The Literary Encyclopedia

The Literary Encyclopedia (www.LitEncyc.com) is an online reference work first published in October 2000 which, as of March 2005, can be used free of charge in its entirety. Unlike with wikis, authorship is restricted to "over 1000 named scholars, most of whom are current university teachers". The Literary Encyclopedia contains high-quality writer profiles as well as entries on literary terms and individual works of literature in the English language. It also includes articles on ancillary disciplines such as history or philosophy to further and deepen in its users the understanding of literature and literary history. The encyclopedia's founding editors were Robert Clark (University of East Anglia), Emory Elliott (University of California at Riverside) and Janet Todd (University of Glasgow).

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Online - Reference work - October 2000 - March 2005 - Wiki - English language - History - Philosophy - Robert Clark - University of East Anglia - Emory Elliott - University of California at Riverside - Janet Todd - University of Glasgow

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Written and owned by "a global network of scholars and researchers", The Literary Encyclopedia is still very much work in progress. In other words, it still contains a large number of what in Wikipedia would be referred to as ""—articles which have been announced but not yet written. The editors emphasize the fact that all entries are "state of the art" ("We have no old printed goods served up in new dress"), that all articles in the encyclopedia were written in the past few years since its inception.

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Work in progress - Wikipedia

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