Getting Started with Gale Literature

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Gale Literature can be used to research literary topics, authors and their works, as well as biographical information, reviews, and criticism. It includes the Merriam Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature. The resource brings together Gale’s premier literary databases. In doing so, it allows researchers of all levels to find a starting point, search across a wide array of materials and points in time, and discover new ways to analyze information.

How to access Gale Literature

It can be accessed either through our A-Z list of Databases or via the method below.

  1. Go to tpl.ca and enter “Gale Literature” in the search box.

    TPL Search Box
  2. Click on Access Online under Gale Literature.
  3. Enter your library card number and PIN.

Basic Search

Enter your search term(s) in the box. When you start typing a search assist feature shows possible term(s).

Gale Literature showing results for The Great Gatsby (Novel)

 

Search Results

Essays (under “Literature Criticism”) are the first group of results.

To get to plot summaries, scroll down to “Topic & Work Overviews” (or click on this category in the upper right, under “Content Types”).

To search for biographies of literary authors:

Gale Literature Person Search

  • Click on “Person Search” (next to “Works Search”) and when prompted, enter the author’s name or parts of it.
  • Click on the search result on the next screen that matches the author.
  • Click on “Biographies” in the upper right (under “Content Types”).

 

Viewing Results

Click on the title of an article to get to the article.  Some results show a PDF page view. Use the plus and minus icons to make the font easier to read, should you need to.

How to enlarge a pdf file

 

To Cite, Email, Download, and Print

Use the Tools menu on the top of the article to cite, email, download, or print the article.

Gale Literature icons for print save  etc.

 

New Search

Click on the Gale Literature logo at the top of the page.

 


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