Romance Languages and Literatures

Subject librarian: Masha Sapp
Office hours: By appointment.
Email: msapp@wustl.edu
Phone: (314) 935-4820

MLA Bibliography (OCLC FirstSearch)

An index to literary, linguistic, and folklore scholarship published throughout the world. Indexes material published from 1926-present.
Backfiles available in print: 1921 to 1962, shelved in Olin, Level 1, Reference Indexes. Call Number: Ref Index Z7006 M64

Academic Search Premier (mostly 1975- ;some coverage prior to 1975)

Full-text. Journal index. Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database containing full text for more than 4,650 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,183 journals in the collection.

ARTFL (American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language)(U. of Chicago)

Contains over 2,000 texts ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing from the 16th to the 19th century. Also available are databases of French Women Writers, Provençal Poetry, the ARTFL Encyclopédie, Textes de Français Ancien (TFA), several dictionaries, and other sources.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index, via Web of Science (1988- )

A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. Indexes 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. Updated weekly.
Backfiles available in print: 1976-1985, shelved in Olin, Level B, Call Number: AI3 A63

Arts & Humanities Citation Index (OCLC) (1980- )

Same database as above, via FirstSearch. Please use this version ONLY if you require data from 1980-1987. Updated weekly.

Basque Database (U. of Nevada - Reno)(1994- )

"Provides access to information about Basque topics... Core journals are indexed completely while other journal articles appear in the database when they fit the scope of the database. Formats included are articles, books, chapters of edited books, dissertations, and other publications. Included are Basque-related videos and DVDs, musical recordings, maps, and other media." For pre-1994 information, see the Eusko Bibliographia, "produced by the Biblioteca Foral, the Regional Library of Vizcaya in the Basque Country."

Clase and Periódica (OCLC) (1975- )

CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. PERIÓDICA covers journals specializing in science and technology. Contains more than 400,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages.

Essay and General Literature Index (WilsonWeb)(1985- )(1 concurrent user allowed)

Citations to essays and articles contained in collections of essays and other works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Focuses on the humanities and the social sciences. Updated annually.
Backfiles available in print: 1900-June, 2000, shelved in Olin, Level 1, Reference Indexes. Call Number: Ref AI3 E752

Gale Literary Index

Indexes the various literary series of the Gale Research Company, allowing you to find which Gale literature series include entries on an author, and to search for the title of a literary work to see who wrote it and/or where it is discussed in Gale's literature criticism series. Note: The WUStL Libraries do not own all the series that are indexed, but we do have most of them. See the library catalog for the location of specific titles.

Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS Online) (Library of Congress)

Provides abstracts and complete bibliographic information for published materials about Latin America on a wide range of topics in the humanities and social sciences, including literature. HLAS Online has information about the handbook, and a link to the online version. Also available on CD-ROM covering 1936-1994 (Ask at the Olin Level 1 Help Desk), and in print, 1936 to date (shelved on Level B, Z1605 H23).

HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)(1970- )

Journal index. Article citations about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. Subjects covered are in the social sciences and the humanities.

IBZ Online (1983- )

Journal index. An index of periodical literature covering basic research from all fields of knowledge. Particularly strong in the humanities and the social sciences.

WorldCat(OCLC)

Information about books, journal titles, videos, and materials in other formats owned by more than 15,000 U.S. and foreign libraries. DOES NOT INCLUDE JOURNAL ARTICLES.

Bibliographie Nationale Française

Inter-Play (Portland State U.)

Multilingual index to plays in anthologies, collections, and periodicals. Over 16,000 citations, many of which are not in print indexes such as Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections (Ref Z5781 O8) or the Play Index (Ref Z5781 P53) published by H.W. Wilson. Searchable by author or title.

Terminology Collection - Online Dictionaries (U. of Vaasa, Finland)

Includes general and bilingual dictionaries for French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

A Web of Online Grammars (Robert Beard, Bucknell U.)

"Links with on-line grammar pages and lessons of as many languages as can be found on the Web. It includes all types of grammars: reference grammars, language lessons, and historical grammars, so long as they represent creditable and substantial language learning tools. All are free except where otherwise indicated."

French-English, English-French dictionary form (U. of Chicago)

Part of the ARTFL Project.

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (Oxford U. Press)

Fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages.

travlang's Translating Dictionaries

Contains dozens of online translation dictionaries which do such translations as Dutch to French and German to Portuguese.

Bol.it

Media store offering books, music, and gifts from Italy.

Global Books in Print(Bowker)

Source for titles in the Romance (and many other) languages. Find in-print, forthcoming, audio,video, and out-of-print titles, and detailed publisher information. Other sources for Spanish books include vendors such as Puvill Libros, Marcial Pons, Casa del Libro, FNAC, and ...

Spanish Books in Print (Bowker)

A subset for Spanish books of Global Books in Print.

Librairie Alapage: Tout les livres disponibles en France/All the available books in France

An online bookstore which can serve as a French Books in Print. Also includes CDs, CD-ROMs, games, and videos. Another source for French books: Chapitre.com.

ARTFL (American & French Research on the Treasury of the French Language) (U. of Chicago)

European National Newspapers

Coverage includes online versions of newspapers from France, Italy, Spain, and the other countries of Europe. Additional lists of newspapers are available from onlinenewspapers.com and Nettizen.com.

European Search Engines, Directories and Lists

Coverage includes France, Italy, Spain, and the other countries of Europe.

iLoveLanguages

Comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources. Has links leading to online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, and more.

Romance Languages Resource Page (U. of Chicago)

Brings together a wide variety of available texts, news, images, and other information available on the World Wide Web for foreign language teachers and their students.

French

French Authors & Texts (Harvard U. Dept. of Romance Languages & Literatures)

Includes links to selected information including electronic libraries, literary movements, and authors from the medieval period to the present.

French Connection

"A feast for francophiles. It bundles a wide range of French-related resources that will satisfy the beginning student and stimulate the advanced researcher in any discipline that intersects with French language and culture." (CHOICE,Sup'03)

HAPAX: French Resources on the Web (Sweet Briar College)

French-related resources on the Web of interest to university-level teachers and students.

Reading Women Writers and African Literature (University of West Australia, Dept. of French Studies)

Resource for information about Francophone African women writers.

Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links (U. of Tennessee-Martin)

WESS French Studies Web (Western European Studies Section, ACRL)

Provides links to scholarly web resources covering France and francophone regions.

ARTFL (American & French Research on the Treasury of the French Language) (U. of Chicago)

frenchculture.org (Cultural Services of the French Embassy)

Gives an overview of French literature, visual arts, music, cinema, and performing arts events in the United States through regional calendars and detailed background pages on special events. Also covers French educational programs and resources for Americans.

Spanish

Association for Hispanic Classical Theater, Inc. (James I. Abraham and Vern G. Williamsen)

Resources for students and professors of Golden Age drama. In English, Spanish, and French.

Elcastellano.org: La Pagina del Idioma Español

Links to Spanish language, literature, and grammar web pages. In Spanish.

The Cervantes Project (Texas A & M)

Headed by Prof. Eduardo Urbina, the site contains many online editions of the works of Cervantes. It also has a gallery of paintings and other images from the books and plays; the Cervantes International Bibliography; the Don Quixote dictionary, containing classical Spanish terms from the text; a biography of Cervantes; and other publications.

H-Cervantes: Life, Times, and Work of Cervantes

A member of the H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences online initiative. A network for scholars and professionals active in studies related to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

WESS Iberian Studies Web (Western European Studies Section, ACRL)

Provides access to scholarly web resources covering Spain, Portugal, and Andorra.

Italian

Italian Language and Culture (Ohio University)

Has links to news sources, literary texts, language lessons, travel information, and pop music.

WESS Italian Studies Web (Western European Studies Section, ACRL)

Dartmouth Dante Project

Princeton Dante Project

DanteNet

An online service for Dante scholars provided by the Dante Society of America.

Electronic Journals - French Literature

Electronic Journals - Italian Literature

Electronic Journals - Spanish Literature

JSTOR

Full-text. Journal index. JSTOR consists of the complete back runs of almost 500 journal titles, from whenever each title began publication to a point 3 or 5 years ago.

ARTFL (American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language)(U. of Chicago)

Contains over 2,000 texts ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing from the 16th to the 19th century. Also available are databases of French Women Writers, Provençal Poetry, the ARTFL Encyclopédie, Textes de Français Ancien (TFA), several dictionaries, and other sources.

The Encyclopedia of Diderot and d'Alembert (U. of Michigan Library)

Provides translations of articles from the Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert in the 18th century.

Poésie Française

More than 2,000 poems from the Renaissance to the beginning of the 20th Century.

French Online Resources (U. of Virginia)

Italian Web Resources (U. of Virginia)

Includes links to Antologia (Frammentaria) della Letteratura Italiana, the Dartmouth Dante Project, Renaissance Dante in Print (1472-1629), and other Italian texts.

The Cervantes Project (Texas A & M)

Link to the site or see under "Related Romance Languages and Literatures Websites - Spanish" above for a description.

Spanish Literature (WESSWeb)

Mundo Latino: Cultura (Red Mundo Latino S.L.)

Provides links to websites providing the full text of literary works.

Comedia Project (U. of Arizona)

Spanish plays from the Siglo de Oro.

Sonetos del Siglo de Oro: Golden Age Spanish Sonnets (Sweetbriar College)

109 Spanish sonnets and English translations. Searchable by poet and by first line. Has links to related, mostly Spanish-language, sources, including bibliographies.

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Also see Gallica, the digital library of the Bibliothèque Nationale for remote users. As of April 2006, Gallica made available 90,000 scanned volumes, 1,200 full-text volumes, 500 audio documents, and 80,000 images.