Literature - French

Reference
Books
Articles/Databases
Websites

Reference

Dictionaries, Directories, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc. - Reference works are useful when you need to obtain quick facts, define the terms and scope of your search, or get a broad overview of a topic. Best Bets! are marked with a.
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Click here to find dictionaries and encyclopedias for French literature.

Dictionnnaire des écrivains de langue française
Location: MILLS Bookstacks PQ 41 .B42 2001

Dictionnaire des lettres françaises
Location: MILLS Reference (2nd Floor) PQ 41 .D55

Dictionnaire des oeuvres littéraires de langue française en Afrique au sud du Sahara
MILLS Bookstacks PQ 3980 .A52 K65 1996

Dictionnaire des oeuvres littéraires du Québec
MILLS Bookstacks PS 9015 .D5
MILLS Reference (2nd Floor) PS 9015 .D5

French Women Writers : a Bio-bibliographical Source Book
MILLS Reference (2nd floor) PQ 149 .F73 1991

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
Online resource (McMaster users only)

New Oxford Companion to Literature in French
Location: MILLS Reference (2nd Floor) PQ 41 .N49 1995

Language and translation dictionaries

Dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue française [Robert]
Location: MILLS Reference (2nd Floor) PC 2625 .R552 1985

Le Grand Dictionnaire terminologique

Termium Plus

Books

Use McMaster's Library Catalogue to find books on your topic. Click the Help link for searching tips & strategies.

If you're looking for books BY an author,

Type in the author's name, e.g., Albert Camus, in the search box and click on Find
On the results screen, select "Camus, Albert, 1913-1960" using the "Author" limit on the left-hand side of the screen. This will give you a list of titles by Camus available from the Library catalogue.

If you're looking for books ABOUT an author's work:

Type in the author's name in the search box, e.g., Albert Camus, and click on Find
On the results screen, select "criticism and interpretation" using the "Subject" limit on the left-hand side of the screen. This will give you a list of aliterary criticism of Camus' work available from the Library catalogue.

Articles/Databases

Use article databases to find out which journals, magazines, and newspapers have published articles on your topic. Most useful when recent information is required, or when the topic is too specific to be covered in a book. Best Bets! are marked with a.
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Article Databases / Indexes

MLA International Bibliography

Bibliographie der französischen Literaturwissenschaft = Bibliographie d'histoire littéraire française
MILLS Bookstacks ZPQ 35 .K63
MILLS Reference (2nd Floor) ZPQ 35 .K63

CPI.Q. Canadian Periodical Index

LexisNexis Academic (newspapers and magazines)

Proquest Dissertations and Theses

Websites

The Internet is home to useful web sites on many subjects. Unlike the resources on other tabs, the following resources are selected from the free web. Remember to critically evaluate web resources, since web site content is usually unmonitored and unregulated.

Bibliothèque numérique Gallica
http://gallica.bnf.fr/

Fabula: La recherche en littérature
http://www.fabula.org/vlib/

Ressources en littératures de langue françaises
http://www.bib.umontreal.ca/SS/ef/index.html

Les signets de la Bibliothèque nationale de France
http://signets.bnf.fr/html/categories/c_840francaise.html

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