in databases that index journals.

Subjects Covered
• Archaeology • Architecture • Art • Children’s Literature • Classical Studies
• Drama • Economics • Fiction • Film • Folklore • History • Linguistics • Music
• Poetry • Political Science • Psychology • Religion • Women’s Studies

Some of the books containing the essays will be found our collection. Search the online catalog by the title of the collection in which your essay is found. This is the title in the "Source" field of your citation.

If we do not have the book, you may use our Interlibrary Loan service to get it from another library.