6. Literature Sources
Subject Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bassnett, Susan. Comparative literature: a critical introduction.
Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Mass., USA: Blackwell, 1993.
Widener: WID-LC PN865 .B37 1993
The Bloomsbury dictionary of English literature /
general editor: Marion Wynne-Davies. London: Bloomsbury, 1997.
Widener: WID-LC PR19 .B46 1997x
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.
The Oxford companion to English literature
/ edited by Margaret Drabble. 6th ed. Oxford [England]; New York: Oxford
University Press, 2000.
Widener: RR 3108.5
Andover-Harv. Theol: Ref. PR19 .O94 2000; Lamont: REF.ROOM PR19 .O94 2000
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 [etc.]
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
Bibliographie der französischen Literaturwissenschaft.
1960-
Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann.
Widener: RR 3162.6 Latest 5 years
Widener: WID-LC Z2171 .B56 Earlier years
An extensive and authoritative index for French literature. Includes of journal articles and book chapters on individual authors and other citations covering general works and works arranged by century. Contemporary literature and French literature outside of France are also covered. Very small section on cinema. Exhaustive and scholarly citations; some overlap with the MLA International Bibliography.
Dictionary of literary biography. v. 1- 1978-
Detroit: Gale Research.
Widener: RR 3129.5
A major authoritative bio-bibliography, the DLB contains lengthy biographical articles with critical commentary and bibliography of primary and secondary works for 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.
English literature: overview and bibliography /
E.R. Kostro, editor. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2002.
Widener: WID-LC PR19 .E54 2002
Harner, James L. Literary research guide: an annotated listing
of reference sources in English literary studies. 4th ed.
New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2002.
Widener: RR 3101.10.5
Child Memorial: Ch M 1001
Romanische Bibliographie [electronic resource]
2000-
Tübingen: M. Niemeyer Verlag.
Widener: CD-ROM RR 173 RBS
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
[etc.]
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, but 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.
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 literature, 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 five 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 1999.
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."
Germanic review. v. 1- Jan. 1926-
Washington [etc.] Heldref Publications [etc.]
Widener: Philol 535.10; current issues in Periodicals Reading Room
The Germanic Review features peer-reviewed articles on German literature and culture, plus several reviews of the latest books in the field. Recent articles concern Kafka, Grete Weil, Karl Krauss, Apelfeld, and Jewish writing in German.
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."
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).
The Year's work in English studies. v. 1- 1919/20-London, Published for the English Association by Blackwell Publishers.
Widener: RR 3102.10 Latest year
Child Memorial: Ch M 994