TRAD 101: The French Speaking World
Library & Internet Resources
Fall 2003
The following is a selected list of resources. For further assistance,
please contact Verónica Reyes, reyesv@u.library.arizona.edu
I. Finding Background Information
Art and architecture in France, 1500 to 1700 [N6845 .B55 Main Ref.]
The Blackwell Companion to the Enlightenment. [CB411 B57 1991 Main Stacks]
Dictionary of the Renaissance. [CB361 S45 Main Ref.]
Dictionary of Literary Biography
This is a mult-volume set containing long biographical articles on major writers in all genres.
Encyclopedia Britannica [Online]
Click here for an overview of the development of French literature. (This link will only work if you are on campus. You can access the Encyclopedia Britannica by clicking on the title.)Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. [B802 E53 1996 Main Stacks]
European Writers. [PN501 E9 1983 Main Ref.]
This is a 14 vol. set. Volume 14 = Index; Vols. 1 &2 = The Middle Ages and the Renaissance; Vols. 3&4 = The Age of Reason & the Enlightenment.Grove's Dictionary of Art Online
The Grove Dictionary Online is a place to begin your research on general art topics.
Guide to French Literature: Beginnings to 1789. [PQ41 L48 1992 Main Ref.]
Guide to French Literature: 1789 to the Present.
This is a two volume set providing both brief and long articles on a variety of topics pertaining to French literature.
Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800. [PN86 L5 Main Ref.]
Present significant excerpts from the most noteworthy published criticism on authors of the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries.
The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French. [PQ41 N48 1995 Main Ref.]
Provides some lengthy articles on a variety of topics relating to French literature.The Renaissance: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. [CB361 R26 1979b Main Ref.]
II. Use the Library Catalog to find Books, Videos and more
1) Choose to search by Subject. A subject search will provide you with an
alphabetical listing of topics for this subject
- Renaissance France
- French Enlightenment
- Humanism
- Francis I
- New France Discovery and Exploration
- France History Revolution 1789 1799
TIP: If you are searching for books written about an author, do a Subject search. Use the author´s name as the subject. For example:
- Voltaire
- Montaigne, Michel De
- Sartre, Jean-Paul
III. Finding Articles
SEARCHING ELECTRONIC DATABASES
Indexes are what you use to find articles in journals, magazines and newspapers. Search these databases to find articles about specific authors, topics, literary movements, etc.TIP: Searching for articles in the indexes/databases is commonly a 2-step process:
1. Identify relevant articles (using databases). Sometimes the articles are available full-text from the database you're using (i.e., Academic Search Premier). If the article is not full-text go to step 2 and 3.
2. Determine if the Library owns the journal/magazine (searching under "journal title" on the Library's Catalogs of Books and more)
3. Sometimes, it's necessary to proceed with one more step. If the Library doesn't subscribe to the journal, you can request a copy through Interlibrary Loan (use Interlibrary Loan link from the UALibrary's homepage)Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
Academic Search Elite is a multi-disciplinary index and will, at the very least, get you started.
Includes articles from a variety of sources. Provides many full-text articles.FRANCIS
Art, humanities, religion, French language, history, social sciences and science · Abstracts of journal articlesLiterature Resource Center
Full-text and excerpted text. Bibliographical, biographical and critical reviews of authors and their works. Covers fiction
and nonfiction. Includes most of the information in the following print sources: Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of
Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Nineteenth-Century
Literature Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Shakespeare Criticism, Drama Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short
Story Criticism, and Literature Criticism 1400-1800Modern Languages Association Bibliography (MLA)
The premier database for citations to literary criticism. Includes references to articles from periodicals and books on literary criticism, linguistics, and folklore. (Access through Internet connection 1963-present).Sociological Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts articles and conference proceedings from sociological journals and sociological associations (1974-present).Other Suggested Databases
Art Abstracts
(Art Abstracts is the online version of the Art Index)
Broad coverage of over 300 arts journals. Includes coverage of museum bulletins, yearbooks, exhibition listings, competitions and awards. Coverage is from 1984 to date.ARTFL: Trésor de la langue française
Offers complete texts from the 17th-20th centuries in literature, philosophy, arts and sciences.Humanities Abstracts
Archaeology, art, classical studies, folklore, history, journalism, language and literature, drama, dance, music, political criticism, philosophy, religion · Abstracts of journal articles, book chapters
General Guidelines
The Library offers a variety of resources to help you with your research. For those of you who are not familiar with our system, the following links can be very useful:
- Subject Guide for French Studies . Lists and connects to the most important resources available. They are grouped in broad categories (i.e., articles, encyclopedias, biographies, web resources, statistical resources, etc.).
- Subject web page: Internet Resources for French Language and Literature web page. Links are grouped in general categories (i.e., gateways, texts, newspapers, etc.)
- The UA Library web page, is a gateway to:
- The Library Catalog . This link connects you to the Library's online catalog of books, journals, newspapers, videos, databases, etc. as well as to other library's catalogs.
- Article & Database Searching . These are electronic indexes. You can search for articles written in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.
- Reference Resources. Links to various reference sources available on the internet, including the Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
- Subject Guides: A collection of subject-specific pathfinders developed by UA librarians to assist specifically with your research (i.e., history, geography, chemistry, Africana studies, Latin American Studies, etc.).
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Updated by Verónica Reyes, November 2003.
If you have suggestions please email me at reyesv@u.library.arizona.edu