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Databases and Online Resources
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Journal Articles and Web Resources While the MLA International Bibliography is an essential resource to use, there are many other databases that index articles, book chapters, and other scholarship on Italian literature and other humanities disciplines. |
- The complete list of library-licensed resourcesother indexes, e-text archives, encyclopedias, dictionaries and e-journals
- Google Booksnow has the complete page images from thousands of books, most of them "old". Use the Advanced Search for more precision. Try searching on a phrase from the book you're looking for. Or keywords that will easily identify it.
- Biblioteca Italianaa digital library of texts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
- Liber Liberfree online texts, mostly Italian
Articles from Google Scholar
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Dante Web Sites
- Digital Dantefrom Columbia University, another multi-media Web site.
- Princeton Dante Projecttext of the Commedia, a translation, audio reading, texts of minor works, links to historical and literary material, images, ...
- Dartmouth Dante Projecta searchable database of the Commedia and over 70 commentaries.
- Dante Studiesa rich Web site. Use the various drop-down menus to navigate.
- The ORBOnline Reference Book for Medieval Studies. Lots of resources on the Middle Ages. Good page of Dante links.
Language Tools
- Italian GrammarLinks to many dictionaries and other language tools
Rare Books
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Explore Special Collections holdings in Dante manuscripts, early printed editions, and related rare material. |
