CLASSICAL LITERATURE

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SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources availa= ble in Collier Library in the field of CLASSICAL LITERATURE. The various types of library materials useful in research are described along with some= examples of each type. 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.

BASIC INTRODUCTION OR OVERVIEW MATERIALS can be found in:

Latin Literature.  Ed. by E.J. Kinney.=
  1982.   PA 6003 .L3

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Greek Literature.  Ed. by P.E. Easterl=
ing.  1985.   PA 3052 .G73     &nbs=
p;    
 
BOOKS on CLASSICAL LITERATURE can be located by using some o=
f the following  SUBJECT HE=
ADINGS which appear in UNACAT, a web-based catalog of=
library holdings.
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Highly relevant
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GREEK LITERATURE

LATIN LITERATURE
          
Other related headings
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LITERATURE&=
nbsp; ANCIENT
LITERATURE&=
nbsp; COMPARATIVE   =
  --AMERICAN AND CLASSICAL
---ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL
MYTHOLOGY
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SUBJECT HEADINGS can be identified by using:
 
Library of Congress Subject Headings<=
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(located on Dictionary Stand near the Refere=
nce Desk)
 
BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles:<=
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Library of Congress  (3rd floor)
PA
 
REFERENCE TOOLS which may be useful in CLASSICAL LITERATURE that=
are found in the REFERENCE ROOM are:
 
LITERATURE GUIDES - may provide an evaluative discussion of the methods and
materials for doing research in a selected area:<=
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Halton, Thomas P.  Classical Scholarship:  An Annotated Bibliography.  1986.  =
;  
Ref Z 6207 .C65 H34
 
Jenkins, Fred W.  Classical Studies:&n=
bsp; A Guide to the Reference Literature.  1996.

Ref Z 7016 .J4
     
Literary Criticism Index.  1984.  2^nd ed.  1994.   <=
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BIBLIOGRAPHIES - lists of books, periodical articles, and/or other materials in
subject or author arrangement.
 
Greek and Roman Authors:  A Checklist of Criticism.  2nd ed.  1982.&=
nbsp;  
Ref Z 7016 .G9<=
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Hall, Vernon.&nbs=
p; Literary Criticism:  Plato Through  John=
son.  1970. 
Ref Z 6514 .C97 H3<=
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Magill's Bibliography of Literary Cri=
ticism.   4 vols.  1979.   Ref Z 6511 .M3
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Palmer, Helen H.  European Drama Criticism, 1900-1975.    1977.   Ref Z 5781 .P2  =
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ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES - provide brief definitions or concise
overviews of the topic, often followed by lists of further referenc=
es.
 
Harper's Dictionary of Classical Lite=
rature and  Antiquities=
.  1965.   Ref DE 5 .P36
 
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Oxford Classical Dictionary.  2nd ed.  1970.&=
nbsp;  Ref DE 5  .O9
 
HANDBOOK AND MANUALS - cover broad subjects in a concise manner
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and may include odd bits of information about a variety of topics.<=
span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>    (These may also b=
e referred to as companions or compendia.)
 
Hathorn, Richmond.=
  Crowell's Handbook of Classical  Drama.  1967.   
Ref PA 3024   .H35
 
Feder, Lillian.  Crowell's Handbook of Classical  Literature.  1964.   Ref PA 31 .F4
 
Harsh, Philip Whaley.  A Handbook of Classical Drama.   1944.   Ref PA 3024 .H3&n=
bsp;  
 
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Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization.  1998.  Ref&nb=
sp; DE 5  .O92
 
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Oxford Companion to Classical Literature.   2nd ed.  1989. =
;  Ref PA 31 .H69
 
Great Foreign Language Writers=
.  1984.   Ref Z 6511  .G73x
 
BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES - contain entries about the lives and works of various<=
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individuals.
 
Ancient Roman Writers  (Dictionary of Liter=
ary Biography, Vol. 211)
1999. =
  Ref  PA 6013<=
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Ancient Writers:  Greece and Rome.  2 vols.   1982.   Ref PA 3002&nb=
sp; .A5
 
Grant, Michael.  Greek and Latin Authors, 800 B.C.-.A.D. 1000.  1980.  
Ref&=
nbsp; PA 31  .G7
 
Who's Who in the Ancient World=
.  1973.   Ref DE 7  .R33
 
Who Was Who in the Roman World=
.  1980.   Ref DG 203  .W46
 
SOURCEBOOKS - contain reprints of articles and/or excerpts from other sources.=
 
Classical and Medieval Literature Cri=
ticism.   Vol. 1-.  1988-.   Ref PN 88 .C55
 
OTHER PERTINENT REFERENCE TOOLS:
 
Atlas of the Greek and Roman World in=
 Antiquity.   1981.   Ref G 1033  .A84
 
Atlas of Classical History=
.  5^th ed.<=
span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  1994.   Ref G 1033=
  .G65
 
INDEXES, ABSTRACTS and DATABASES that will help locate PERIODICAL ARTICLES and other papers on C=
LASSICAL LITERATURE are:
 
Humanities Index .  1974 – 1989.=
  Reference Index Shelves
Literature Resource Center.  (Online Database)
Twayne’s Authors Series.  (Online Database)
TOCS-IN (Tables of Contents of Journa=
ls of Interest to Classicists).  Web index.  
http://www.chass.u=
toronto.ca/amphoras/tocs.html  &=
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A few frequently-used PERIODICALS in CLASSICAL LITERATURE ar=
e:
 
Classical Antiquity  Classical Journal  Classical Quarterly  Comparative Literature  Greece and Rome  Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies  Journal of Hellenic Studies  Journal of Roman Studies   
PERIODICALS held by the library can be identified in the PERIODICAL=
S 
HOLDINGS LIST found on the library web page at:  http://www2.una.edu/agordon=
/search.asp  
 
INTERNET RESOURCES:  <=
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f web sites on CLASSICAL LITERATURE
and related topics is found in Collier Library’s Internet Res=
ources Collection and can be accessed by clicking on:   http://www2.una.e=
du/library/sa13/ancienthist.htm
 
 
INTERLIBRARY LOAN - It is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of periodical
articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locall=
y.   The material can be =
requested online by filling in the appropriate forms at:  http://www2.una.edu/libra=
ry/illindex.htm
 
 
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