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"A world of disorderly notions, picked out of his books, crowded into his imagination"
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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 Spanish Dictionary
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Publication Date: 2005Unabridged bilingual Spanish/English dictionary available online through Credo Reference. -
Diccionario Crítico Etimológico Castellano e Hispánico
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Call Number: REF 462.03 C822dPublication Date: 1991In Spanish. Etymological dictionary showing the development of the Spanish language over time.
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 Cambridge companion to modern Latin American culture
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Call Number: 980.03 C178 2004Publication Date: 2004An introduction to the history, politics, art and literature of modern Latin America. -
Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture byCall Number: REF 980.003 E56 1996Publication Date: 1996This 5-volume set contains nearly 5,300 separate articles. Most topics appear in English alphabetical order.
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Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
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Call Number: REF 946.082 E56 1999Publication Date: 1999Also available as an ebook on the ebrary platform. Some 750 alphabetically arranged entries provide insights into the cultural and political developments within Spain, including the cultures of Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque country. Coverage spans from the end of the Civil War in 1939 to the present day, with emphasis on the changes made since the demise of the Franco distatorship in 1975. -
Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean literature, 1900-2003
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Publication Date: 2004The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 draws together entries on all aspects of literature including authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools and movements in these regions from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. Available online through Credo Reference. -
Concise encyclopedia of Latin American literature
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Publication Date: 2000Entries on topics and countries; entries on the leading writers in Latin America from colonial times to the present; and detailed articles on important works in this literature. Available online through Credo Reference. -
Encyclopedia of Latin American literature
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Call Number: REF 860.0998 E56 1997Publication Date: 1997A comprehensive, encyclopedic guide to the authors, works, and topics crucial to the literature of Central and South America and the Caribbean, the Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature includes some 500 entries written by experts in the field of Latin American studies. Bibliography following each entry includes information about work in translation; numerous lesser-known writers and countries are covered well; long thematic entries discuss such individual topics. -
The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature byCall Number: REF 860.3 O98Publication Date: 1978A single volume work with brief alphabetical entries on authors, specific works, scholars, and terms related to the history and literature of the persons and eras described.
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The Cambridge history of Latin American literature
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Call Number: REF 860.98 C178 1996Publication Date: 1996A 3 volume set with lengthy essays on larger themes and genres within Latin American literature. Volume one covers the pre-Columbian era through the mid-19th century, volume two covers the late 19th century through 1990, and volume three covers Brazilian literature of all periods and also contains extensive bibliographies for entries from all three volumes. -
Latin American Writers byCall Number: REF 860.998 L357Publication Date: 19893-volume set. Contains longer essays on 175 writers from Bartolome de las Casas through Reinaldo Arenas with bibliographies of selected works, as well as a historical chronology and overview essays on the history of literature in Latin America, both Spanish and Portuguese.
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Diccionario de Literatura Española byCall Number: REF 860 D545e4Publication Date: 1964In Spanish. Dictionary with brief entries on authors from Spain and Latin America as well as major characters, themes and movements.
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