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ITL333: Dante in the Library
Spring 2008 - A. Procaccini
reference contact: Bruce Sajdak x2967

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FINDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Italy

Reference Source Reference Call Number
Dizionario biografico degli italiani ref CT 1123 .D5

Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia

ref DG 443 .M43 2004

Italian Literature

Reference Source Reference Call Number
Oxford Companion to Italian Literature
ref PQ 4006 .O84 2002
Dictionary of Italian Literature ref PQ 4006 .D45 1996

Dante

Reference Source Reference Call Number
The Dante Encyclopedia
ref PQ 4333 .D36 2000
Enciclopedia dantesca OVERSIZE PQ 4333 .E5 5 vols.
& 1984 supplement

Dictionary of Proper Names and and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante

855 .D23 Zt 1968
Cambridge Companion to Dante PQ 4335 .C36 1993
or click here

FINDING BOOKS

For books on Dante & his world look in the Five College Library Catalog using the SUBJECT BEGINS WITH search for terms such as:

dante alighieri
italian literature to 1400
italy history 476 1492
italy history 1268 1492
florence italy history to 1421

BEING THOROUGH: USING BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Reference Source Call Number/ Access
"American Dante Bibliography" in issues of Dante Studies
PQ 4331 .A35
OR Search the online bibliographies on the Dante Society of America site http://library.brandeis.edu/dante/

Year's Work in Modern Language Studies

PB 1 .Y45
Dante's Fame in England ref PQ 4385 .G7 B67 1999

FINDING PERIODICAL ARTICLES

MLA International Bibliography 1926+

Arts & Humanities Search 1980+

Project Muse (current issues)

J-Stor (backfiles of 400 scholarly journals, excludes most recent 2-5 years)

Two Important Periodicals

Title Call Number
Dante Studies
PQ 4331 .A35
Studi danteschi PQ 4331 .A28

WEB SITES

Digital Dante (Columbia University)

Dante Project (Princeton University)

Dante Project (Dartmouth)

Dante Online (Societa dantesca italiana)

ORB Online Reference Books for Medieval Studies:
DANTE ALIGHIERI: A Guide to Online Resources (Otfried Lieberknecht)

CITE YOUR SOURCES

For guidance on citing sources correctly visit the Libraries' Style Manuals page. See especially links to MLA (Modern Language Association of America) style. See how to get to Citation Help.

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THIS LIBRARY CLASS?

Let us know your thoughts. Please fill out the brief Feedback Form.

CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Contact Bruce Sajdak, the instructor for your library session: bsajdak@email.smith.edu

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