Database for researching authors and their works, literary movements and genres. Contains full text of literary works, journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, and biographical information. Also known as Literature Research Center.
Bibliothèque nationale de France digital library of texts and images from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. Although the emphasis is on Francophone culture, classic works from other countries are also available, in their original language or in translation. Choose the Recherche avancée (advanced search) button to search the collection by title, author, subject or keyword, or browse by books, manuscripts, images, or maps.
Important French encyclopedia published from 1865-1890. Combines features of a dictionary and encyclopedia, with a substantial number of entries on literature and biography.
Coverage: 1884-present
Index of scholarly articles, edited books, and dissertations on literature, languages, film studies and folklore. Includes MLA Directory of Periodicals, which provides detailed information on periodicals covering literature and languages. For help searching MLA, see our Search Guide.
Collection of e-books by French authors as well as links to French dictionaries and other reference sources.
Digitized collection from the American Antiquarian Society covering over 140 titles from 22 islands -- languages evenly spread among English, Spanish, and French.
Resource on French theater of the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes information on performances, reviews from the time period, images from playbills, title pages, and some key reference works. Provided by Grenoble Alps University.
Searchable dictionary of Medieval Latin vocabulary, focusing on sources from British Medieval Latin texts.
Online edition of Huguet's dictionary of Renaissance French.
Coverage: 1907-1984
Index of major journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Multidisciplinary bibliography indexing journal articles and "miscellany volumes" (conference proceedings, essay collections or Festschriften) covering medieval studies in disciplines ranging from history to languages to art and music.
Collection of databases, including Iter Bibliography, a bibliography and index of articles, books, essays, and book reviews on the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Includes coverage of art and literature.
Guide to literary critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods.