The Archives
We are in the process of making The Yale Review’s archives available to read online. A small but growing selection of digitized pieces can be found here. While most of our archive has not yet been digitized, detailed indices covering work published since 1892 are available below.
The Yale Review’s archives are split into three sections: Old Series (1892-1911), New Series (1911-1991), and Recent (1992-Present). The Old Series is a single tripartite index, organized by author, subject, and book being reviewed. The New Series indices are available volume by volume, by amalgamations of 10 volumes, and by an amalgamation of the entire New Series. Within the New Series, Volumes 60-79 are broken into specific issues, but are available in the same formats as the rest of the New Series to simplify your search. Recent issues are available by volume, which are broken into specific issues.
To search for a specific piece of text (such as a name or topic), you can use the ctrl + F (or command + F) option and type the text into the search box that will appear in your internet browser. This search method is not case sensitive, but is sensitive to the order of words, such as first and last names.
We’ve taken care to standardize the formatting of these indices as much as possible. Spelling errors are rare, and punctuation or pagination mistakes are infrequent but may occur. Some words—particularly those transliterated from non-English sources—may appear in variant spellings. If a term doesn’t yield results, try alternate spellings or forms.
- Old Series (1892 - 1911)
- New Series (1911 - 1991)
The Entire New Series • New Series by Decade • New Series by Volume