Translations
See also the Course Guide for ML3270J: Translation as Writing.
- Encyclopedia of Literary Translation into English
The Encyclopedia of Literary Translation into English is a two-volume printed set that contains articles about translations of the works of specific authors and also more general topics pertaining to literary translation. - Index Translationum, the World Bibliography of Translation,
The Index Translationum, the World Bibliography of Translation, "contains cumulative bibliographical information on books translated and published in about one hundred of the UNESCO Member States since 1979 and totals more than 2,000.000 entries in all disciplines.
Literature Collections
- ARTFL ProjectIncludes a wide range of open access resources on the French language and literature.
- GallicaLarge collection of digitized versions of texts from French literature and history, from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century. From the Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
- Literature and Culture of Francophone Africa & the DiasporaContains links to sites covering African studies, cinema, dance, literature, music, sociocultural context, theater, and visual arts.
Literary History
For concise background information on French authors, it's hard to beat a series called the Dictionary of Literary Biography. The volumes on French authors are in the Reference Collection on the 2nd floor of Alden Library, mostly in the PQ200 call number range and above. Each entry contains an overview of the author's life and writings, illustrations, and a bibliography which can lead you to more information on the author. Highly recommended!
Here are a few additional sources on literary history:
- Guide to French literature byCall Number: PQ41 .L48 1992Publication Date: 1992Long articles on major French writers and literary movements.
- Dictionnaire des Oeuvres Littéraires de Langue Française byCall Number: PQ41 .B42 1994Publication Date: 1994Dictionary of works, rather than authors, so arrangement is alphabetical by title of work. Mostly covers French national writers but also includes some other European French-language.
- Francophone literatures : an introductory survey byPublication Date: 1996Arranged by geographical region, and then by country.
Full Text Literary Criticism Sources
- Literary Reference CenterCompilation of articles, essays, book extracts, etc. on world literature. Types of information sources include:biographies, literary criticism, plot summaries, reference books, full text classics, periodical articles, poems, and images.
- Literature Criticism OnlineOnline full-text critical essays on literature of various places and times. This database is derived from a huge set of printed reference books: Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, and Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Drama Criticism.
- Literature Resource CenterSimilar in nature (and in name!) to the preceding, this database also provides information on world literature from selected resources.