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This guide lists Web sites, reference tools, primary source collections, and research strategies that will be of use to students in Survey of Italian Literature, 214.251. 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 Italian Literature
The Cambridge History of Italian Literature. General Reference: PQ 4038 .C35 1996
The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature. General Reference: PQ 4006 .O84 2002
Dictionary of Italian Literature. General Reference: PQ 4006 .D45
Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. 2 volumes General Reference: PQ 4006 .E536 2007
Storia della letteratura italiana. 2 volumes D Level Blue Labels: PQ 4037.D4 2002
Letteratura italiana. A very important, large set on Italian literature, in 8 parts: I maggiori (2 vol.), I minori (4 vol.), Le corrente (2 vol.), I contemporanei (6 vol.), I critici (5 vol.), Novecento (10 vol.), Novecent le avantguardie lettarie (3 vol.). Individual articles on writers, with a Bibliografia at the end of each. D Level: PG 1003 .L4
Italian literature. a long article from Encarta, with links out to individual writers and movements
Storia della letteratura italiana (De Sanctis). another Wikipedia article that lists important Italian writers, with links to individual articles on each
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.
Expand your search beyond JHU and search the database ofWorldCat. Includes books and other materials in all US research libraries. You can order anything we don't have here from InterLibrary Services.
Find Articles in Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers
Some articles are available in electronic full-text and some are not.
Most databases have a link to our resources. Look for this icon: This will link to the full-text if it's available, or the libraries' catalog to search for the hard copy.
There are several full-text CD-ROM's in Audio/Visual on A Level, that contain the entire text of works of Italian literature:
LIZ: Letteratura Italiana Zanichelli Fulltext of 362 works of Italian literature by 109 authors. Covers the period from 1200 to 1964. CompFile 1681
Opera omnia: Francesco Petrarca CompFile 3324
Tutte le opere: Giacomo Leopardi CompFile 3326
Tutte le opere: Torquato Tasso Compfile 3349
Archivio della tradizione lirica: da Petrarca a Marino CompFile 3323
La letteratura italiana 6 CD’s. An interactive encyclopedia of Italian literature, with sound, text, video. Includes criticism, bibliography, biography, and full texts of works. CompFile 2498
Dante on the Web: there are many good Internet Dante sites, including:
Dartmouth Dante Project (DDP): a searchable database of the Commedia and over 70 commentaries 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
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.
