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Young Cosette sweeping: 1886 engraving for Victor Hugo's Les Misérables.
Key Databases for Background Research
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
A collection of digital reference titles. Content includes a wide range of general reference titles together with a large collection of subject-specific books.
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In Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Authoritative reference content merged with periodicals and multimedia. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.
Dictionaries
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Collins French Dictionary Plus
Publication Date: 2007Online version of a bilingual French-English dictionary. -
Le grand Robert de la langue française byCall Number: REF 443 R642g 2001Publication Date: 2001Comprehensive dictionary of the French language in six volumes.
Key Reference Works
The reference books and online resources listed below can be very helpful in getting started with a research project. These works provide an overview of unfamiliar topics, introduce key words and concepts associated with your topic, and often direct you toward more in-depth research. Books with a REF call number can be found in the Reference section on the first floor of the library.
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The new Oxford companion to literature in French
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Call Number: REF 840.3 N42 1995Publication Date: 1995Surveys literature in French from all over the world, identifying writers from many countries, intellectual and cultural movements, and literary and theatrical genres. -
Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture
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Publication Date: 1998Ebook available on the ebrary platform. An international team of scholars contribute over 700 entries on contemporary French culture that range from Art, Gender, Politics and Literature to Media and the Economy. -
French cinema : a student's guide
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Call Number: 791.430944 P889f 2002Publication Date: 2002This book, written by two leading scholars of French film, offers students an introduction to the history and theory of French cinema.
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