Contemporary Authors

 

SUBJECT CONTENT

Brief biographical, bibliographical, and critical information on authors of fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields.

SCOPE/
COVERAGE

 Contains information on over 100,000 living authors or those who have died since 1960.  Also includes information on earlier 20th century authors whose works continue to influence current writers.

CITATION TYPES

A mixture of full-text or complete bibliographic citations (author, title, source, date).
CONTROLLED
VOCABULARY		 No
SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Ability to search Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Dictionary of Literary Biography simultaneously
  • Search by birth or death year, nationality, or subject/genre
SFX ENABLED No
PROVIDER Gale Group
NO. OF USERS Two
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Last updated January 31, 2004