French Language and Literature
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Resources, both online and elsewhere, for the French language and literature.
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Getting Started
Your best place to start is JHU's French Language + Literature Databases. Particularly useful for general literary research in French are:
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Literary Guides
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Encyclopedias of French literature |
- Dictionnaire des littératures de langue française. PQ4 1. B4 1984
- Dictionnaire des oeuvres de langue française. PQ 41 .B42 1994
- Dictionnaire des lettres françaises. PQ 41 .D53
- Guide to French literature, 1789 to the present. PQ 41 .L48 1992
- The new Oxford companion to literature in French. PQ 41 .N49 1995
- A history of French literature from chanson de geste to cinema. General Reference PQ103.C67 2002
- Cambridge Introduction to French Literature.
- Cambridge History of French Literature.
E-Books
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E-Texts These are good collections to cross search. |
Books on D-level
The main French Language and Literature collections are found on D-level at MSEL under the following call numbers:
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PH (Compact shelving): Books on French language and literature, cataloged before 7/96.
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PC 2001-3761 (Blue Label Section): Books on French language cataloged after 7/96.
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PQ 1-3999 (Blue Label Section): Books on French literature cataloged after 7/96.