Book Review Digest - Important tool for locating excerpts from and citations to reviews of current adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction; covers over 7,000 English-language books; evaluations are chosen from periodicals in the humanities, social and general sciences and library review media; coverage is from 1983 to the present; (GENERAL PERIODICAL INDEXES)  Earlier years in print (LC RH) Ref Z1035.B54.

EBSCOhost - Online source of full-text articles and/or citations from more than 3,000 scholarly publications; although a "generalist" database containing information from newspapers, magazines, and journals not necessarily literary, EBSCOhost offers immediate access to a number of academic titles in the domain of language and literature; (GENERAL PERIODICAL INDEXES)

Essay and General Literature Index provides an index to 62,000 English-language essays in over 4,500 collections and anthologies; focuses on humanities and social sciences; bibliographic data with citations are provided; coverage is from 1985 to the present; (GENERAL PERIODICAL INDEXES).

JSTOR- Impressive collection of academic journals spanning various disciplines and offering full-text via Adobe Acrobat software (resulting in the digitized image of the actual page on the screen); new titles and "archived" volumes of existing titles are added periodically to database; titles pertinent to language and literature studies include Speculum: A Journal of Mediaeval Studies, Yale French Studies, and Modern Language Notes; (GENERAL PERIODICAL INDEXES).

MLA Bibliography - Research  database  produced by the Modern Language Association; the most comprehensive index to articles, dissertations, books, etc., dealing with world literature and language; (LITERATURE & CLASSICS)

Project MUSE - Comprised of full-text articles published in academic journals, this electronic subscription allows access to well over 100 titles; among the periodicals included are Modern Fiction Studies, Eighteenth-Century Life, and The Yale Journal of Criticism; (GENERAL PERIODICAL INDEXES)

ProQuest- Research Library - Index to thousands of articles published in popular and scholarly journals; frequent availability of full-text entries makes this resource one of great interest to researchers on all levels; (GENERAL PERIODICAL INDEXES)

Ancient Writers (New York: Scribner, 1982) - Two-volume set, the precursor of European Writers (below), comprised of detailed entries devoted to discussion of prominent authors of Ancient Greece and Rome; (LC RH) Ref PA3002.A5 1982

Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Detroit: Gale, 1994) - Single volume "compass" leading to thousands of biographical sketches (historical and contemporary); coverage of authors is linked to publications such as Contemporary Authors and the Dictionary of Literary Biography (both below); (LC RH) Ref CT213.B5

The Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 2000) - A companion volume to The Book of Literary Terms (see below), this volume (according to the introduction) is "intended as a text and reference work for students and teachers of poetry in general and of verse composition in particular"; the preface states that although "the emphasis is on the forms of poetry, this volume contains all of the information essential to a study of verse and verse techniques from the Middle Ages to the present"; (LC RH) Ref PN1042.T78 2000

The Book of Literary Terms (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1999) - A companion volume to The Book of  Forms (see above), this book is divided into seven sections ("fiction," "non-fiction," "drama," etc.) containing definitions of pertinent terms in each subject area; (LC RH) Ref PN44.5 .T87 1999

Book Review Index (Detroit: Gale) - Similar to Book Review Digest in its approach to indexing reviews to contemporary publications; however, this index includes reviews from a larger number of scholarly publications; coverage is from the mid-1960s; (LC RH) Ref Z1035.B54
N.B. For additional access to contemporary book reviews, please use UMI's ProQuest Research Library and Lexis-Nexis, both accessible via the"Electronic Journals" icon on the Library's home page. Strongest access to periodical literature in foreign languages will be found by using the"Language Links" address on the World Wide Web, found below under "Selected Internet Resources Available."

Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism (Detroit: Gale, 1988) - Excerpts from criticism of world authors, spanning antiquity through the fourteenth century, from contemporary appraisals to current judgments; (RH Ref PN610.C42)

Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (New York: Oxford, 1992) - Encyclopedic array of names, places, titles, etc., arranged in dictionary format; (LC RH) Ref PN2035.H32 1992

Contemporary Authors (Detroit: Gale) - Exhaustive coverage of world authors, providing biographical information, as well as information about theirprincipal works; various incarnations of this title span the years 1962 to the present;
(LC RH) Ref PS2.C615

Contemporary Literary Criticism (Detroit: Gale) - Multi-volume set that presents literary criticism (in excerpted form) on the work of authors from around the world; coverage is from 1973 to the present; (LC RH) Ref PN771.C655

Critical Survey of Drama: Foreign Language Series (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1986) - Critical essays on plays written by more than 170 dramatists, ranging from Aeschylus to Peter Handke; six-volume set edited by Magill;
(RH) Ref PN1625.C74 1986

Critical Survey of Literary Theory (Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1987) - Detailed entries, arranged alphabetically by
name of critic, devoted to the work and lives of practitioners of literary theory (i.e., Aristotle, Matthew Arnold, Giuseppe Baretti, Italo Calvino, etc.); four-volume set edited by Magill; (LC) Ref PN45.C74 1987

Critical Survey of Long Fiction: Foreign Language Series (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1984) - Critical
essays on fiction by world authors over the centuries; five-volume set edited by Magill; (RH) Ref PN3326.C7 1984

Critical Survey of Poetry: Foreign Language Series (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1984) - Critical essays on poetry by world authors representing various eras and movements; five-volume set edited by Magill; (RH)Ref PN1111.C7 1984

Dictionary of Cultural Theorists (London: Arnold, 1999) - Brief entries describing the careers, principal works, and theories of such individuals as Barthes, Kristeva, Levi-Strauss, and Lasch; (LC RH) Ref BH39.D53 1999

Dictionary of Languages (New York: Columbia University Press, 1998) - Subtitled "the definitive reference to more than 400 languages," this volume is comprised of generous entries (arranged alphabetically by name of the language) that contain information about the history of the language and the use of the language in the modern world; (LC RH) Ref P371.D35 1998

Dictionary of Literary Biography (Detroit: Gale) - Multi-volume set containing long chapters on authors and their works; strength is in American/English literature, although certain volumes are devoted to foreign authors (i.e., "French Novelists, 1900-1930"; "Modern Latin-American Fiction Writers"); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms (New York: Facts on File, 1999) - Single volume filled with definitions useful in general study of language and literature; (LC RH) Ref PN44.5 .Q56 1999

Dictionary of Literary Symbols (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999) - Fairly selective compendium of symbols with lengthy definitions/examples; (LC RH) Ref PN56.S9 F47 1999

Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1998) - Fourth edition of exhaustive dictionary containing definitions and examples of "international" terms and theory; terms range from the obscure ("fyrtiotalisterna") to the commonplace ("novel," "monologue"); (LC RH) Ref PN41.C8 1998

Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs (New York: Greenwood, 1988) - A two-volume set that is useful for students at all levels; (LC RH) Ref PN43.D48 1988

Dictionary of Symbolism: Cultural Icons and the Meanings Behind Them (New York: Meridian, 1997) - Extremely helpful guide to symbols, with explanations of their function in literary and other artistic works; (LC RH) Ref AZ108.B531 1994

Dictionary of Symbols: An Illustrated Guide to Traditional Images, Icons, and Emblems (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998) - Single volume with generous entries on major symbols found in myth, literature, and art; (LC) Ref GR931.T74 1998

Dictionary of the Middle Ages (New York: Scribner, 1982-1990) - Exhaustive thirteen-volume set with thorough coverage of myriad topics related to the period; entries range from single paragraphs to numerous pages in length; a standard source for literary and historical studies concerning the Middle Ages; (LC RH) Ref D114.D5

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory: Approaches, Scholars, Terms (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993) - A single volume with generous signed entries covering individuals, movements, and terms; (LC RH) Ref PN81.E44 1993

Encyclopedia of Literary Critics and Criticism (London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999) - Published originally under the title Critical Survey of Literary Theory, this revised and expanded edition is contained in a two-volume set; the aim, according to the introduction, is to provide "a clear, wide-ranging, and authoritative guide to literary theory and criticism past and present"; although the strength of this publication is in its treatment of Western literary theory and criticism, there are also entries on non-Western traditions; (LC RH) Ref PN 86.E63 1999

The Encyclopedia of Philosophy (New York: Macmillan, 1967) - Seven-volume set (and supplement) made up of generous entries devoted to philosophers and long definitions of philosophical terms, movements, etc.; (LC RH) Ref B41.E3

The Encyclopedia of the Essay (Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997) - Arrangement by name, title, and type of essay ("Humorous Essay," "Historical Essay," etc.); entries include biographical details on writers, as well as titles of "selected writings" and titles for further reading; (LC RH) Ref PN5400.E55 1997

The Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages (New York: Viking, 1999) - Highly illustrated volume treating literary and non-literary aspects of the Middle Ages; excellent resource for brief definitions and discussions of topics such as "Literature of the Middle Ages," "Manuscript Illumination," "Troubadours," "Women," etc.; edited by Norman F. Cantor, noted scholar of medieval history;  (LC) Ref D114.E53 1999

Encyclopedia of the Novel (Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998) - Two-volume set with alphabetical arrangement of signed entries covering vast territory; treatment spans genres, titles, and authors (i.e., "Gothic Novel," "The Last Temptation of Christ," "Manuel Puig"); (LC RH) Ref PN41.E587 1998

Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century (Farmington Hills, MI: St. James Press, 1999) - Completely revised and enlarged, this four-volume set is based upon the edition published by Ungar (see entry above); entries (all signed) include lengthy descriptions of "types" of literature (i.e., Turkish, Macedonian, Lusatanian), as well as information concerning lives and careers of significant literary figures from around the globe; also included are detailed entries devoted to terms such as "Stream of Consciousness" and "Magic Realism";  (LC RH) Ref PN771.E53 1999

European Writers (New York: Scribner, 1983) - Multi-volume set arranged by time period ("The Middle Ages and the Renaissance," etc.); lengthy entries on prominent writers and their works; (LC RH) Ref PN501.E9 1983

A Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory (New York: Arnold, 1998) - Third edition of useful reference book; (LC RH) Ref PN44.5.H37 1998

A Glossary of Literary Terms (Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace, 1999) - Seventh edition of important reference book; (LC) Ref PN44.5.A2 1999

Handbook to Literature (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1996) - Seventh edition of the "standard" guide edited by Harmon and Holmon; particularly useful for definitions of literary terms, characteristics of literary movements, types, etc.; (LC RH) Ref PN41.H355 1996

The History of the Greek and Roman Theater (Princeton, NJ: Princeton, 1961) - Exhaustive and scholarly discussion of early theater of the Western World; an academic press publication filled with diagrams, photographs, details from works of art of the period; (LC RH) Ref PA3201.B52

International Dictionary of Theatre (Chicago: St. James, 1992) - Three volumes (Volume I, "Plays"; Volume II, "Playwrights"; Volume III, "Actors, Directors and Designers") that thoroughly discuss prominent people and events in the history of dramatic performance; (LC RH) Ref PN2035.I49

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins,
1994) - Single volume containing long, descriptive, signed entries that explain and define the significance of theories, movements, and people associated with them (i.e., "German Theory and Criticism," "Italian Theory and Criticism," "New Criticism," "Derrida," "Sainte-Beuve," "Gay Theory and Criticism"); also includes sources for further reading; (LC RH) Ref PN81.C97 J64

Key Sources in Comparative and World Literature (New York: Ungar, 1982) - Annotated guide to reference materials that concern comparative and world literature; (RH) PN523.A1 T47

Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 (Detroit: Gale, 1984) - Subtitle explains content: "Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth-Century Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Philosophers, and Other Creative Writers from the First Published Critical Appraisals to Current Evaluations"; (RH) Ref PN86.L57

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984) - Five-volume set with entries arranged by name of playwright, title of play, etc., many illustrations; (LC RH) Ref PN1625.M3 1984

MLA Bibliography - (See entry at top of page, "Language and Literature Resources of Particular Interest")

Modern Literary Theory: A Reader (New York: Arnold, 1996) - Organized in two parts and subdivided into various sections, the book highlights major areas of contemporary literary theory; (LC Reserve) PN81.M6 1996

Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (Detroit: Gale, 1981) - Like Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, the focus of this work is literary activity of a particular century; (LC RH) Ref PN761.N5

The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre (New York: Oxford, 1995) - Highly illustrated guide to the history of theatre, primarily as it has evolved in the Western World; lengthy chapters devoted to such topics as "Theatre in Roman and Christian Europe," "Spanish Renaissance Theatre," "French Renaissance and Neo-Classical Theatre," etc.; (LC RH) Ref PN2111.095 1995

Philosopher's Index - Highly academic index that addresses all areas of the Humanities (i.e., language and literature, philosophy, music, art, etc.); (LIBRARY DATABASE MENU)

Poetry Criticism (Detroit: Gale) - Ambitious coverage of poets and their work through the ages; the more than twenty volumes contain biographical and critical information on figures ranging from Ovid to seventeenth-century Japanese poet Matsuo Basho to Dorothy Parker and Michael Ondaatje; cumulative author and title indexes appear regularly in most recent volumes; (LC) Ref PN1111.P64

The Poet's Dictionary: A Handbook of Prosody and Poetic Devices (New York: HarperCollins, 1994) - Reference book containing generous definitions of the most important terms used within the context of poetry; a strength of this book is its detailed illustrations/examples, which are taken from poetry written across the ages; (LC) Ref PN44.5 .P3 1994

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (New York: Routledge, 1998) - Ten volumes with entries arranged alphabetically (i.e., "Rene Descartes," "Ethics in Islamic Philosophy," "Free Will," etc.); generous signed articles, complete with very useful references for further reading; (LC RH) Ref B51.R68 1998

Short Story Criticism (Detroit: Gale, 1988) - Multi-volume set that covers major short story writers and criticism published about authors and their works; (LC) Ref PN3373.S43

Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (Detroit: Gale) - Companion to Contemporary Literary
Criticism, with emphasis being on authors and criticism spanning the entire century; volumes in this series have been published from 1978 to the present; (LC RH) Ref PN94.T88

Twentieth-Century Literary Movements Dictionary (Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc., 2000) - Best described by its subtitle: "A Compendium to More Than 500 Literary, Critical, and Theatrical Movements, Schools, and Groups from More Than 80 Nations, Covering the Novelists, Poets, Short-Story Writers, Dramatists, Essayists, Theorists, and Works, Genres, Techniques, and Terms Associated with Each Movement" (LC RH) Ref PN597.T94 2000

UMI Proquest Direct - (See entry at top of page, "Language and Literature Resources of Particular Interest")

(In addition to specific sources in this section, please see "General Reference Sources" above and "Resources Available via the World Wide Web" below)

A Critical Bibliography of French Literature
(Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1947- ); (LC RH) Ref Z2171.C3

Dictionnaire Alphabetique et Analogique de la Langue Francaise
(Paris: Le Robert, 1966); (LC RH) Ref PC2625.R6

Dictionnaire des Litteratures de Langue Francaise
(Paris: Bordas, 1984- ); (LC) Ref PQ41.B4 1984

French Dramatists, 1789-1914
Volume 192 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1998); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

French Novelists, 1900-1930
Volume 65 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1988); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

French Novelists, 1930-1960
Volume 72 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1988); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

French Novelists Since 1960
Volume 83 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1989); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Grand Dictionnaire, Francais-Anglais/Anglais-Francais
(Paris: Larousse, 1993); (LC RH) Ref PC2640.L373

Histoire de la Langue et de la Litterature Francaise des Origines a 1900
(Paris: Armand Colin, 1896- ); Multi-volume set published at the turn-of-the-century; of particular interest for those seeking a "period" perspective on the evolution of language and literature in France; (LC RH) Ref PQ101.P5

Literature of the French and Occitan Middle Ages: Eleventh to Fifteenth Centuries
Volume 208 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1999); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French
(New York: Oxford, 1995); (LC RH) Ref PQ41.N48 1995

Nineteenth-Century French Fiction Writers: Romanticism and Realism, 1800-1860
Volume 119 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1992); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Nineteenth-Century French Fiction Writers: Naturalism and Beyond, 1860-1900
Volume 123 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1992); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Nineteenth-Century French Poets
Volume 217 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 2000); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Nouveau Petit Robert: Dictionnaire Alphabetique et Analogique de la Langue Francaise
(Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert, 1996); (LC) Ref PC2625.R61 1996

The Oxford Companion to French Literature
(London: Oxford, 1959); (LC RH) Ref PQ41.H3

Research and Reference Guide to French Studies
(Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1968); (RH) Ref PQ2.082

(In addition to specific sources in this section, please see "General Reference Sources" above and "Resources Available via the World Wide Web" below)

Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture
(New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998); (LC RH) DD204.C36 1998

Cambridge History of German Literature
(New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997); (LC RH) Ref PT91.C36 1997

A Companion to German Literature: From 1500 to the Present
(Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1997); (LC RH) Ref PT236.S35 1997

Contemporary German Fiction Writers
Volumes 69 and 75 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1988); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Encyclopedia of German Literature
(Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2000); (LC RH) Ref PT41.E53 2000

German Baroque Writers, 1580-1660
Volume 164 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1996); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

German Baroque Writers, 1661-1730
Volume 168 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1996); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

German Fiction Writers, 1885-1913
Volume 66 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1988); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

German Fiction Writers, 1914-1945
Volume 56 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1987); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

German Literature: An Annotated Reference Guide
(New York: Garland, 1979); (RH) Ref PT2.F38

German Writers and Works of the Early Middle Ages, 800-1170
Volume 148 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1995); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

German Writers and Works of the High Middle Ages, 1170-1280
Volume 138 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1994); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

German Writers from the Enlightenment to Sturm and Drang, 1720-1764
Volume 97 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1990); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

German Writers in the Age of Goethe, 1789-1832
Volume 90 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1989); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

German Writers in the Age of Goethe: Sturm and Drang to Classicism
Volume 94 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1990); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

German Writers of the Renaissance and Reformation, 1280-1580
Volume 179 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1997); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Nineteenth-Century German Writers to 1840
Volume 133 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1997); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Nineteenth-Century German Writers, 1841-1900
Volume 129 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1993); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

The Oxford Companion to German Literature
(New York: Oxford, 1997); (LC RH) Ref PT41.G37 1997

Themes and Structures: Studies in German Literature from Goethe to the Present
(Columbia, SC: Camden House, 1997); (RH) PT236.T44 1997

Twentieth-Century German Dramatists, 1889-1918
Volume 118 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1992); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Twentieth-Century German Dramatists, 1919-1992
Volume 124 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1992); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

(In addition to specific sources in this section, please see "General Reference Sources" above and "Resources Available via the World Wide Web" below.)

Ancient Roman Writers
Volume 211 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1999); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

The Cambridge History of Italian Literature
(New York: Cambridge, 1996); (LC RH) Ref PQ4038.C35

Dictionary of Italian Literature
(Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1996); (LC) Ref PQ4006.D45

The Italian American Heritage: A Companion to Literature and Arts
(New York: Garland, 1999); (LC RH) E 184.I8  I675 1999

Italian Novelists Since World War II, 1945-1965
Volume 177 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1997); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Italian Novelists Since World War II, 1965-1995
Volume 196 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1999); (LC RH) RefPS2.D5

The New Century Italian Renaissance Encyclopedia
(New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1972); (LC RH) Ref DG537.8 .A1 N48

The Oxford Book of Italian Verse, XIIIth Century-XIXth Century
(Oxford: Clarendon, 1925); (RH) PQ4208.08 1925

The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
(New York: Oxford, 1989); (LC RH) Ref DE5.H3 1989

Twentieth-Century Italian Poets (First Series)
Volume 114 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1992); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Twentieth-Century Italian Poets (Second Series)
Volume 128 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1993); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

(In addition to specific sources in this section, please see "General Reference Sources" above and "Resources Available via the World Wide Web" below.)

The Afro-Spanish American Author: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism
(New York: Garland, 1980); (LC) PQ7081.A1 J3

Cambridge History of Latin American Literature
(New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996); (LC RH) Ref PQ7081.A1 C35 1996

Chicano Writers (First Series)
Volume 82 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1989); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Chicano Writers (Second Series)
Volume 122 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1992); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Chicano Writers (Third Series)
Volume 209 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1999); (LC RH) RefPS2.D5

Diccionario de la Lengua Espanola (Real Academia Espanola)
(Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 2000); (LC) Ref PC4625.A3 2000

Diccionario de Literatura Espanola
(Madrid: Revista de Occidente, 1964); (RH) Ref PQ6006.D5 1964

Diccionario de Literatura Espanola e Hispanoamericana
(Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1993); (LC) Ref PQ6006.D513 1993

Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
(London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997); (LC RH) RefPQ7081.A1 E56 1997

Guide to Reference Works for the Study of the Spanish Language and
Literature and Spanish American Literature
(New York: Modern Language Association, 1987); (LC RH) Ref PQ6002.W64 1987

Handbook of Latin American Studies
(Gainesville, University of Florida, 1935- ); (LC RH) Ref F2201.H3

HAPI, Hispanic American Periodicals Index
(Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center Publications, 1970/74- ); (RH) Ref F1401.H16

Hispanic Literature Criticism
(Detroit: Gale, 1994); (RH) Ref PQ7081.A1 H573 (Vols 1,2)

Latin American Writers
(New York: Scribner, 1989); (LC RH) Ref PQ7081.A1 L37 1989

Literatura Chicana, 1965-1995: An Anthology in Spanish, English, and Calo
(New York: Garland, 1997); (RH) PS508.M4 L58 1997

Literatura Hispanoamericana: Una Anatologia
(New York: Garland, 1994); (RH) PQ7083.L57 1994

Modern Latin-American Fiction Writers
Volumes 113 and 145 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1992, 1994); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Modern Latin American Literature
(New York: Ungar, 1975); (LC RH) Ref PQ7081.F62 1975

Modern Spanish and Portuguese Literatures
(New York: Ungar, 1988); (LC RH) Ref PQ6072.M57 1988

The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature
(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978); (LC RH) Ref PQ6006.09

Reference Index to Twelve Thousand Spanish American Authors: A Guide to the
Literature of Spanish America
(New York: B. Franklin, 1970); (LC RH) Ref PQ7080.G7 1970

Revista Interamericana de Bibliografia (Inter-American Review of
Bibliography: Journal of Humanistic Studies)
(Washington: Division of Philosophy and Letters, Department of Cultural Affairs, 1972- );
(RH Microforms, Film #1283; 1972- present)

A Sourcebook for Hispanic Literature and Language: A Selected, Annotated
Guide to Spanish, Spanish-American, and Chicano Bibliography,Literature, Linguistics, Journals, and Other Source Materials
(Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1983); (RH) Ref PQ6002.B58 1983

Spanish Literature, 1500-1700: A Bibliography of Golden Age Studies inSpanish and English, 1925-1980 (Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1984); (RH) Ref PQ6064.A1 M6 1984

Twentieth-Century Caribbean and Black African Writers
Volumes 117, 125, and 157 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1992, 1993, 1996); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Twentieth-Century Spanish Poets (First Series)
Volume 108 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1991); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Twentieth-Century Spanish Poets (Second Series)
Volume 134 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
(Detroit: Gale, 1994); (LC RH) Ref PS2.D5

Electronic Text Collections in Western European Literature - Made available by the Western European Specialists Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, this site includes Internet sources for literary texts in Western European languages other than English;

Internet Public Library -"Gateway" to many sites that pertain to language and literature; although access to "online literary criticism" is almost exclusively tied to English-language authors and their works, there are other areas of the library that will serve those interested in foreign language quite well (i.e., "Literary Resources on the Web," "LitLinks: Literary Links on the Web," "Labyrinth: A World-Wide Web Server for Medieval Studies," etc.);

Language Links - Exhaustive coverage of all aspects of history, culture, language, etc.; in addition to information pertaining to Western European languages and culture (everything from recipes, to "virtual visits" to museums and cities, to links to newspapers and magazines available on the Web, to self-testing charts for verb conjugation, to library catalogs), there is also access to resources devoted to languages from Asia, Africa, and the rest of the world;

Literary Calendar - A cross between a serious reference tool and a tempting distraction for those interested in "this day in history" literary references through the ages, this website is an imaginative means of getting information by way of any given day on the calendar.  Hyperlinks are generously scattered throughout, making jumps from basic information (i.e., first installment of Madame Bovary was published on October 1, 1856) to the more specific (linking the date of publication to biographical sketches or sites related to works);

Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database (Hippocrates Project, New York University School of Medicine) - An appealing database for researchers seeking the intersection of literature and medicine.  The database allows for searching by keyword (as it might appear in the text of any given selection), by author, title, genre, era, or annotator.  The keywords "Mann and Aging," for example, reveal "hits" on several pertinent entries.  A brief discussion of Thomas Mann's The Black Swan is the first summary presented; included are subject keywords (i.e., Adolescence, Aging, Body Self-Image, Cancer, Childbirth, Death and Dying, etc.), which could be used as links to summaries of other literary works that concern these same themes;

Poem Finder - Called "the ultimate poetry finder on the Web"; site offers searches by title, by word, by author, and by subject; full text of poems is available, as well as references to collections in which the poems are published; (also via LIBRARY DATABASE MENU);

The Virtual Classroom Glossary of Literary Terms - A list of literary terms found in the virtual classroom of the Cambridge English Faculty; also included is a list of grammatical terms; definitions tend to be very concise;

Web of On-Line Dictionaries - Made available via Bucknell University, this compilation of  Internet dictionaries allows access to more than 800 dictionaries in some 600 languages;

World Language Pages - Presented by William Haworth (John Moores University, UK), these pages function as a gateway to a vast array of links on the Web; although most of this information can be found by using other points of access, the site serves as a practical way to "Search by Language" (and then by topic associated with a particular language--be it text from newspapers/journals, explanation of grammar, descriptions of countries/provinces/cities, etc.), by "Pedagogical Considerations," "Methodological Considerations," and by "Technical Considerations"; the site features limited access to "full-text" literary works;
 

Allan Halpern, Reference Librarian
Fordham University at Lincoln Center