LibGuides: FLAS 324: Introduction to Hispanic Literature II: An Author's Life

Dictionary of Literary Biography

In depth biographical profiles of world authors with images and some primary sources.

Writers on Writing

Mexican Writers on Writing
Call Number: PQ7236.5.A98 M49 2007
Edited by Margaret Sayers Peden

Find Biographies or Autobiographies

To search the library collection for books about an author's life, do a keyword search on the author's name and the word biography or a key term.

For example:

Isabel Allende biography
Gabriel Garcia Márquez AND magical realism
Julia Alvarez AND identity

Other Online Biographical Sources

Literature Online(LION) This link opens in a new window
Subject: Theatre Arts, Literature Literary criticisms, biographies of authors, reference resources, plus works of poetry, drama, and prose fiction from the sixth century to the present day.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Subject: Archaeology, Art, Architecture, History, Language, Linguistics, Health,
Music, Literature, Philosophy, Science, and Social Science. Full-text subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Theatre Arts, Literature Biographical information on an author and excerpts of criticism of their work, from the first published critical commentaries to the present. Search “Named Work” for a specific work. Includes Children's Literature Review, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, & Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Languages, Literature & Mass Communication, Theatre Arts Index with some full-text to journal articles, books, and dissertations in literature, folklore, dramatic arts, literary criticism, literary theory, and modern languages and linguistics; 1920-current; constructs bibliography in five different citation styles.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Subject: Art, Language, Literature, Communication, Music Full-text peer-reviewed journal articles in literature and criticism, visual and performing arts, history, political science, cultural studies, and related disciplines from 1990-current.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Biological Sciences, Art & Design, Business, Music, Theatre Arts Full-text peer-reviewed journal articles in the humanities and sciences from 1831-"moving wall" (generally 3 to 5 years). Note: most recent 3-5 years are not included. Articles which are not available in our subscription may be requested via InterLibrary Loan.
JSTOR has provided complimentary access during Covid to JSTOR Archives & Primary Source Collections until June 30, 2021.

Poetry Foundation
The publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.