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Fall 2007 Faculty: Dr. Walter Stephens Librarian: Sue Waterman
This guide lists Web sites, reference tools, primary source collections, and research strategies that will be of use to students in The Divine Comedy, 214.479. Please contact Sue Waterman with questions or comments about this guide. Students are welcome to schedule an appointment for additional assistance with research for this class or for assistance with any of the resources referenced on this guide.
Find Background Information on Dante and The Divine Comedy
The Dante Encyclopedia. General Reference: PQ 4333 .D36 2000
Enciclopedia dantesca, 6 volumes: D level Stacks PG 1333 .E5 1970 Quarto
The Cambridge Companion to Dante. D Level: PQ 4335 .C36 2007
Dictionary of the Middle Ages, with a good article on "Dante". General Reference D 114 .D51 1982 QUARTO
Companion to the Divine Comedy. Charles Grandgent. D Level: PG 1464 .G7 1975
Be sure to explore the other Subject Headings that show up on the screen around these searches.
You can use any of the above words, and any other words or names that describe your project, in a Keyword Search as well. For best results, do a Subject Keyword search, or a Title Keyword search.
Princeton Dante Project (PDP): the text of the Commedia, a translation, an audio reading, texts of Dante's minor works, links to historical and literary material, images, ...
The World of Dante: from the University of Virginia. Searchable hypertext of the Commedia, plus images
Dante Studies: a rich Web site. Use the various drop-down menus to navigate.
Digital Dante: from Columbia University, another multi-media Web site.
Concordanza della Commedia di Dante Alighieri, 3 volumes. D Level: PG 1464 .L67 1975
A dictionary of proper names and notable matters in the works of Dante. by Paget Toynbee: D Level PG 1333 .T68 1968
I commenti danteschi dei secoli XIV, XV e XVI. A CD-ROM with all the criticism on the Commedia, from Jacopo Alighieri to Castelvetro and Tasso, and the complete works of Dante, in Latin and in the vernacular. Audio/Visual Center, A level: COMP FILE 2991
As you go about the research process, use the bibliographic management tool RefWorks.It helps you organize your research, create a bibliography, and insert footnotes as you write. You can download records directly from the libraries' catalog and from article databases.
