Medieval and Renaissance Studies 

• Dictionnaire des lettres françaises: le XVIe siècle.  General Reference: PQ 41 .D53 Vol. 2
• Dictionnaire des lettres françaises: le XVIIe siècle.  Genl Ref: PQ 41 .D53 Vol.3
• Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. 6 volumes. Good contextual information, plus articles on writers. Gen RefCB 361 .E52 1999
• Europe 1450-1789: encyclopedia of the early modern world. 6 volumes. Gen Ref : D 209 .E97 2004
• Mythical and fabulous creatures: a source book and research guide.  Information on various creatures, plus bibliographies of sources. Genl Ref GR 825 .M871
• Early modern science. Science Reference, C Level : Q 125.C32 2003 v.3
• The monster in the machine : magic, medicine, and the marvelous in the time of the scientific revolution. C Level : QM 691.H257 2000
• Medieval folklore. Historical background. Gen Ref : GR 35 .M43 2002
• These books are on Reserve:
  • Les Monstres, si loin, si proches. GR 825 .A844 2007
  • Wonders and the Order of Nature. Q 124.97 .D38 1998 QUARTO
  • On ugliness. BH 301 .U5 S7613 2007

• Monsters and Marvels in Early Modern Cultures. A course guide from another university, but a good bibliography of sources to use.
• Harry Potter's world: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine (from the National Library of Medicine)
• A companion to the worlds of the Renaissance: Chapter on "Renaissance Bogeymen"

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Marvelous, The
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Michel de Montaigne
Jean Racine
Charles Perrault
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