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Adonis to Zorro: Oxford dictionary of reference and allusionCall Number: REF PN43 .D45 and OnlineAvailability and more information from Catalyst...
Authors often allude to history, mythology, and other fiction in their works. This work provides explanations of those allusions. -
Encyclopedia of American cultural and intellectual history by Call Number: REF: E169.1 .E624 2001 and OnlineAvailability and more information from Catalyst...
Three volume set covering a wide range of topics, themes, people, and institutions relevant to the study of the creation and dissemination of knowledge in the U.S. -
Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century ThoughtCall Number: REF CB415 .E53Availability and more information from Catalyst... -
Encyclopedia of the EnlightenmentCall Number: REF B802 .E53 and OnlineAvailability and more information from Catalyst... -
Encyclopedia of the RenaissanceCall Number: Ref CB361.E52 1999ISBN: 0684805146Publication Date: 1999-12-17Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Provides broad coverage of European history and culture from the mid 14th to the early 17th centuries. -
History of Humanity: Scientific and Cultural Development - 19th CenturyCall Number: REF CB69 .H59Availability and more information from Catalyst... -
The Literary EncyclopediaCall Number: [online only]Look especially for the results labeled "context" in the right-hand column of the result list. -
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas by Call Number: Ref CB9.N59 2005Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Each volume opens with a "Reader's Guide" that provides a general outline of the articles in the set, divided into four main sections: "Communication of Ideas," "Geographical Areas," "Chronological Periods," and "Liberal Arts Disciplines and Professions." -
The scientific revolution : an encyclopediaCall Number: Ref Q127.E8 B87 2001Availability and more information from Catalyst...
