3. Bibliographies and Bibliographical Guides
Listed here in the first section are general sources covering more than one century. The second section focuses on women writers. Bio-bibliographies containing substantial bibliographical information are listed here. For detailed bibliographies on individual countries, see guides such as Bleznick, Woodbridge or Foster's Manual of Hispanic Bibliography (in this section).
All time periods
African, Caribbean, and Latin-American writers / selected by Bernth Lindfors and Ann González. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000.
Widener: WID-LC PN451 .C64 1999x vol. 3
Comprehensive bio-bibliographical articles, reprinted or updated from the Dictionary of Literary Biography. Covers selected Spanish Caribbean and Latin American writers. (Vol. 3 in the Concise Dictionary of World Literary Bibliography series).
Anderson, Robert Roland. Spanish American modernism: a selected bibliography. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1970.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 A53 x, 1970a
Balderston, Daniel. The Latin American short story: an annotated guide to anthologies and criticism. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.Covers 18 authors of the period, with selected books, articles and pamphlets. Excludes book reviews.
Widener: RR3215.5
A guide to anthologies, criticism with over 1300 works listed. General sources and sources listed by country.
Bleznick, Donald William. A sourcebook for Hispanic literature and language: selected, annotated guide to Spanish, Spanish-American, and United States Hispanic bibliography, literature, linguistics, journals, and other source materials. 3rd ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1995.
Widener: RR 3199.1
A detailed bibliographical guide to a range of sources, including general guides, bibliographies of literature for Spain, Spanish America as a whole, and for individual countries, and literary bio-bibliographies, dictionaries and encyclopedias. An excellent listing of literary histories is here, along with Chicano and Cuban sources, books on metrics, bibliographies of literature in translation and linguistics sources. Scholarly periodicals, libraries, guides to dissertations and other reference tools are also present. Anthologies have been omitted from this edition.
Coll, Edna. Indice informativo de la novela hispanoamericana. 1. ed. [Río Piedras]: Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1974-
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.3 .C65 1974
Short biographical entries and summaries of prominent literary works. Other works listed but not annotated. Each entry ends with "Bibliografía pasiva." In five volumes: 1. Las Antillas. 2. Centroamerica. 3. Venezuela. 4. Colombia. 5. Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru.
Flores, Angel. Bibliografía de escritores hispanoamericanos, 1609-1974 = A bibliography of Spanish-American writers. New York: Gordian Press, 1975.
Widener: WID-LC Z1609.L7 F55
Alphabetical arrangement of authors' editions, references in bio-bibliographies, selected critical works and anthologies as applicable.
Forster, Merlin H. Vanguardism in Latin American literature: an annotated bibliographical guide / compiled by Merlin H. Forster and K. David Jackson, with the collaboration of Margo Milleret and John F. Day. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 F67 1990x
An annotated guide to primary materials for the period 1920-1935 and secondary materials since 1935. General and National citation lists related to major figures, groups, individual works and literary journals.
Foster, David William. Manual of Hispanic bibliography / compiled by David William Foster, Virginia Ramos Foster. 2d ed., rev. and expanded. New York: Garland Pub., 1977.
Widener: RR3191.6
Covers Spanish and Spanish American literature. Comprehensive bibliographic guide to general bibliographies, bibliographies of Spanish literature, bibliographies of Spanish American literature and national bibliographies by country. Excellent source for period bibliographies, guides to libraries and special collection and periodicals; some sources on dissertations.
Foster, David William. The 20th-century Spanish-American novel: a bibliographic guide. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1975.
Widener: RR 3212.13
Bibliographies and periodical indexes, basic monographs and bibliographies for 56 authors. Not annotated.
Goslinga, Marian. Caribbean literature: a bibliography. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1998.
Widener: RR 3231.5
Covers Spanish-, English-. French- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries. A reference tool including bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies, history and criticism and separate listings for sources by author.
Handbook of Latin American literature / compiled by David William Foster. New York: Garland Pub., 1987.
Widener: RR3212.9
Lamont: REF.ROOM PQ7081.A1 H36 1987
General works followed by chapters on the literatures of various countries: long survey articles with bibliographies appended to each article.
Jackson, Richard L. The Afro-Spanish American author: an annotated bibliography of criticism . New York: Garland Pub., 1980.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 J32 x
Jackson, Richard L. The Afro-Spanish American author II: the 1980s: an annotated bibliography of recent criticism. West Cornwall, CT: Locust Hill Press, 1989.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 J33 1989x
Covers three literary periods: Early literature, 1821-1921; Major period ; Contemporary authors, 1950- . Annotated bibliographical entries including "literary criticism produced by black and non-black critics both inside and outside Spanish America." General bibliography, general studies and anthologies and authors and criticism.
Lyday, Leon F. A bibliography of Latin American theater criticism,
1940-1974 / by Leon F. Lyday and George W. Woodyard. Austin:
Institute of Latin American Studies,
University of Texas at Austin, 1976.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7082.D7 Z995 x 1976
Theatre Collection: TS 70. 45
Criticism in books and periodicals. Some brief annotations with reviews noted.
Modern Latin-American fiction writers. First series
/ edited by William Luis. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992. (Dictionary
of literary biography; v. 113)
Widener: RR 3129.5 vol. 113
Lamont: REF.ROOM PN451 .D5 1978x v.113
Modern Latin-American fiction writers. Second series
/ edited by William Luis and Ann González. Detroit : Gale Research,
1994. (Dictionary of literary biography; v.145)
Widener: RR 3129.5 vol. 145
Lamont: REF.ROOM PN451.D5 1978x v.145
Companion volumes in the Dictionary of Literary Biography series. Comprehensive articles include biography, critical commentary and bibliography of primary and secondary works, accompanied by drawings, photographs, paintings and copies of manuscript pages. If known, papers' repositories are noted.
Modern Spanish American poets. First series / edited by María A. Salgado. Detroit: Gale, 2003. (Dictionary of literary biography, v. 283)
Widener: RR 3129.5 vol. 283
Modern Spanish American poets. Second series / edited by María A. Salgado. Detroit, MI: Gale Group, 2003. (Dictionary of literary biography; v. 290)
Widener: RR 3129.5 vol. 290
Also part of the DLB series, described above.
Rela, Walter. A bibliographical guide to Spanish American literature: twentieth-century sources. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
Widener: RR 3216.7
General sources and bibliographies, dictionaries, history and criticism, anthologies arranged in country chapters.
Sefamí, Jacobo. Contemporary Spanish American poets: a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
Widener: RR3213.8
A bibliography of poets born between 1910-1950, including primary and secondary sources (bibliographies, essays, reviews, interviews). Chronology of poets.
Toro, Fernando de. Bibliografía del teatro hispanoamericano contemporáneo (1900-1980) / Fernando de Toro, Peter Roster. Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Klaus Dieter Vervuert, 1985.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7082.D7 Z997 1985x
Two-volume work: 1. Obras originales. 2. Critica. Comprehensive source. An effort to fill bibliographical lacunae in the following periods: "1900-1940 (plays and criticism); 1940-1970 (mainly plays) and 1970-1980 (plays and criticism)." Previously clandestine material is included. Brazilian, Haitian and Chicano theater are not covered. Not annotated or indexed.
Wentzlaff-Eggebert, Harald. Las literaturas hispánicas de vanguardia: orientación bibliográfica. Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert Verlag, 1991.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 W46 1991x
Covers both Spanish and Spanish American vanguardism. General materials on European vanguardism (especially from France) are listed first. The sections on Spain and Spanish America are divided into several categories: general sources, poetry, prose, theater, journals, literary groups and authors. A detailed explanation of the differences between this text and Forster, Vanguardism in Latin American Literature (listed above in this guide) is found in the Preface. Catalan, Portuguese and Brazilian vanguardism are not treated in this volume.
Woodbridge, Hensley Charles. Guide to reference works for the
study of the Spanish language and literature and Spanish American literature.
2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1997.
Widener: RR 3191.69
An annotated bibliography of both literature and language covering Spanish of Spain and American Spanish, Spanish Literature of Europe and Spanish literature of the Western Hemisphere. Each section includes current bibliographies, surveys, general bibliography, genres and other categories (literary movements, special forms, etc.) where applicable to the literary period covered. Listing of national bibliographies.
The Year's work in modern language studies.
1- 1929/1930-
London: Modern Humanities Research Association.
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). Latin American Studies has sections on Spanish-American Literature: The Colonial Period and on Nineteenth Century and Twentieth Century Literature. General works and works on individual authors, topics, genres included.
Zubatsky, David S. Latin American literary authors: an annotated
guide to bibliographies. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press,
1986.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 Z83 x, 1986
Presents bibliographies in books, journal articles, festschriften, dissertations for Latin American authors (Brazil included). Additional sources section arranged by country. Not indexed.
Women writers
Cortina, Lynn Ellen Rice. Spanish-American women writers: a bibliographical research checklist. New York: Garland Pub., 1983.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 C67 x 1983
A preliminary research guide including biographical details and a checklist format of bibliographical entries related to each author (arranged by country).
Cypess, Sandra Messinger. Women authors of modern Hispanic South America: a bibliography of literary criticism and interpretation / Sandra Messinger Cypess, David R. Kohut, Rachelle Moore. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1989.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 C96 1989x
General studies and author studies (books, articles, conference proceedings, essays, dissertations) arranged by country. Covers "major and minor authors active from the turn of the century to the present" from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay. Checklist format with no annotations.
Latin American women dramatists: theater, texts, and theories / edited by Catherine Larson and Margarita Vargas. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7082.D7 L38 1998
A collection of essays, but includes excellent bibliographies and bibliographical information in notes. Treats four principal themes: Theatrical self-consciousness, Politics (Personal as Political and National Politics), History and Feminist Positions.
Spanish American women writers: a bio-bibliographical source book / edited by Diane E. Marting. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 S63 1990x
Women writers of Spanish America : an annotated bio-bibliographical guide / edited by Diane E. Marting. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987.
Widener: WID-LC PQ7081.Z99 W66 x 1987
Companion works by Marting, who composed Women writers as a source for lists and brief reviews of major literary works. Spanish American women writers emphasizes biography, themes and criticism of authors' works.
Finding Author Bibliographies
In addition to consulting the sources above, you may use HOLLIS and the MLA International Bibliography to locate individual author bibliographies.
- In HOLLIS,
use a "Subject keywords" search on the author and bibliography,
e.g. Subject keywords: sarmiento and bibliography,
to retrieve works which are entirely devoted to listings of primary
and secondary sources or works which contain substantial bibliographical
information (such as exhibition catalogs).
- To search for bibliographies that appeared as book chapters or as journal articles, you may also use the MLA International Bibliography. Use a keyword search for the author's name and bibliography, e.g. dario and bibliography.
