Contexts: historical, cultural, political - ENGL 122 - Myth & Legend in Fiction and Poetry - Research Guides at College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University

News from the time

Search for news from the time of the events in the literary work, or the time of its writing or publication. Keep in mind that these may be quite different, but still affect the work.

New York Times - Historical Newspapers
Archival access to The New York Times from 1851 - present (minus the last 4 years). One more year of content is added annually.
ProQuest U.S. Newsstream
U.S. news content and archives that stretch back to the 1980s from national and regional news sources, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Access World News
Local, national, and international news sources including newspapers, broadcast transcripts, newswires, news blogs, and video. See How to Conduct a Basic Search tutorial video.

Historical and Political Contexts

JSTOR
Archive of core journals and books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Log in via Microsoft or use Find My Institution (type Benedict to see our school).
Political Science Complete
Contains articles from political science journals, and indexing and abstracts. Also features reference books, and conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association.

Cultural Contexts

Gender Studies Database
Index for the full spectrum of gender-related scholarship inside and outside academia. Source documents include journals, books and book chapters, conference papers, and theses and dissertations.
Sociological Abstracts
Sociological and anthropological research for the cultures of the world.
ProQuest Religion
Provides articles from a range of international journals for diverse religious and spiritual studies. Covers formal theological studies of major religions, as well as trends and scholarly thought from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations.