Spotlight on Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics

The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics collection is part of the Cambridge Collections Online database. It can be accessed through the Library tab on Muse via the Subject Databases link.  Alternatively, the resource can be found on StarPlus by searching under the University Collections tab.  You may be prompted to log into Muse if you are not already logged in.

The electronic resource provides access to full text titles from the Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics series, which is composed of over 2000 essays on authors, periods of English literature, and literary genres.  It also includes the Companions to Classical Civilisation series.  The titles are written for student readers and include reference material such as chronologies and reading lists. 

The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics collection can be searched using quick search and advanced search options.  It can also be browsed according to title, chapter or author.  For each title a brief summary is given as well as a table of contents.  You can select individual chapters to access them online.