CLASSICAL LITERATURE

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CLASSICAL LITERATURE

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the area of CLASSICAL LITERATURE. Please note that this guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.

The Library of Congress Class that includes CLASSICAL LITERATURE is PA. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles:

PA 3000-3049	Classical Literature
PA 3050-4505	Greek Literature
PA 6000-6971	Roman Literature

For a more complete listing see http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/

In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing, consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The following are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

CATHARSIS	HISTORICAL DRAMA GREEK
EPIC POETRY, GREEK	LATIN LITERATURE
GREEK DRAMA	MYTHOLOGY
GREEK LITERATURE	POLITICAL PLAYS GREEK

Other Subject headings can be identified by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Area.

BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

Introduction and Overview Material

·                Cambridge History of Greek Literature [PA 3052 .G73] edited by P.E. Easterling

·                Cambridge History of Latin Literature  [PA 6003 .L3] edited by E.J. Kenney

         Both titles are also available through the Cambridge Histories Online database.

Literature Guides and Bibliographies

·                Classical Scholarship:  An Annotated Bibliography [Ref Z 6207 .C65 H34] by Thomas P. Halton

·                Classical Studies:  A Guide to the Reference Literature [Ref Z 7016 .J4] by Fred W. Jenkins

·                European Drama Criticism  [Ref Z 5781 .P2] by Helen H. Palmer

·                Greek and Roman Authors:  A Checklist of Criticism [Ref Z 7016 .G9]

·                Literary Criticism:  Plato Through  Johnson [Ref Z 6514 .C97 H3] by Vernon Hall

·                Magill's Bibliography of Literary Criticism [Ref Z 6511 .M3]

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

·                Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and  Antiquities [Ref DE 5 .P36]

·                Oxford Classical Dictionary [Ref DE 5  .O9]

·                Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy [Ref B 163 .E53 1997]

Handbooks & Manuals

·                A Handbook of Classical Drama [Ref PA 3024 .H3] by Philip Whaley Harsh

·                Crowell's Handbook of Classical  Drama [Ref PA 3024   .H35] by Richmond Hathorn

·                Crowell's Handbook of Classical  Literature [Ref PA 31 .F4] by Lillian Feder

·                Great Foreign Language Writers [Ref Z 6511  .G73x]

·                Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization [Ref  DE 5  .O92]

·                Oxford Companion to Classical Literature [Ref PA 31 .H69]

Biographical Sources

·                Ancient Roman Writers  (Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 211) [Ref  PA 6013  .A53]

·                Ancient Writers:  Greece and Rome [Ref PA 3002  .A5]

·                Greek and Latin Authors, 800 B.C.-.A.D. 1000 [Ref  PA 31  .G7] by Michael Grant

·                Who Was Who in the Roman World [Ref DG 203  .W46]

·                Who's Who in the Ancient World [Ref DE 7  .R33]

Other Relevant Reference Sources

·                Atlas of the Greek and Roman World in Antiquity [Ref G 1033  .A84]

·                Atlas of Classical History [Ref G 1033  .G65]

·                Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism [Ref PN 88 .C55]

SUGGESTED DATABASES  AND INDEXES FOR LOCATING ARTICLES on  CLASSICAL LITERATURE:

Cambridge Histories Online

Humanities Index .  1974 – 1989

JSTOR

Literature Online

MLA International Bibliography

Project Muse

Twayne’s Authors Series.  (Online Database)

A few frequently-used PERIODICALS in CLASSICAL LITERATURE are:

Classical Antiquity                                                              Greece and Rome

Classical Journal                                                                 Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies

Classical Quarterly                                                              Journal of Hellenic Studies

Classical Review                                                                 Journal of Roman Studies

Comparative Literature

PERIODICAL titles held by the library (in print and electronic format) can be identified by clicking the PERIODICAL HOLDINGS link under “Find Articles” on the library website at http://www.una.edu/library  or by searching in UNACAT.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN -  it is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally.  Inquire at the Reference Desk or consult the library’s web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www.una.edu/library/about/departments/ill/

SUGGESTED WEBSITES:

Classical Resources on the Internet

http://www.ut.ee/klassik/links/pages/

TOCS-IN (Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists).  Web index.

http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/amphoras/tocs.html

The Perseus Digital Library

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/

The Online Medieval & Classical Library

http://omacl.org/

HAVE A QUESTION?  ASK A LIBRARIAN.

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