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Bloom’s Literature: Spotlight on Toni Morrison
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, author of literary classics such as Beloved and Song of Solomon, has passed away at the age of 88. Her many awards and honors include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction, the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction, and a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Critics Circle. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Single Sign-On with Google Now Available
Google Sign-In can now be turned on to allow users to sign into the Bloom’s Literature database with their Google credentials, enabling one-click log-in access using the “Sign in with Google” button. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Catch Up on the Classics This Summer
Bloom’s Literature makes it easy to stay connected to literature during the summer. Whether your students are reading for pleasure or for summer courses, point them to the Literary Classics eBook shelf. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Thousands of New Entries on World Mythology and More
An enormous wealth of new content on world mythology and ancient literature has just been added to Bloom’s Literature. New Entries on Mythology Approximately 4,000 new entries on mythological figures, literary works, and topics have been added, all from two highly acclaimed sources: the Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition (which Library Journal described as “jammed with information and filled with both impressive scholarship and entertaining tidbits”) and the Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology (which School Library Journal said “succeeded brilliantly”). Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: New Videos—Everyday Use and More
New videos have just been added to Bloom’s Literature, including a three-part performance video and fascinating biographical discussions/interviews. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare!
April 23, 1564, is believed to be the renowned William Shakespeare’s birthday. Shakespeare would go on to become one of the world’s most influential playwrights and poets, and his works are still performed and studied worldwide more than 400 years after his death. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Dig Deep into the Top 100 Novels of All Time
OCLC recently released “The Library 100: Top Novels of All Time,” a list of the 100 novels most widely available in libraries whose catalogs can be found via WorldCat. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Check Out the New Overview Video
Edited and curated by Yale University professor Harold Bloom, Bloom’s Literature offers a comprehensive resource for the study of literature—but don’t just take our word for it! Our brand-new overview video gives you an up-close look at the depth and breadth of the award-winning literature database, including: The authoritative Sources page listing the expertly researched and written content in the database The easy access to the extensive range of books, images, videos, timelines, and other content types The easy-to-use Search and Browse options, including the tabs and filters to narrow down the results The “How to Write about Literature” page, offering specific, student-friendly guidance on how to write good essays on the most assigned authors and works of literature The Shakespeare Center, featuring a treasure trove of content on all things Shakespeare, complete with in-depth coverage of his plays, sonnets, and longer poems. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Celebrate National Poetry Month with Our Full-Text Poems
Bloom’s Literature features 2,600+ full-text, searchable poems. Each poem has a corresponding analytical entry in the database, allowing students and researchers to enhance their understanding of a poem’s power by reading the poem alongside criticism of it. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Publishers Weekly Content Added—4,000+ Author Interviews and Profiles, Plus Publishers Weekly Radio
In a major new update, Bloom’s Literature is now partnering with Publishers Weekly to offer more than 4,000 of PW‘s author interviews and profiles, from 1989 to the present. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: 2,500+ Critical Extracts Added
More than 2,500 critical extracts from the Writers of English series have been added to Bloom’s Literature. The Writers of English series includes everything from classic science fiction and fantasy writers, to modern mystery and suspense writers, to great African-American poets and dramatists, and much more. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: New “Most Studied” Pages and More
Several popular features in Bloom’s Literature have just been enhanced, with a new look and new functionality that make the award-winning database even easier and more intuitive to use. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: New Full-Text Classic Works and More
A wealth of new content has just been added to Bloom’s Literature, including the following: New Literary Classics The full contents of more than 200 classic works of literature have been added to Bloom’s Literary Classics eBook Shelf, bringing the total number up to more than 1,000. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Continue the Conversation from The Great American Read
Are your students and patrons watching The Great American Read on PBS? As part of its celebration of the joy of reading, this eight-part television series presents a list of American readers’ 100 favorite novels. To build on the excitement and add to the conversation, direct interested readers to Bloom’s Literature, where they can dig deeper into these novels, along with thousands of other classic and popular works. Through overviews and synopses, literary criticism and analyses, entries on topics and themes, discussion questions, full-length film versions, and even the full contents of the books themselves on Bloom’s Literary Classics eBook shelf, users can explore their favorite works of literature in greater depth. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Spotlight on Philip Roth
American author Philip Roth—whose works have won multiple prestigious awards for literature including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award for Fiction, and the PEN/Faulkner Award—recently passed away at the age of 85. Read More ›