About This Product
With a dynamic new design, exciting new features, and the largest addition of new content in the history of the database, the award-winning Bloom’s Literature has been rebuilt from the ground up, making it an even better tool for enriching the study of literature. We’ve added to the product more than 200 additional full-length performance videos (bringing the total number to more than 400!), the full contents of more than 800 classic literary works, more than 190 books edited by Harold Bloom, and thousands of images. In addition, Bloom’s Literature now features a comprehensive Shakespeare Center with everything your students and researchers need to study Shakespeare—including the full text of all of his plays—plus a redesigned “How to Write about” section with improved functionality and special sections covering how to write a good essay. Bloom’s Literature’s new, intuitive interface features a clean, dynamic design that provides easy access to all of this rich content.
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Highlights:
- Complete coverage: Bloom’s Literature contains a wide range of reference essays and scholarly criticism examining great authors—from William Shakespeare to J. K. Rowling—and their works.
- Full-length videos of classic plays and films: Bloom’s Literature features streaming video of more than 400 famous productions, from comedies to dramas to musicals—including Hamlet (starring David Tennant), Death of a Salesman (starring Lee J. Cobb), Julius Caesar (starring Charlton Heston), and The Glass Menagerie (starring Katharine Hepburn)—plus video clips featuring major scholars such as Harold Bloom discussing important literary topics.
- Hundreds of full-text, classic works: Bloom’s Literature includes a Literary Classics eBook shelf containing the full contents of more than 800 classic works of literature selected from Bloom’s Literary Canon, including the essential works of the most important authors in world history and literature. Researchers can filter these titles by type of work to find what they need. This eBook shelf can be found under “Resources” in the Browse drop-down menu at the top of any page or under “Browse Resources” on the right-hand side of the homepage.
- “How to Write about Literature”: Bloom’s Literature offers specific, user-friendly guidance on how to write good essays on the most frequently studied authors and works. These guides offer strategies and ideas on how to bring deeper analysis into essays and add an extra dimension to your writing. Subjects covered for each title and author include:
- Themes
- Character
- History and Context
- Philosophy and Ideas
- Form and Genre
- Language, Symbols, and Imagery
- Compare and Contrast Essays
- Essential writing help: Two general sections on the “How to Write about” page can be used as guides for any writing project:
- How to Write a Good Essay includes easy-to-understand advice on writing papers on a variety of general topics.
- Preparing to Write walks readers through the different steps of putting together an essay, including preparing a thesis statement and outline; writing an introduction, conclusion, and body paragraphs; and assembling a list of works cited. A sample essay is provided.
- Shakespeare Center: Bloom’s Literature’s all-new Shakespeare Center houses in one convenient location a treasure trove of content on all things Shakespeare. Every play is covered in depth, along with the sonnets and longer poems, providing a complete research and study center for students and researchers and a robust repository of content for educators to use for lesson planning, assignments, and classes. Comprehensive essays provide history and context to Shakespeare’s life, times, and impact. Coverage of each play includes:
- The full, searchable text of the play
- Analysis of key passages
- Critical articles by noted scholars, selected by Harold Bloom
- Introduction and background
- Detailed synopses
- In-depth character studies
- Difficulties of the play
- The play today
- Full-length performance videos and/or critical videos
- Images and illustrations
- “How to Write about” articles
- Discussion questions
- Authors: Bloom’s Literature features a wealth of content on the finest contemporary and classic writers from around the world. The most studied authors are featured on the home page and can also be accessed via a tab in the Author Index. Authors can be browsed by name, nationality, type, and dates of birth and death. A Quick Find option in the Author index allows users to quickly search for an author by last name.
- Works: Bloom’s Literature provides overviews, synopses, analyses, and literary criticism of thousands of works. The most studied works are featured on the home page and can also be accessed via a tab in the Works Index. Works in the Works Index can be browsed by title, genre, or publication date; they can also be filtered by author.
- Characters: Bloom’s Literature is packed with information on more than 49,000 major and minor literary characters. The most studied characters are featured on the home page and can also be accessed via a tab in the Character Index. The “Find a Character” tab in the Character Index allows users to search for a character by name or by work.
- Literary criticism: Bloom’s Literature includes critical essays from Facts On File’s extensive collection, Harold Bloom’s acclaimed essays, and criticism from the Bloom’s imprint.
- Topics and themes: Bloom’s Literature features in-depth, full-text entries on literary movements, groups, periodicals, and historical events.
- Discussion questions: Bloom’s Literature features more than 9,000 questions providing research and writing suggestions on a range of literary topics. These questions are designed to inspire students and researchers to think critically, delve deeper, and ask (and answer) fresh new questions. Educators can use them in class to spark discussion, as a starting point for lectures, or assign for independent study.
- Full-text poems: Students and researchers can find more than 2,600 full-text poems in Bloom’s Literature. Each poem:
- Has a corresponding analytical entry in the database available via Search, allowing students and researchers to enhance their understanding by reading the poem alongside criticism of it.
- Is presented in an easily readable format and is accessible both via Search and from a full-text poetry gateway page users can access via the “Browse” drop-down menu at the top of the page.
- Authoritative source list: Bloom’s Literature features a complete inventory, by type, of the sources of the content in the database, including thousands of scholarly and critical books, hundreds of peer-reviewed journals and other periodicals, respected image and manuscript archives, famous film and television producers, and much more—sources researchers can trust.
Features:
- Tablet/mobile-friendly videos and more than 5,000 images
- Complete A-to-Z indexes for authors, characters, and works
- Tag “clouds” for all content, linking to other content with the same tags
- Browsable timelines
- Harold Bloom’s Canon of Literature
- Student and educator curriculum tools, including “Teaching Literature through Film”
- New and improved search capabilities, including search assist technology
- Read Aloud tool
- Ability for users to set preferences for default language, citation format, and number of search results
- Persistent record links
- A variety of integration options and partners, including Canvas and D2L (Desire2Learn)
- Dynamic citations in MLA, Chicago, and Harvard formats, with EasyBib export functionality
- Searchable Support Center with valuable help materials, how-to tips, tutorials, and live help chat
- Google Translate for 100+ languages.
The ComputED Gazette‘s Best Educational Software Award (BESSIES), “Post-Secondary English Literature Website” category
Library Journal Best Database, “Best Niche Product” category
“Recommended.”
Choice
“…highly recommended for the literature reference needs of…college students.”
Booklist
“The information is accessible and easy to understand…highly recommended.”
American Reference Books Annual
“For literary criticism, author information, and writing help…Bloom’s Literature…is key.”
Library Journal
“Searching is easy…Articles are long enough to provide substantial information…”
American Reference Books Annual
Bloom’s Literature: BESSIE Winner!
Infobase is very pleased to announce that Bloom’s Literature has won The ComputED Gazette’s 24th Annual Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES) in the “Post-Secondary English Literature Website” category. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: BESSIE Winner!
Infobase is very pleased to announce that Bloom’s Literature has won The ComputED Gazette’s 24th Annual Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES) in the “Post-Secondary English Literature Website” category. Bloom’s Literature previously won a BESSIE in 2015, in the “High School Literature Database Website” category.
The ComputED Gazette describes the BESSIES as awards that “target innovative and content-rich programs (including apps for iOS and Android) and websites that provide parents and teachers with the technology to foster educational excellence. Some selection criteria are academic content, technical merit, subject approach and management system.” Award winners are chosen annually and selected from titles submitted by publishers worldwide.
The ComputED Gazette has previously awarded BESSIES to other Infobase products, including World Religions (another two-time BESSIE winner), Science Online, Learn360, Issues & Controversies, Today’s Science, World News Digest, The World Almanac®, and The World Almanac® for Kids.
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Bloom’s Literature: New Shakespeare Performance Videos and More
New videos have been added to Bloom’s Literature, including profiles of legendary writers and interviews with them, plus productions of the world-renowned Stratford Festival. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: New Shakespeare Performance Videos and More
New videos have been added to Bloom’s Literature, including profiles of legendary writers and interviews with them, plus productions of the world-renowned Stratford Festival. The videos include:
- 2014 productions from the Stratford Festival of three of Shakespeare’s plays: Antony and Cleopatra, King John, and King Lear.
- Seneca: Moral Epistles—examines Roman philosopher Seneca’s particular brand of stoic philosophy and chronicles an extraordinary life that spanned the tumultuous reigns of Caligula, Claudius, and finally Nero, whom Seneca served as both tutor and counselor.
- Plutarch: Parallel Lives—in this program, Plutarch himself is held up for scrutiny, and he gives an extraordinary accounting of himself. Philosopher, priest of the Temple of Apollo, benefactor, and early advocate for the education of women, Plutarch practiced what he preached.
- Machiavelli: The Prince—examines The Prince, the treatise that gave birth to modern political theory, in depth, both from a historical perspective and in the context of Machiavelli’s own turbulent life.
- Thomas More: Utopia—follows the progress of Thomas More’s intellectual development, from his early friendship with the influential humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam, to his rise to power as a member of Parliament and later chancellor of England, through his tempestuous relationship with King Henry VIII.
- John Locke—chronicles the life and work of John Locke, the 17th-century English philosopher and political theorist considered by many to be the first notable thinker of the Enlightenment.
- N. Scott Momaday—discusses what it means to a Native American to be an American citizen and reveals the artist, thinker, and imaginative creator behind (or perhaps at the core of) Momaday’s impressive and important body of work.
- Pocahontas: Her True Story—holds the legend of Pocahontas and John Smith up to historical scrutiny. Interviews with Pocahontas’s descendants provide a new perspective on the life and times of this revered Native American heroine.
- Chinua Achebe: Africa’s Voice—analyzes the impact Chinua Achebe and his writings have had on world literature, as well as his influence as an editor and a spokesman for a generation of African writers.
- The Nobel Literature Prize Documentary 2009: Writing against Terror—The Literature of Herta Müller—features revealing interviews with 2009 laureate Herta Müller, location footage from her domestic and working life, and readings from her achingly honest work.
- Wole Soyinka: Child of the Forest—examines the Nigerian Nobel Laureate’s actions and achievements through archival footage and insightful interviews.
- Myths and Legends of Lost Civilizations—recounts myths and legends from early civilizations—including ancient Egypt, Greece, South and Southeast Asia, and Andean and Central America—as it travels to ancient architectural sites around the world.
- Beowulf—examines Norse mythology’s greatest hero and the intriguing possibility that he may have been a real-life warrior.
- American Road—examines the mystique of the road in American literature, art, and music, using Walt Whitman’s poetry as a touchstone. The film looks at how the motif has manifested throughout the nation’s history, inspiring the creation of a lore in which ramblers, hobos, beatniks, and backpackers become iconic representations of the American soul.
- Introducing the Transcendentalists—host James H. Bride brings the language and lives of the Transcendentalists to realization by recognizing the context, expression, and foundation of the movement.
- The Broken Cord: Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris—in this program with Bill Moyers, authors Louise Erdrich and the late Michael Dorris explain how traditions of spirit and memory weave through the lives of many Native Americans and how alcoholism and despair have shattered so many other lives.
All videos are tablet/mobile-friendly and can be viewed either in their entirety or scene by scene using the convenient clips.
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Bloom’s Literature: 2017 Year in Review—Updates and More
Bloom’s Literature has been updated and enhanced throughout the past year, increasing the educational value of this award-winning resource. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: 2017 Year in Review—Updates and More
Bloom’s Literature has been updated and enhanced throughout the past year, increasing the educational value of this award-winning resource.
Recent Updates and Additions:
- Relaunch: The entire Bloom’s database was relaunched in 2017, including a dynamic new design, many additional features, and lots of new content.
- Shakespeare Center: Added an all-new Shakespeare Center, providing comprehensive coverage of all Shakespeare’s works, with performance videos, criticism by important scholars, the full text of the plays, and more. Every Shakespearean play is examined in depth, with even more extensive coverage offered to the very greatest plays, such as Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Othello, King Lear, and As You Like It.
- Full-text, classic works: Added an all-new Literary Classics eBook gateway featuring more than 800 full-text works from major authors and frequently studied works, including Anna Karenina, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Scarlet Letter, the works of Charles Dickens, and much more.
- New search capabilities: Added new search and browse capabilities, including Search Assist technology and the ability to search timelines, plus dynamic citation capabilities.
- Literary criticism: Added the full text of 195 additional source books from our acclaimed Critical Companion and Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations series on major writers, works, and movements, including Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood, George Saunders, A Christmas Carol, the Romantic Poets, and more.
- Full-length videos: Added more than 200 additional full-length videos including feature film versions of:
- Of Mice and Men and An Enemy of the People
- BBC productions of Wuthering Heights, Vanity Fair, and Emma
- Classic interviews with famous authors such as Arthur Miller, W. H. Auden, and Eudora Welty
- and more.
- Images: Added more than 5,000 new images of major literary authors and their works, with a particular emphasis on archival illustrations of Shakespeare.
- Authoritative source list: Added an improved authoritative source list, providing a complete inventory, by type, of the sources of the content in the database, including thousands of scholarly and critical books, hundreds of peer-reviewed journals and other periodicals, respected image and manuscript archives, famous film and television producers, and more.
- New features and functionality: Added Google Translate, Read Aloud, support for Google Sign-In, Save to Google Drive, and Share to Google Classroom.
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Bloom’s Literature: Spotlight on Ursula K. Le Guin
American science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin recently passed away at the age of 88. Literary critic Harold Bloom once said of Le Guin that she “raised fantasy into high literature” and that “no one else now among us matches her at rendering freely ‘that image of the thing I cannot see.’ ” If your patrons have expressed interest in exploring Le Guin’s works, Bloom’s Literature can lend insight, context, and background. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Spotlight on Ursula K. Le Guin
American science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin recently passed away at the age of 88. Literary critic Harold Bloom once said of Le Guin that she “raised fantasy into high literature” and that “no one else now among us matches her at rendering freely ‘that image of the thing I cannot see.’ ”
If your patrons have expressed interest in exploring Le Guin’s works, Bloom’s Literature can lend insight, context, and background. Students, researchers, and general readers will find enlightening and interesting information, with plenty of content for research papers, activities, and assignments, including:
- Biographies and reference essays examining Le Guin’s life and works
- Topics, themes, and discussion questions about her works
- Criticism and analyses of works including The Left Hand of Darkness, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” and more
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Bloom’s Literature: New Videos Added
Infobase is pleased to announce that new videos have been added to Bloom’s Literature, including Olivier’s As You Like It, a classic full-length adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy from 1936, starring Sir Laurence Olivier as Orlando. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: New Videos Added
Infobase is pleased to announce that new videos have been added to Bloom’s Literature, including Olivier’s As You Like It, a classic full-length adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy from 1936, starring Sir Laurence Olivier as Orlando.
Other videos that have been added include:
- The York Mystery Plays: The Death of Christ—a production that is part of the historic 1998 staging of the Corpus Christi Cycle in York, England, capturing the majesty and color of the original 14th- to 16th-century plays.
- The Many Faces of Borges—a birthday tribute to the then-80-year-old short story writer, poet, essayist, and philosopher.
- García Lorca: A Murder in Granada—the authoritative film biography of García Lorca, containing all the family memorabilia, his drawings and paintings, and the only remaining footage of the poet himself.
- Gabriel García Márquez: Magical Realism—delves into the world of One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Autumn of the Patriarch, where historical riots and levitating grandmothers appear to be equally real (or unreal).
All videos are tablet/mobile-friendly and can be viewed either in their entirety or scene by scene using the convenient clips.
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Bloom’s Literature: Spotlight on Kazuo Ishiguro
British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro just won 2017’s Nobel Prize in Literature. If your patrons have expressed interest in exploring Ishiguro’s works, Bloom’s Literature can lend insight, context, and background. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Spotlight on Kazuo Ishiguro
British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro just won 2017’s Nobel Prize in Literature. If your patrons have expressed interest in exploring Ishiguro’s works, Bloom’s Literature can lend insight, context, and background. Students, researchers, and general readers will find enlightening and interesting information, with plenty of content for research papers, activities, and assignments, including:
- A biography of Ishiguro
- Reference essays examining Ishiguro’s life and works
- Criticism, overviews, synopses, analyses, and topics and themes of selected works, including The Remains of the Day, An Artist of the Floating World, and “A Family Supper.”
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Bloom’s Literature: New & Improved!
Infobase is proud to announce the official relaunch of the award-winning Bloom’s Literature, which boasts a dynamic new design, the largest addition of new content in the history of the database, and exciting new features that will greatly enrich the study of literature. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: New & Improved!
Infobase is proud to announce the official relaunch of the award-winning Bloom’s Literature, which boasts a dynamic new design, the largest addition of new content in the history of the database, and exciting new features that will greatly enrich the study of literature.
Highlights of the Relaunch:
- More intuitive interface featuring a clean new design
- All-new Shakespeare Center housing in one convenient location the database’s treasure trove of content on all things Shakespeare, including in-depth coverage of each of his plays; analysis of his sonnets and longer poems; the full, searchable text of all of his plays; the full text of the award-winning Facts On File Companion to Shakespeare; performance videos; scholarly criticism from prestigious books, journals, and critics; extensive background essays; “How to Write about” entries; discussion questions; and more
- Redesigned “How to Write about” section with improved functionality
- New Literary Classics eBook shelf containing the full contents of more than 800 classic works of literature selected from Bloom’s Literary Canon
- Thousands of new images, many in full color
- 200+ new full-length performance videos of classic literary works (bringing the total number to more than 400!)
- The full contents of hundreds of additional books edited by Harold Bloom
- New student and educator curriculum tools, including “Teaching Literature through Film”
- New and improved search capabilities
- Dynamic citations with updated MLA8 citations and new EasyBib export functionality
- New features and functionality, including Google Translate, Read Aloud, support for Google Sign-In, Save to Google Drive, and Share to Google Classroom
- A variety of integration options and partners, including Schoology, Canvas, D2L (Desire2Learn), and many others
- And more!
Want more details about the newly relaunched database? Click here for an overview (PDF).
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Bloom’s Literature: Brand-New, Comprehensive Shakespeare Center Coming Soon
It’s almost here! A new and improved version of Infobase’s award-winning Bloom’s Literature will be relaunched on August 8, 2017, with a dynamic new design, exciting new features, and a wealth of new content. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: Brand-New, Comprehensive Shakespeare Center Coming Soon
It’s almost here! A new and improved version of Infobase’s award-winning Bloom’s Literature will be relaunched on August 8, 2017, with a dynamic new design, exciting new features, and a wealth of new content. One of the many new features to come is a brand-new Shakespeare Center, containing everything your students need to study the Bard. This innovative new resource houses in one convenient location a treasure trove of multimedia content on all things Shakespeare—including detailed analysis and scholarly criticism; the full, searchable text of all of his plays; the full text of the award-winning Facts On File Companion to Shakespeare; performance videos; extensive background essays; research and writing advice; discussion questions; and more.
Highlights of the Upcoming New Shakespeare Center:
- Easy access to complete Shakespeare content: The new Shakespeare Center covers every play in depth, along with the sonnets and longer poems, providing a complete research and study center for students and a robust repository of content for educators to use for lesson planning, assignments, and classes.
- Extensive background material: Comprehensive essays and articles provide history and context to Shakespeare’s life, times, and impact—covering topics including society and culture in Shakespeare’s day, other writers of Shakespeare’s day, the history of the Shakespeare authorship controversy, and more.
- Coverage of each play includes:
- The full, searchable text of the play
- Analysis of key passages
- Critical articles by noted scholars, selected by Harold Bloom
- Introduction and background
- Detailed synopses
- In-depth character studies
- Difficulties of the play
- The play today
- Full-length performance videos
- Images and illustrations
- “How to Write about” articles
- Discussion questions.
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Bloom’s Literature: A Wealth of New Content Coming Soon
As announced earlier this month, Infobase’s award-winning Bloom’s Literature will be relaunched at the end of the summer. Along with a dynamic new design and exciting new features, we’re excited to announce that the new and improved Bloom’s Literature will feature the largest addition of new content in the history of the database! Highlights of the Outstanding New Content You’ll Find in the New Bloom’s Literature: The full text of 195 Infobase books, all new to the product, including: New collections of important literary-critical essays on contemporary writers, such as Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: Jonathan Franzen, Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: George Saunders, and Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: Zadie Smith. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: A Wealth of New Content Coming Soon
As announced earlier this month, Infobase’s award-winning Bloom’s Literature will be relaunched at the end of the summer. Along with a dynamic new design and exciting new features, we’re excited to announce that the new and improved Bloom’s Literature will feature the largest addition of new content in the history of the database!
Highlights of the Outstanding New Content You’ll Find in the New Bloom’s Literature:
The full text of 195 Infobase books, all new to the product, including:
- New collections of important literary-critical essays on contemporary writers, such as Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: Jonathan Franzen, Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: George Saunders, and Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: Zadie Smith.
- New collections of critical essays on classic writers and works, such as Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: Harper Lee, Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: Dylan Thomas, Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations: A Christmas Carol, Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations: Les Misérables, and Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations: The Time Machine.
- Our three-volume Backgrounds to Shakespeare set, consisting of Shakespeare’s Life, Literature and the Theater in Shakespeare’s Day, and Culture and Society in Shakespeare’s Day.
More than 200 additional full-length videos, including:
- Classic BBC multi-part adaptations of great literary works, such as Emma (six parts, starring Doran Godwin and John Carson), Wuthering Heights (five parts, starring Kay Adshead and Ken Hutchison), and Little Dorrit (eight parts, starring Claire Foy and Tom Courtenay).
- Classic feature film adaptations of great literary works, such as Of Mice and Men (starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Burgess Meredith), An Enemy of the People (directed by Satyajit Ray), and Solaris (directed by Andrei Tarkovsky).
- Classic televised interviews with great authors, such as W. H. Auden, Robert Lowell, Sam Shepard, and Eudora Welty.
More than 5,000 new images, including facsimiles of original manuscripts, illustrations of great works of literature, and author portraits. Examples include:
- A facsimile of a page added to the play Sir Thomas More, with handwriting believed to be Shakespeare’s.
- Full-color illustrations of classic literary works by such famous artists as Eugène Delacroix, William Blake, J. M. W. Turner, and more.
- Archival portraits of classic stage productions, including 19th-century productions of Shakespeare.
- Feature film and modern stage photos of great performances of dramatic literary works.
The texts of hundreds of classic literary works, including:
- A new Literary Classics eBook shelf containing the full contents of 800+ classic works—ranging from poetry and plays and philosophical writings to novels and narrative nonfiction and more—selected from Bloom’s Literary Canon.
- The full, searchable text of all of Shakespeare’s plays, now conveniently located in the new Shakespeare Center along with analysis of key passages, critical articles, detailed synopses, in-depth character studies, difficulties of the plays, “The Play Today,” full-length performance videos, images and illustrations, “How to Write about” articles, discussion questions, and more.
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Bloom’s Literature: New and Improved Version Coming Soon
Infobase is pleased to announce that the award-winning database Bloom’s Literature will be relaunched at the end of this summer. The new Bloom’s Literature will feature a dynamic new design, a wealth of important new content, and exciting new features that will enrich the study of literature. Read More ›
Bloom’s Literature: New and Improved Version Coming Soon
Infobase is pleased to announce that the award-winning database Bloom’s Literature will be relaunched at the end of this summer. The new Bloom’s Literature will feature a dynamic new design, a wealth of important new content, and exciting new features that will enrich the study of literature. Here are more details about the soon-to-be-redesigned database, and click here for a sneak peek (PDF).
Highlights of the Relaunch:
- A more intuitive interface featuring a clean new design
- All-new Shakespeare Center housing in one convenient location the database’s treasure trove of content on all things Shakespeare, including in-depth coverage of each of his plays; analysis of his sonnets and longer poems; the full, searchable text of all of his plays; the full text of the award-winning Facts On File Companion to Shakespeare; performance videos; scholarly criticism from prestigious books, journals, and critics; extensive background essays; “How to Write about” entries; discussion questions; and more
- A redesigned “How to Write about” section with improved functionality
- New Literary Classics eBook shelf containing the full contents of more than 800 classic works of literature selected from Bloom’s Literary Canon
- Thousands of new images, many in full color
- An additional 200+ full-length performance videos of classic literary works (twice as many as before in all!)
- The full contents of hundreds of additional books edited by Harold Bloom
- New student and educator curriculum tools, including “Teaching Literature through Film”
- New and improved search capabilities, including the ability to filter literary criticism by publication date
- Dynamic citations with updated MLA8 citations and new EasyBib export functionality
- New features and functionality, including Google Translate, Read Aloud, support for Google Sign-In, Save to Google Drive, and Share to Google Classroom
- A variety of integration options and partners, including Schoology, Canvas, D2L (Desire2Learn), and many others
- And more!
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