SPA 212: Fiction of Borges

Print Resources

Argentina, a country study

Ref F2808 .A6537 1986
We have Country Study books for most countries in the Reference Room; including many of the countries Borges wrote about, Germany, the Czech Republic and Ireland. These are great resources for history, economics and statistics. Studies can also be found online here.

An elementary Latin dictionary : with brief helps for Latin readers

Ref PA2365.E5 L72 1995

Latin phrase book

Ref PA2389 .M4513 1989

Cassell's Latin dictionary : Latin-English, English-Latin

PA2365.E5 C3 1977
Copies available in Stacks, Reference, and On Reserve

Contemporary Literary Criticism

Ref PN771 .C59 V.1-188
Search the index in the latest volume to find biographical and critical information, cross-referenced throughout the Gale resources. You may also have success searching the index through the online Literary Index.

Online Resources

Encyclopedia Britannica (with Webster's Dictionary)

Online encyclopedia and dictionary, good resources for defining terms and background information.

Library Catalog

If you are trying to find an author or book title, go directly to Author or Title search. If you are unsure of how material may be shown in the catalog, try searching "words or phrase" first, then take a look at the various Subject Headings to lead you to related materials.

Lexis-Nexis

Excellent source for full-text articles, in national and international newspapers.

WorldCat

Better than Google for authors and titles, more than 55 million volumes are contained in this international union catalog.

Google

Yes, Google is a good resources for defining terms and developing ideas, but don't neglect far richer resources, such as the Library Catalog or Worldcat.

Last updated: 9/4/04 ag, contact Andy Gulati, 291-4261
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