| Critical Biographies |
| Poetry Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of the Most Significant and Widely Studied Poets of World Literature.(Ref. PN1010 .P499) 79 vols. |
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Entries provide an introductory biographical sketch, an author portrait, a primary bibliography, annotated full text and excerpted criticism of the poets' works and sources for additional reading. When available, comments from the poets themselves are included. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. |
Dictionary of Literary Biography (online)
Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select (online)
Latin American writers (Ref. PQ7081.A1 L37 1989)
A reference guide to Latin American history (Ref. F1410 .R395 2000)
Terms and Concepts:
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (online) |
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| Cultural and Historical Backgrounds |
Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. (Ref. F1406 .E53 1996)
Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures. (Ref. F1406 .E515 2000)
The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. (Ref. F1406 .C36 1992) |
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| Literary Surveys |
| Poetry Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of the Most Significant and Widely Studied Poets of World Literature.(Ref. PN1010 .P499) 79 vols. |
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Entries provide an introductory biographical sketch, an author portrait, a primary bibliography, annotated full text and excerpted criticism of the poets' works and sources for additional reading. When available, comments from the poets themselves are included. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. |
The Cambridge history of Latin American literature. (Ref. PQ7081.A1 C35 1996)
The Cambridge companion to the Latin American novel. (Stacks: PQ7082.N7 C272 2005)
Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean literature, 1900-2003. (Ref. PQ7081.A1 E558 2004)
Encyclopedia of Latin American literature. (Ref. PQ7081.A1 E56 1997)
Modern Latin American literature. (Ref. PQ7081 .F63 1975)
Handbook of Latin American literature. (Ref. PQ7081.A1 H36 1992) |
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| Literary Criticism and Interpretation |
 Books |
- Tufts Library Catalog [http://library.tufts.edu/]
- WorldCat. [From the Tisch Library website, http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/, select Other Library Catalogs]
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| A Keyword search in the Library Catalog for books on the Spanish Civil War: |
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Among the many books, the following are good starting points:
- The Spanish Civil War: a very short introduction. DP269 .G6462 2005
- The Spanish Civil War: origins, course, and outcomes. DP269 .R66 2005
- The Spanish Civil War: a cultural and historical reader. DP269 .S627 1993
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| A Subject browse in the Library Catalog for books on the Spanish Civil War: |
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You should find books with the following focuses:
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Literature And The War.
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Personal Narratives.
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Poetry.
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Religious Aspects.
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Social Aspects.
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| A Subject Browse in the Catalog is a very effective way to research on a poet: |
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| There are 62 books and videos under 26 sub-topics about the poet, Pablo Neruda: |
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 Articles in scholarly journals (from the Tisch Library Homepage [http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/], select Databases and Articles.) |
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Other Relevant Databases |
- MLA International Bibliography 1963-
an international index to books and journals on the modern languages and literatures, including linguistics and folklore.
- JSTOR and Project Muse
These are two collections of electronic journals in many different disciplines. Project Muse offers more recent issues, while JSTOR has more earlier issues. There are some overlap of journals in the two collections.
Note: MLA is the most comprehensive and authoritative source for the literature of the discipline, and links directly to our electronic journals. JSTOR and Project Muse, while far from being as comprehensive, offers the advantages of an multidisciplinary coverage and full texts.
- PRISMA (an electronic journals collection)
PRISMA (Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas) provides full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities for the interdisciplinary academic study of Hispanic and Latin America, and the Caribbean Basin. It offers key titles indexed in the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) (see below).
- Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI). 1970-
Indexes more than 500 scholarly journals published throughout the Western world about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States.
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- Essay and General Literature Index 1985-
Cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays and other works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. More than 300 volumes and 20 annual or serial publications indexed annually. Focuses on humanities and social sciences literature.
- Historical Abstracts 1969-
Scholarly literature in European and world history from 1450 to the present. Does not include the United States and Canada.
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