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Books Selected Reference Books in Butler Library:
An alphabetically organized guide to African literature, either written in English or translated into English. Ref PR 9340 .C65 2000 Cyclopedia of Literary Characters Arranged alphabetically by title of literary work, this five-volume set has a character index in the last volume. Ref PN44 .M3 1998 A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory Brief entries describing and defining international literary terms that are in common use in English. Ref PN 41 .C83 1998 Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature Contains entries for authors, titles, national literatures, themes, and motifs in literature and folklore worldwide. Ref PN41 .E48 1998 Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature English language overview articles on writers, works, genres, themes, and literary movements. It covers authors writing in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and native languages such as Nahuatl and Quechua. Ref PQ7081 .A1 E56 1997 Encyclopedia of Literary Critics and Criticism A guide to literary theory and criticism in Western languages with some entries on non-Western traditions. Ref PN 86 .E63 1999 Encyclopedia of the Novel International exploration of the novel arranged alphabetically by author and type of novel. Ref PN41 .E487 1998 European Writers Primarily long articles devoted to a single author with some articles devoted to the genre, movement, or convention. The alphabetical index is the key to its use. Ref PN501 .E9 1983 Great Foreign Language Writers Alphabetical list of world authors giving biographies, lists of publications, bibliographies of critical works, etc. Ref PN524 .G74 1984 Guide to Eastern Literatures Arranged by country or ethnic group in Asia, this guide discusses individual writers with descriptions of the literature of each. Ref PJ307 .L3 Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature Brief entries on authors, works, genres, literary movements, folklore, prizes. Ref PN41 .M42 1995 Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature A general reference to Canadian authors writing in French or English, including Caribbean-Canadian and Native Canadian writers. Oxford companions to other literatures are also available. Ref PR 9180.2 .O94 1997 Reference Guide to Russian Literature A guide to the main writers of Russian literature and to their best-known works. Provides a chronology of Russian history, a general reading list, bibliographies, and essays on Old Russian literature, pre-Revolutionary Russian theater, 18th century Russian literature, etc. Ref PG2940 .R44 1998
Articles
Index of articles written in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English from Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences, humanities, science, and technology (mid-1970s - present). Internet Public Library: Newspapers From Around the World Listed geographically. Kidon Media Link A directory of newspapers and other news sources arranged by country offering information in various formats with links to the news source. MIT Foreign Language News and Newspapers Electronic journals, newspapers, and magazines are available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. News and Newspapers Online Provides access to hundreds of newspapers from all over the world and in many languages. Spanish Newspapers on the Web Provides information about Spanish language newspapers and direct links to most of them.
Spanish language publications produced by ethnic Americans. Informe Searchable database of full-text articles from Spanish language and bilingual periodicals. LexisNexis AcademicLexisNexis Academic News, business, legal, and reference information from periodicals, wire service reports, news broadcasts, and more. Literature Criticism Online Biographical and critical analysis of literary figures and their writings from all time periods. Literature Resource Center Biographical, bibliographical, and critical analysis of literary figures and their writings from all time periods. MLA International Bibliography Modern Language Association database of journal articles, books, and more pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore (1926 - present). Project Muse Searchable full-text of articles in some 100 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Web Sites
Links to online Italian texts. Bibliothèque nationale de France Includes millions of pages of text and thousands of images online from the national library of France. German Studies Trails on the Web Includes links to German language search engines and subject trees, helping users locate Web pages on aspects of German culture and life. HAPAX: French Resources on the Web A gateway to French Web resources from Sweet Briar College. Click on Literary Criticism and Theory, Literature (E-Texts), or Literature Databases. Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism Contains critical and biographical Web sites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period. Voice of the Shuttle: Literatures (Other Than English) Links to many sites related to non-English literatures. WESS Web: Western European Studies Section Links selected by librarians to sources of information about Western Europe, including literature.
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