Includes the Dictionary of Literary Biography and Literature Resource Center

Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of contemporary novelists, written by subject experts. 7th edition of includes Biography, bibliographies and critical essays on approximately 650 contemporary writers, 100 new to this edition. Includes nationality and title indexes.

Features content from Facts On File’s print literature collection, hundreds of essays examining the lives and works of writers throughout history and the world, and thousands of critical articles. Also contains an archive of more than 46,000 characters; extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, genres, and authors; almost 170 video segments; and more.

Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature series published by The Gale Group. It combines and cross references more than 130,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and more than 140,000 titles into one source. Gale's Literary Index provides quick and easy access to 40 of our literary series. These series contain complete Biography on authors and critical essays on their writings. Titles Indexed.

Provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.