19th Century French Literature

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Reference works

art . . .

    The multivolume Grove Dictionary of Art (Ref Collection 703 T948d) offers an authoritative look at art and artists of the French romantic and realist period.

history and society. . .

    The Encyclopedia of European Social History (Ref Collection 306.09403 E56o) includes scholarly essays and recommended readings on a number of social topics including the press, social class, employment, city life, and the legal system.

philosophy . . .

    New Dictionary of the History of Ideas (Ref Collection 903 N532d)
    Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Ref Collection 103 R869e)

economic and labor history . . .

    The Oxford Encylopedia of Economic History (Ref Collection 330.03 O98e) gives a scholarly overview of industrialization in France, and recommends sources for further study.

    The St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide (Ref. Collection 331.801 S143j) includes scholarly essays and recommends readings on the major labor movements in 19th century France.

literary criticism. . .

A considerable amount of literary criticism and reviews can be found reprinted in the Gale literary criticism series, available in the reference room, level A, Trexler Library.

    Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (Ref Collection 809.04 T971) 
    Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (Ref Collection 809.034 N714 )
    Poetry Criticism (Ref Collection 809.1 P745c )
    Short Story Criticism (Ref Collection 809.31 S559s)
    etc.

    NOTE: All titles in the Gale literary criticism series are indexed in one place online, the Gale Literary Index (http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex). Search by author or title of literary work

Scholarly books

Trexler Library Catalog
NOTE: Access from the Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > catalog.
Catalog of all books and documents in Trexler Library at Muhlenberg College.

WorldCat
NOTE: Access from the Trexler Library website > Books, Videos, Music
Catalog of books and documents in libraries throughout the world. Watch especially for the AREA LIBRARIES designation. Use E-ZBorrow for faster interlibrary loan.

E-ZBorrow
NOTE: Access from Trexler Library website >Books, Videos, Music > E-ZBorrow
A catalog of books and documents in the libraries of PALCI, to which Muhlenberg College belongs. Submit interlibrary loan requests here for rapid delivery.

Scholarly literary criticism and literary history in the form of journal articles and book chapters

Historical Abstracts
NOTE: Access from the Trexler Library website > Articles A to Z
The standard index for European history.

MLA
NOTE: Access from the Trexler Library website > Articles A to Z
Best source for searching for literary criticism and literary history.

Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com)
An open-access web crawler that looks for content it identifies as "scholarly." Emphasis is on books and journal articles. Not always full text. Check our library's online catalog (see above) to see if Muhlenberg has access to the full text of a journal.

Getting to the full text. . .

Once you have found the citation of a journal article or book chapter you're interested in, click on the Get It link found next to the citation, or run a search on the journal title or the book title in Trexler Library's online catalog. NOTE: Access from Trexler Library website > catalog.

How do I format a "works cited" page (aka bibliography) using the MLA style?

For tips on citing print and electronic sources, visit Trexler Library's Citation Guides for Print and Electronic Resources. ACCESS: Trexler Library website > Citation Guides.

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