Librarian
Finding reference sources
The library has many print and electronic reference sources. You can find the print reference sources on the 4th floor, in the call number range PQ.
Reference sources (encyclopedias) can be great tools for research. Some helpful uses include:
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getting an overview of your topic
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finding out what research has been done in your area over a long period of time
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discovering synonyms or keywords that will apply to your topic
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creating a list of authors to investigate
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discovering additional resources in the bibliography
Using Catalyst, you can do a keyword search and narrow down your results to "reference entries" on the left-hand side after you have run a search. This will allow you to discover reference articles by name and the encyclopedias where those can be found.
Dictionaries
- Oxford Dictionaries: Spanish This link opens in a new window
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An authoritative Spanish-English and English-Spanish dictionary - Dictionary of Literary Biography This link opens in a new window
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Search through in-depth author bibliographies from around the world.
Gathering background information
- Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 byOnline resource
The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 draws together entries on all aspects of literature including authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools and movements in these regions from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. - The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature byOnline resource
The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature is by far the most comprehensive work of its kind ever written. Its three volumes cover the whole sweep of Latin American literature (including Brazilian) from pre-Colombian times to the present, and contain chapters on Latin American writing in the USA. - The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature byOnline resource
The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature is an essential resource for anyone interested in the development of women's writing in Latin America. Ambitious in scope, it explores women's literature from ancient indigenous cultures to the beginning of the twenty-first century. - The Oxford Handbook of the Latin American Novel byCall Number: Reference shelves 4th floor PQ7082.N7 O94 2023Print resource
The Latin American novel burst onto the international literary scene with the Boom era--led by Julio Cortazar, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Carlos Fuentes, and Mario Vargas Llosa--and has influenced writers throughout the world ever since. - The Oxford Handbook of Gabriel Garcia Marquez byCall Number: Reference shelves 4th floor PQ8180.17.A73 Z816 2022Print resource
From the epic saga of the Buendía family in One Hundred Years of Solitude to the enduring passion of Love in the Time of Cholera to the exploration of tyranny in The Autumn of the Patriarch, Gabriel García-Márquez has built a literary world that continues to captivate millions of readers across the world.
"Very Short Introductions" publications
Modern Latin American Literature: a Very Short Introduction by Online resource
In the 1960s, Latin American literature became known worldwide as never before. Writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Mario Vargas Llosa all became part of the general culture of educated readers of English, French, German, and Italian.
Colonial Latin American Literature by Online resource
A vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to Latin American Independence, this Very Short Introduction explores the origins of Latin American literature in Spanish and tells the story of how Spanish literary language developed and flourished in the New World.
