Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature is searchable from the Author, Title, and Literary Eras search screens. This feature enables you to search for over 10,000 terms that appear in the Encyclopedia. To use this feature, type a literary term (such as an author name, literary era, or genre) to view the Webster's entry on that topic. To peruse a list of terms, type the first few letters of a term followed by the asterisk (*) truncation character. Results will appear alphabetically by term name.