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Bibliographies

Baker, William and Kenneth Womack. Recent Work in Critical Theory 1989-95: an annotated bibliography. 1996. Greenwood Press. Divides into seven topics including "reader response and phenomenological criticism," "psychoanalytic criticism," and "semiotics, narratology and rhetoric." Located on the third floor of Allen South. (Z 6514 C97 R36)

F. Baldensperger and W.P. Friederich. Bibliography of Comparative Literature. 1950. University of North Carolina Studies in Comparative Literature. Vast enumerative bibliography divided into four "books." Subdivisions include motifs, country, literary history, and individual authors. Also issued in 1960. Located in Suzzallo reference. (Z 6514. C7 B3)

Betz, Louis-Paul. La Litterature Comparee, Essai Bibliographique Orginally published in 1904. Reprint 1969 by First Greenwood Reprinting, New York. Early twentieth century bibliography enumerates continental literature. Emphasizes reciprocity and difference among national literatures. Located in Suzzallo reference. (Z 6514.C7 B6 1904a)

Dyserinck, Hugo and Fischer, Manfred S. Internationale Bibliographie zu Geschichte und Theorie der Komparatistik. 1985. Published by Hiersemann - Verlag, Stuttgart. Enumerative bibliography arranged chronologically has much narrower focus than Baldensperger & Friederich. Contains author and subject index. Covers international books and serials. Located in Suzzallo reference. (Z6514.C7 I6 1985)

Gibbs, Donald A. A Bibliography of Studies and Translations of modern Chinese Literature, 1918-1942. 1975. Harvard Univerisity Press. Located in East Asia Library of Congress, East Asia Library Reference, and on the 3rd floor of Allen Library South. (Z3108.L5 G52)

Keill, Norman. Psychoanalysis, Psychology, and Literature: a Bibliography. 1982. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Resource includes two main volumes, a separate title, author, and subject index and a supplement for 1990. Located in Suzzallo reference. (Z6514 P78 K53 1982)

Lawson, Alan [et al]. Post-colonial Literatures in English: general, theoretical, and comparative, 1970-1993. 1997. Published by Prentice Hall International. Located in Suzzallo General Stacks. (Z2000.9 P67 1997)

Rela, Walter. A Bibliographical Guide to Spanish American Literature: Twentieth Century Sources. 1988. Greenwood Press. Annotates resources published from 1945 forward. Organized by genre and then by country of origin (e.g. History and Criticism of Chile). Preface cites earlier significant bibliographies. Located in Suzzallo Reference. (Z1609.L7 R438 1988)

Thompson, George A., Jr. Key Sources in Comparative and World Literature - An Annotated Guide to Reference Materials. 1982. Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. Pages 266 to 305 are particularly helpful for bibliographic materials for non-European literatures. Good introductory resource. Located in Suzzallo reference. (Z 6511 T47 1982)

Williams, Mark. Post-colonial Literatures in English: Southeast Asia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, 1970-1992. 1996. Published by G.K. Hall. Located on the 3rd floor of Allen south. (Z3009.L58 W55 1996)

Professional Organizations

American Comparative Literature Association
Home page of scholarly society provides information on meetings, conferences, job opportunities, and related directories.

British Comparative Literature Association
Home page offers links to on-line publications, to departments of comparative literature around the world by country, and to upcoming conferences.

International Comparative Literature Association
Home page supplies members with administrative and historical information, links to publications.

Modern Language Association
Home page offers information on membership, publications, employment, and its style guide.

PEN
Home page of American chapter of Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Editors, and Novelists, an international organization advocating literary causes.

Review Journals

Critique, revue generale des publications francaises et etrangeres. Monthly review journal. Maurice Blanchot, Georges Bataille, Jacques Derrida are among former and current editors. Located in Suzzallo Periodicals, 3rd floor. (805 CRI).

Revue de literature comparee (RLC) Comptes rendus Offers selected analytical reviews of books. Provides abstracts, and cumulative lists at the end of each issue. In French, issued quarterly. Located in Suzzallo Periodicals, 3rd floor. (805 RE)

World Literature Today Quarterly review journal published by the University of Oklahoma. Contains articles and reviews of literature ranging from Italian to Finno-Ugric & Baltic languages. In English. Located in Suzzallo Periodicals, 3rd floor. (Z1007.B7172)

Year's Work in English Studies Gives a narrative bibliography of notable articles and books in English and American literature. Located on Shelf 19, Suzzallo Reference.

Year's Work in Modern Language StudiesThis product has a similar arrangement to the Year's Work in English Studies. It organizes its bibliography according to families of languages (e.g. Romance, Slovak). Unfortunately, it offers limited coverage of Russian, Eastern, Near-Eastern materials. Located in Suzzallo Reference. (PB1 .Y45)

Yearbook of Comparative and General Literature Reviews books, offers specialized bibliographies, stresses "theoretically informed research in literary studies with a comparative, intercultural, or interdisciplinary focus." Located in Suzzallo Reference. (PN 851 44)

Translation Aids & Handbooks

Babelfish
Translates English into German, French, Italian, and Portuguese and vice versa. Named after a creature from Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Alta Vista's service offers both entertaining and practical results.

   A Glossary of Literary Terms and a Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Two reference sources in one: a style guide and a glossary.

Language Dictionaries and Translators
Offers comprehensive language links, including dictionaries for 97 languages, software, and chat sites.

Print Dictionaries
Call numbers for foreign language dictionaries located in Suzzallo reference.

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Last modified: Monday December 20, 2004 (pearson)