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Reference Books

 

  ALL BOOKS LISTED BELOW ARE IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION ON THE MAIN FLOOR.

Use the Library Catalog to find circulating books in the Stacks. Search by subject or keyword for "Latin American Literature" or "Spanish American Literature" for books about a particular topic. You may also want to go to the ground floor and browse through the Latin American Literature section [call numbers in PQ7080 area]. For assistance in locating book reviews of a particular work, see the Book Reviews user guide.

INTRODUCTION

  • The Cambridge history of Latin American literature [REF PQ7081.A1 C35 1996].
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture [REF F1406.E53 1996].
         See the Literature entry or look for individual authors
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American history and Culture [2008] (available electronically in Gale Virtual Reference Library database)
  • An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History [REF G1541.S1 L3 2007]
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature [REF PQ7081.A1 E56 1997].
  • Encyclopedia Latina. [REF E184.S75 E587 2005].
  • Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature and Art.
        [REF E184. S75 H365 1993].
  • Handbook of Latin American literature [REF PQ7081.A1 H36 1992].
  • The Hispanic Literary Companion. [REF PS508.H57 H566 1997].
  • Masterpieces of Latino literature. [REF DESK PQ7081.A1 M29 1994].

    • Also look in the general encyclopedias in the Reference Area, including Enciclopedia hispanica, a Spanish-language encyclopedia.

    LITERARY CRITICISM

    Use the most recent cumulative index of Twentieth Century Literary Criticism
    [REF PN771.T94]     to find references to the sources listed below.

    Also consult the cumulative NATIONALITY indexes in the back of CLC, NCLC and TCLC.

  • Contemporary authors. [REF PN771.C578 ].[CA].
  • Contemporary literary criticism. [REF PN771.C59].[CLC].
  • **Hispanic literature criticism. [REF PQ7081.A1 H573 1994]. [HLC]

    •     Excellent starting point. Includes biographies.
  • Nineteenth-century literature criticism.[REF PN761.N56]. [NCLC].
  • Short story criticism. [REF PN3373. S386].[SSC].
  • Twentieth-century literary criticism. [REF PN771.T94]. [TCLC]

    • Additional criticism sources

  • **Latin American writers. [REF PQ7081.A1 L37 1989]. Excellent starting point.
  • Latin American Women Writers: An Encyclopedia [REF PQ7081.3.L37 2008]
  • Latin American writers on gay and lesbian themes:a bio-critical sourcebook.
        [REF PQ7081.3.F62 1994].
  • Literary cultures of Latin America. [REF PQ7081.A1 L525 2004].
  • Modern Spanish and Portuguese literatures. [REF PQ6072.M57 1988].

    • BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

  • Biographical dictionary of Hispanic literature in the United States: the literature of Puerto Ricans,
        Cuban Americans, and other Hispanic writers [REF PQ7420.2. K3 1989].
  • Contemporary Spanish-speaking writers and illustrators for children and young adults:
        a biographical dictionary. [REF PQ7082.C48 C66 1994].
  • Diccionario de autores latinoamericanos. [REF PQ7081.3 .A37 2001].
  • Dictionary of Hispanic biography. [REF CT1343.D53 1996].
  • Modern Latin-American fiction writers. First series. [REF PQ7082.N7 M55 1992].
  • Modern Latin-American fiction writers. Second series.
        [REF PQ7082.N7 M55 1994].
  • Spanish American authors: the twentieth century. [REF PQ7081.3.F57 1992].
  • Spanish American women writers: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook.
        [REF PQ7081.S6 1990].
  • Women writers of Spain: anannotated bio-bibliographical guide.
        [REF PQ6055.W668 1986].
  • Women writers of Spanish America: an annotated bio-bibliographical guide.
        [REF PQ7081.W65 1987].

    • SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

  • Dictionary of Brazilian literature. [REF PQ9506.D53 1988].
  • Dictionary of Mexican literature. [REF PQ7106.D53 1992].
  • Dictionary of twentieth-century Cuban literature. [REF PQ7378.D53 1990].
  • Puerto Rican authors: a bio-bibliographic handbook. [REF PQ7421.H55 1974].
  • Third world women's literatures: a dictionary and guide to materials in English.
        [REF PN849.U43 F58 1995].    Includes an appendix of List of Authors by Region and Country, with     13 Latin American countries.

    • DICTIONARIES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES IN SPANISH

  • Diccionario de personajes y escenarios de la literatura espanola [Ref PQ6006 .P47 1997]
  • Panorama de la literature espanola contemporanea [Ref PQ6072 .T622 1965]
  • Indice historio espanol [Ref Z2696 .I6]
  • Diccionario de literatura Latinoamericana [Ref PQ7081 .C37 1998]
  • Diccionario de temas de literatura espanola [Ref PQ6006 .G6 1990]
  • Bibliografia de la literatura picaresca; desde sus origenes hasta la presente [Ref PN3428 .L38]
  • Manual de bibliografia de la literatura espanola [Ref PQ6032 .S55 1971]

    • BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND FURTHER RESEARCH

  • American ethnic literatures: Native American, African American, Chicano/Latino, and Asian
        American writers and their backgrounds: an annotated bibliography.
        [REF PS153.M56 P42 1992].
  • The Latin American short story: an annotated guide to anthologies and criticism.
        [REF PQ7082.S5 L355 1992].
  • U.S. Latino literature: an essay and annotated bibliography.
        [REF PS153.H56 Z55 1992].
  • Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online

    • Web Based Resources

    Latin American Network Information Center

    Maintained by the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas, the Latin American Network Information Center provides information on and from Latin America. It has a searchable index, or you can search by country or by major subject. It has links in Spanish and in English. http://info.lanic.utexas.edu/

    Americas (Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University)
    The hemisphere's information service for the 21st century. 

    Chile Home Page
    http://sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl/chile/chile.html

    H-LatAm http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~latam/

    Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online(Library of Congress)

    Latin American Library(Tulane Univ.)
    Descriptions of the collections and links to the library websites of other libraries with major
    Latin American collections.

    The Mexico Index http://www.trace-sc.com/index1.htm

    Roper Center at University of Connecticut is the largest library of public opinion data in the world.   The Latin American Survey Data Bank at the Roper Center for Public opinion Research locates, acquires, processes and archives public opinion surveys conducted by the survey research community in Latin America. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu

    Latin American Studies

    Produced by the Latino Studies Department of Yale University, this page has links to World Wide Web resources for Latino Studies, Latino Studies Departments at colleges and universities, links to associations and organizations;newspapers and journals;libraries and archives;and other resources. http://www.library.yale.edu/Internet/latinamerica.html

    The Political Database of the Americas

    Maintained by Georgetown University, The Latin American Political Database provides documentary and statistical political information on Latin America, including constitutions, electoral laws, legislative and executive branch information and election data. You can choose to view it in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

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