French Language and Literature
Resources, both online and elsewhere, for the French language and literature.
Online Libraries and Text Archives
- ABU: la bibliothèque universellePublic domain texts (295)
- ARTFL-FRANTEXTMore than 3,500 French language texts spanning from the 12th through the 20th centuries are available
- Athena: textes françaisIncludes many kinds of online texts, including literary
- GallicaThe largest online archive of French texts.
- Internet ArchiveA digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
- IntraText Digital LibraryLarge, international archive of e-texts
- NumelyoBibliothèque numérique de la Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon
- Online Books PageOver 1 million free books on the Web
E-Journal Archives
- Cairnyou can use it as a search engine, great for French language journals; but we don't have online access to the articles (yet).
- L’esprit des journauxCréé à Liège en 1772, et parfois qualifié de «Reader’s Digest avant l’heure»; parut jusqu’en avril 1818. With links to the fulltext on Google Books.
- Perséean online archive of many journals in the sciences humaines
- Revues.orgopen access journals in French.
Writers Online
CD-ROMs
Available from A/V on A Level. Some DO circulate.
- Dictionnaire historique des arts, métiers et professions1905 encyclopedia
- L'Atelier historique de la langue françaiseIncludes 7 historical French dictionaries, including the Littré and Furetière
- Le corpus MontaigneIncludes all works published during the author's lifetime and after his death in various editions