Check scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. These databases will lead to articles in scholarly journals and are a good place to start:
Academic Search Complete - A multidisciplinary database of more than 8,500 fulltext periodicals with pdf content going back as far as 1887. Includes indexing and abstracting for more than 12,500 periodicals.Off-campus users will be asked to enter their LionLink username and password to access the library’s databases. Call 610-921-7211 or email libraryref@albright.edu for assistance.
In addition to our subscription databases, Google Scholar has quality sources including full text journal articles in all disciplines.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of all the database provided by the library. If you feel you are not getting the materials you need, please ask for help at the Reference Desk or check out our Complete List of Library Databases.
A simple way to start searching for literary criticism in an electronic database is by entering the author's name or the name of the literary work along with "and" and the term "criticism."
Examples:
"Dorothy Allison" AND Criticism
"Bastard Out of Carolina" AND Criticism