MLAIB Advanced Search
Clicking "Criticism & Reference" on the LION home page opens a search for "All" criticism and reference.
Clicking on "Criticism" opens the "Combined search" of ABELL and MLAIB.
Click on MLAIB to search it seperately.
Note that for the first time the MLA Thesaurus with its 49,000 Subject terms becomes available ...
... but don't stop here. The full range of the MLA Thesaurus can best be accessed in the MLAIB "Advanced search."
Advanced MLAIB adds the following search categories:
The MLA Thesaurus is a predefined vocabulary, so be sure to click on "Select from Thesaurus" to see what's available.
Genre offers hundreds of options: allegorical drama, antislavery novel, feminist poetry, metafiction.
Literary Influence refers to influences on the entered author.
Literary Source refers to the influence of the entered author.
Literary Theme provides a vast vocabulary: orphans, American dream, love affair, multiculturalism, whaling.
Literature Topic covers literary concepts and technique: blank verse, irony, unreliable narrator, tragic fall.
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