6. Comparative Literature Sources
A listing of Literature Surveys, Subject Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Bibliographies and Selected Journals (print and online).
Subject Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bassnett, Susan. Comparative literature: a critical introduction. Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Mass., USA: Blackwell, 1993.
Widener: WID-LC PN865 .B37 1993
Dictionnaire historique, thématique et technique des littératures: littératures française et étrangères, anciennes et modernes / sous la direction de Jacques Demougin. Paris: Larousse, 1985-1986.
Widener: RR3005.71
Widener: Harvard Depository PN41 .D487 1985
Major reference work including academies, cenacles, salons and literary reviews, prizes and publishers.
Reference guide to world literature / editors, Sara Pendergast, Tom Pendergast.3rd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, 2003.
Widener: RR 3005.79
Complementing the St. James Reference Guides to American and British literatures, this two-volume work (1100 signed critical essays with bibliographies) surveys authors and literatures other than English. Vol. 1 is devoted to authors; vol. 2 covers their works and descriptions of work in critical studies.
Twentieth-century literary movements dictionary: 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 / Helene Henderson and Jay P. Pederson, editors. Detroit, Mich.: Omnigraphics, 2000.
Widener: RR 3001.7; Index: RR 3001.5
Lamont: REF.ROOM PN597 .T94 2000
Includes influential nineteenth century movements, such as realism, symbolism, naturalism. Some entries are extensive: Modernism, for example, has an overview and essays on the movement in each of about 20 countries.
Yearbook of comparative and general literature. [Bloomington] Indiana University.
Widener: WID-LC PN851 .Y4
Harvard-Yenching: (W) PN851 .Y4
Articles with occasional theme issue sections cover research in literary studies with a comparative or interdisciplinary basis, with commentary on both Western and non-Western literatures and cultures. Includes periodic specialized bibliographies, the Horst Frenz Prize essays, book reviews and books received.
Bibliographies
Baldensperger, Fernand. Bibliography of comparative literature. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1950.
Widener: RR 3003.2
Bibliographie der französischen Literaturwissenschaft. 1960-
Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann.
Widener: RR 3162.6 Latest five years
Widener: WID-LC Z2171 .B56 Earlier years
An extensive index of journal articles and book chapters, covering general works, works arranged by century, followed by Contemporary literature and French literature outside of France. Some overlap with the MLA International Bibliography; exhaustive and scholarly citations. Very small section on cinema.
See CLC:Web (description below) Library link (extensive listing of bibliographies).
Deutsches Schriftstellerlexikon, 1830-1880 / bearbeitet von Herbert Jacob; Redaktor, Marianne Jacob. Bd. 1 [A-B] 1995-
Berlin: Akademie Verlag.
Widener: WID-LC PT85 .J3 1995
This bibliography-in-progress continues coverage of German Literature where the Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen (see below) leaves off, up to 1880. However, volumes published to this point include only authors A-H.
Dictionary of literary biography. v. 1- 1978-
Detroit: Gale Research.
Widener: RR 3129.5
A major authoritative bio-bibliography, the DLB contains lengthy biography with critical commentary and bibliography of primary and secondary works of a wide range of writers, living and deceased. Some brief articles appear; for major figures, comprehensive pieces include biographical materials, references, the location of the author’s papers. Articles are accompanied by drawings, photographs, paintings and copies of manuscript pages. Use the index in the last volume of the series to find all authors (each volume contains a cumulative index).
The DLB is a currently published series and though the emphasis is on English and American literatures, volumes have been released for Spanish, German, French, Canadian, Caribbean, Russian, Italian, Latin American, Japanese, Australian, Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman literatures.
Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen. v. 1- 1975-
Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint.
Widener: RR 3322.5
A bibliography includes scholarly articles on German literature up to 1830. Provides biographical sketches for each author with detailed bibliographical sections listing primary sources (including many translations) as well as secondary sources.
Quellenlexikon zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte : Personal- und Einzelwerkbibliographien der internationalen Sekundaerliteratur 1945-1990 zur deutschen Literatur von den Anfaengen bis zur Gegenwart. Bd. 1 - 35/36; 1994-2003.
Duisburg : Verlag fuer Paedagogische Dokumentation,
Widener: RR 3322.4
This bibliography covers 45 years of international secondary literature on German literature and literary history.
Romanische Bibliographie [electronic resource] 2000-
Tübingen: M. Niemeyer Verlag.
Widener: CD-ROM RR 173 RBS (Consult Widener Reference for access to this title)
Romanische Bibliographie. 1876-
Tübingen: [s.n.]
Widener: Philol 375 1875-1883
Widener: Philol 375.3 1884-
Authoritative annual bibliography of books, articles and book chapters
in romance languages and literatures. Each year vol. 1 covers language
and linguistics and vol. 2 covers literature.
The Year's work in English studies. v. 1- 1919/1920-
London, Published for the English Association by Blackwell Publishers.
Widener: RR 3102.10 Latest year
Widener: 10477.20 Earlier years
Child Memorial: Ch M 994
Annual publication with bibliographical entries on significant work in
the fields of English Language and English literature and American literature,
by period. Final chapters on New Literatures and Bibliography and Textual
Criticism.
The Year's work in modern language studies. v. 1- 1929/1930-
London [etc.] Modern Humanities Research Association [etc.]
Widener: RR 3003.24 Latest five years
Widener: Philol 340.5.12 Earlier years
Annual publication with extensive bibliographical entries covering several language and literature families (Latin, Romance, Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic) for the year cited, unless otherwise indicated. Most literature sections are arranged by period. Citations include acta, festschiften, articles, books and collections. General works and works on individual authors, topics, genres included.
Selected Journals
Annali di Ca' Foscari: Rivista della Facoltà di lngue e letterature straniere dell'Università di Venezia. anno 24- 1985-
Padova: Editoriale Programma.
Widener: Philol 342.32
[Continues: Annali della Facoltà di lingue e letterature straniere
di Ca' Foscari. 1962-1984. Milano: U. Mursia, Widener: Philol 342.32]
The annual covers comparative literature, politics, criticism and philology. Articles appear in Italian, English, Spanish and occasionally other languages. Abstracts and keywords in English accompany each article.
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
"A peer-reviewed, full-text, and public-access journal of scholarship in comparative culture and literature published quarterly by Purdue University Press. CLCWeb publishes new work in a wide range of fields in comparative humanities including (comparative) literature and culture, literary and culture theory, audience studies, translation studies, (comparative) media and communication studies, feminist and gender studies, intercultural studies, postcolonial and ethnic minority studies, film and literature, etc. In addition, the journal maintains a Library with extensive bibliographies in a number of fields, course syllabi, lists with addresses of and links to journals (where available) in comparative culture and literature & media studies, an international directory of scholars in the field, a page for calls for papers, a moderated listserv with news, information, and calls for papers in the humanities and social sciences, links to other online resources, etc." --The Editor
Canadian review of comparative literature. Revue canadienne de littérature comparée. v. 1- winter 1974-
[Toronto] Published by University of Toronto Press for the Canadian Comparative Literature Association.
Widener: Philol 69.64; current issues in Periodicals Reading Room Stacks.
The journal encourages submissions that study literature from international and interdisciplinary perspectives and explore history of literarature, theory, methods of literary schools and other areas. Forum, Notes, Documents and Review Articles and Book Review sections. Articles in French, English, Spanish. Recent theme issues on "Deleuze, Guattari and the Philosophy of Expression" and "Narrative Channels."
The Comparatist. v. 1- 1977-
Fairfax, Va.: George Mason University.
Widener: WID-LC PN855 .C66
The journal of the Southern Comparative Literature Association, Comparatist publishes comparative work on literature and culture, literature and the arts. More recently, it has focused on the third world, Afro-Caribbean and Central European literary studies. The journal encourages and "interplay of intertextual and comparative methods, of theoretical-historical analysis and of critical interpretation. Reviews.
Comparatistica. v. 1- 1989-
Firenze: L.S. Olschki,
Widener: WID-LC PN851 .C593
Articles in Italian, French and English, this annual publication includes Saggi e note, rassegna, schedario.
Comparative literature. v. 1- winter 1949-
Eugene : University of Oregon.
Networked Resource Provides access to tables of contents and full text of articles from 1949, but excludes the most recent 5 years.
Widener: Philol 36.8; current issues in the Periodicals Reading Room.
Official journal of the American Comparative Literature Association, Comparative Literature publishes articles and review essays on literary theory and history on a quarterly basis. Book reviews.
Comparative literature studies. v. 1- 1964-
State College: Pennsylvania State University.
Networked Resource PN851 .C63 Provides access to tables of contents and full text from 2000.
Widener: Philol 36.6; current issues in Periodicals Reading Room Stacks.
This journal's essays explore the literatures of Africa, Europe, the Americas and East Asia and treat "movements, themes, forms, the history of ideas, relations between authors, foundations of criticism and theory.
Intertexts. v. 1- 1997-
Lubbock, Tex.: Texas Tech University Press.
Widener: WID-LC PN851 .I584x; current issues in Periodicals Reading Room Stacks
"Journal of comparative literature and theoretical reflection," Intertexts seeks articles that explore the relationships between literary, historical, theoretical, philosophical or social texts. One theme issue and one open issue published annually. A recent theme issue: "History, Technology and Identity after Foucault."
Germanistik. 1.- Jahrg.; Jan. 1960-
Tübingen, M. Niemeyer. Quarterly.
Widener: RR 3322.15 Latest three years; Widener: Harvard Depository Z2235.A2 G4
for earlier years
New comparison. v. 1- 1986-
Manchester: British Comparative Literature Association.
Widener: WID-LC PN851 .C65x
Continues: Comparison. v. 1- 14 (winter 1975-spring/summer 1984)
Coventry, Eng. Graduate School of Comparative Literature, University of Warwick
Widener: WID-LC PN851 .C65x
"A journal of comparative and general literary studies," New Comparison publishes articles, reviews and a diary of events and proceedings of conferences and symposia. Recent theme issues have included"Writing Lives," "German Biography" and "Legenda: Reading and Writing Myth."
Revista brasileira de literatura comparada. v. 1- março 1991-
Porto Alegre: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
Widener: WID-LC PN851 .R48
Official journal of the Associação Brasileira de Literatura Comparada (Abralic), articles on literary criticism and interpretation from an interdiciplinary perspective appear in this annual publication. Articles appear in Portuguese and English and occasionally other languages; some theme issues.
Revue de littérature comparée. v. 1- 1921-
Paris: Edouard Champion.
Widener: Philol 51; current issues in Periodicals Reading Room Stacks.
A long-established journal sponsored by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Centre National des Lettres with support from the Université de Rennes II, the Revue presents critical studies in French, English and German (with abstracts in French accompanying each article). Book reviews and "Revue des revues" section (tables of contents for major comparative literature journals published that year).
Testo. v. 1- 1980-
Pisa: Instituti Editoriali Poligrafici Internazionali.
Widener: WID-LC PN5 .T47x
"Studi di teoria e storia della letteratura e della cultura" Articles, note e recensioni, conference notices and books and serials received sections.