Research Guides: Literary Genres: Theme: Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy

Recommended Databases

Cambridge Companions Complete Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes the full-text of books, such as the Cambridge Companions to:
Science Fiction, American Science Fiction, Literature and Science, Fantasy Literature and more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full-text of articles for the full-runs of many seminal journals. See all JSTOR's Language and Literature titles.
Library Catalog - Advanced This link opens in a new window
A subset of Library Search that finds only materials owned by SMU Libraries, such as books, journals, movies, etc.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Modern Language Association's index to literature
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text online access to all journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
ProQuest One Literature This link opens in a new window
Literary criticism, authors' biographies, reference resources with citations
WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Find books, journals, and archival collections from libraries around the world. Request items through interlibrary loan. Great for English majors because many records include a book's table of contents.

Brave New Words: the Oxford dictionary of science fiction
Shows exactly how science-fictional words and their associated concepts have developed over time, with full citations and bibliographic information.
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Discusses pervasive themes in science fiction and fantasy and gives detailed attention to selected novels, films, and television series.
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature
Useful reference to the broad and burgeoning field of science fiction literature.

Shows all the records in the library catalog with this subject heading.