Check out the Course Reserves.

Dictionary of Literary Biography (sample entry: "Borges, Jorge Luis".)

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The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature. PQ7081.A1 C35 1996

The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel. / edited by Efraín Kristal.
PE1479.C7 M49 1995

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture.

A. Use Library Catalogs to find books

1. Tufts Libraries Catalog

2. WorldCat (beyond Tufts)

B. Searches & Results

(note the search pattern; modify to your own needs)

Literary Writers

Borges, Jorge Luis (subject browse)

Carpentier, Alejo.

Felisberto Hernández (keyword search)

Juan Rulfo

Silvina Ocampo

 

García Márquez, Gabriel (subject browse)
-- Bibliography
-- Cien Años De Soledad.
-- Criticism and interpretation
-- Interviews.

History and Criticism

magic realism (literature)

 

in the Contexts of:

Fantasy fiction, Latin American

 

Latin American fiction

 

Cuban literature (a country)

 

Latin American literature

Keyword searches on writers are likely to find literary anthologies. For example:

The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories. / edited by Carlos Fuentes and Julio Ortega. (PQ7087.E5 V56 2000)

**Introductory texts in anthologies provide overviews and surveys of an author and his/her works, a literary era, literary style, and so on so forth. The explanatory footnotes enhance an understanding of the works in terms of contemporary culture and literary traditions in which the authors lived and wrote. Hence, the historical significance of the works.

 

Path of Discovery in the Catalog

1. Find a title/author (assigned readings/Course Reserves);

2. Note the descriptive language of the Catalog record.

3. Use that language in further searches

 

e.g. Click on subject/author in the record to see further results and related topics.

 

Title	The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel / edited by Efraín Kristal.
Publisher	Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Subject	Latin American fiction -- History and criticism.
Added Author	Kristal, Efraín, 1959-

A. Use Subject Databases to find Journal Articles:

1 & 2. JSTOR and Project Muse

JSTOR is a favorite with its full texts in core journals of all disciplines. Project Muse does not include exactly the same JSTOR journals, but it has more recent and current articles on many topics.

 

Expand your search into more databases and from various perspectives

3. Academic OneFile
All subjects; a Quick Start.

 

4. Literature (MLA) and Latin American Studies

 

 

5. When use GoogleScholar, set your Library Links to access Tufts full texts.

B. Finding Full Texts

1. Click on the button in your search results screen to a window of three sequential options:

a. link to the digital full text when available;

b. link to a Library Catalog search for the print journal;

c. link to ILliad for requesting the article when the above two options are negative.

2. Search for a journal directly here:

a. Tufts Library Catalog (including e-journals)

b. Electronic journals list

c. Use ILliad to request your article, if Tufts does not have your journal.

C. Request Articles/Books

Set up for your ILliad account

Use ILLiad, our Interlibrary Loan Service, to request articles, books and other materials that are not available at Tufts.

A Short Guide to Writing about Literature by Sylvan Barnet. Ref: PE1479.C7 B3

Writing about Literature (handout from Writing Center at UNC.)

MLA Style (for citing sources)