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    Spanish and Spanish American Language and Literatures

    Revised periodically this list aims at providing the major tools for both beginning and advanced research, held by the Humanities and Social Sciences Reference Department, Univeristy of Florida. Suggestions are welcome.

    Bibliographic and Research Guides

    These not only list the basic tools in language and literature but also orient the student to general library research.

    Harner, James L. Literary Research Guide: A Guide to Reference Sources for the Study of Literatures in English and Related Topics. 3rd ed., 1998.

    Ref. PR83.H371 1998

    Woodbride, Hensley C. Guide to Reference Works for the Study of the Spanish Language and Literature and Spanish American Literature. 1987.

    Ref. PC4071.W661 1987

    Foster, David W. Handbook of Latin American Literature. 2nd ed., 1992.

    LAC PQ7081.A1 H361 1992

    Gonzales, Olle F. Manual bibliografico de estudio españoles. 1976.

    Ref. Z2681.G58

    Balay, Robert., ed. Guide to Reference Books. 11th ed., 1996.

    Ref. Z1035.1.S43 1996

    Mullay, M., ed. Walford's Guide to Reference Materials. 7th ed., 1996-. Vol.2, Social and Historical Sciences, Philosophy and Religion; vol. 3, Generalia, Language and Literature, the Arts.

    Ref. Z1035.1.W33 1996

    Bleznick, Donald. A Sourcebook for Hispanic Literature and Language; A Selected, Annotated Guide to Spanish and Spanish-American Bibliography, Literature, Linguistics, Journals, and Other Source Materials. 3rd ed., 1995.

    Ref. Z2695.A2 B55 1995

    Foster, David William. Manual of Hispanic Bibliography. 2nd ed., 1997.

    Ref. Z2691.A1 F68 1977

    Jauralde Pou, Pablo. Manual de investigacion literaria; guia bibliografica para el estudio de la literature española. 1981.

    Ref. Z2691.J38 1981

    Simon Diaz, Jose. Manual de bibliografia de la literaura española. 3a ed., 1980.

    Ref. PQ6032.S54 1980

    Arata, S., ed. Letterature iberiche: spagnola, catalana, ispanoamericana, portoghese, brasiliana.

    Ref. PQ6036.I8 L471 1992

    Covington, Paula H. Latin America and the Caribbean: A Critical Guide to Research. 1992.

    LAC Ref. F1408.L371 1992

    McNeil, Robert A., ed. Latin American Studies: A Basic Guide to Sources. 2nd ed., 1990.

    LAC Ref. F1408.L371 1990

    Annual Bibliographies and Indexes

    MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures, 1921-.

    Ref. P1.A1 M62

    Annual. National literatures are subdivided by historical periods, genres and individual author. A subject index using terms describing item makes up volume two. Also available online on FirstSearch.

The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies, 1929/30-.

Ref. PB1.Y45

    Covers both languages and literatures, section on Romance languages. Bibliographical, critical review or annual publications, books and articles.

Linguistic Bibliography for the Year…/Bibliographie linguistique, 1949-.

Ref. P121.B582

    Comprehensive resource for Romance linguistics, books, articles, book reviews, etc. Appears some three years after date of citations.

Handbook of Latin American Studies, 1935 -.

LAC 016.918 H236

    An annotated subject bibliography of books and articles dealing with all aspects of Latin America, including literature. Also available online.

HAPI, Hispanic American Periodicals Index. 1970-.

LAC Z1605.H49

    A basic reference source, HAPI is an annual author and subject index to about 250 journals in all languages, related to Latin American area studies. Includes articles, documents, reviews, bibliographies, original literary works and other items. This index is available online as a special file called HAP in Eureka database. For coverage prior to 1970 see Index to Latin American Periodical Literature, 1929-1960 (LAC 016.056 P18721) and Index to Latin American Periodicals: Humanities and Social Sciences, 1961-1970 (LAC 056 I39).

Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies. 1978 -.

LAC Z1610.B52

    An annual guide incorporating the items cataloged during the year for the Benson Latin American Collection, a major Latin American collection, and additional titles from the Library of Congress. Provides access in one alphabet by author, title, and subject. Supplements the Catalog of the Latin American Collection of the University of Texas at Austin.

Romanische Bibliographie = Bibliografie romane= Romance Bibliography, 1965 -.

Ref. Z7032.Z45

    Issue in three parts: (1) Indexes (authors, reviewers, persons, subjects) and other general reference materials; (2) bibliography of language and linguistics studies; (3) bibliography of literature and intellectual/cultural history.

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts: LLBA, 1985 -.

Ref. Z7001.L15

    Also available online in WebLuis.

Language Dictionaries

Corominas, Joan. Diccionario critico etimológico castellano e hispánico. 6 vols. 1980-1991.

Ref. PC4580.C6 1980

Garcia de Diego, V. Diccionario etimólogico español e hispánico. 2a. ed. 1985.

Ref. PC4580.G33 1985

Real Academia Española. Diccionario historico de la lengua española. 1960 -, in progress.

Ref. PC4580.R288

    Covarrubias Orozco, Sebastian de. Tesoro de la lengua castellana o española. Ed. F.C.R. Maldonaldo. 2a. ed. 1995.

    Ref. PC4620.C7 1995

    The first dictionary of the Spanish language, published in 1611.

    Real Academia Española. Diccionario de autoridades. Ed. facsímil. 3 vols. 1979. Reprint of 1726 edition.

    Ref. PC4625.A3 1976

    Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. 2a ed. 1992

    Ref. PC4625.R421 1992

    Moliner, Maria. Diccionario del uso del español. 2nd ed. 2 vols. 1998.

    Ref. PC4625.M6 1998

    Alvar Ezquerra, M., ed. Vox: diccionario general ilustrado de la lengua española. 1987.

    Ref. PC4625.V61 1987

    Alonso, Martin. Diccionario medieval español. 2 vols. 1986 (10th -15th centuries).

    Ref. PC4715.Z5 A45 1986

    Muller, Bodo. Diccionario del español medieval. 1987 - (in progess).

    Ref. PC4715.Z M8 1987

    Alonso Hernandez, Jose L. Léxico del marginalismo del siglo de oro. 1976.

    Ref. PC4975.A4 1976

    Boyd-Bowman, Peter. Lexico hispano americano del siglo XVI. 1971.

    Ref. PC4667.B6

    Alonso, Martin. Enciclopedia del idioma. 3 vols. 1958.

    Ref. PC4667.A4

    "Diccionario histórico y moderno de la lengua española (Siglos XII al XX): etimológico, technológico, regional e hispanoamericano. Explica el significado y evolución de cada palabra y cada acepción por siglos, con la autoridad de más de 1.500 autores medievales, renacentistas, modernos y contemporáneos, la comprobación de sesenta diccionarios preacadémicos, del célebre Diccionario de Autoridades de 1726 (6 vols.), de las dieciocho ediciones de Diccionario Académico (1780 a 1956) y de más de quinientos diccionarios y glosarios de especialidades."

    Santamaria, Franciso J. Diccionario general de americanismos. 3 vols. 1942.

    Ref. PC4822.S3 and LAC Ref. PC4822.S3

    Neves, A.N. Diccionario de americanismos. 1973.

    LAC R467.98 N518d

    Cuervo, Rufino J. Diccionario de construccion y regimen de la lengua castellana. [Reprint of vols. 1-2 by Cuervo and continued, vols. 3-8, by the Instituto Caro y Cuervo]. 8 vols, 1994.

    LAC Ref. PC4625.C8 1994

    Describes the functions and grammatical usage of each word, their various semantic meanings, as well as their full historical etymology.

    Samtamaria, Lisandro. Diccionario de mejicanismos. 3rd ed., 1978.

    LAC Ref. PC4832.S3 1978

    Sandoval, Lisandro. Semantica guatemalese o Diccionario del guatelmaltequismos. 2 vols. 1941.

    LAC Ref. PC 4844.G8 S3

    Rogriguez, Herrera E. Lexico mayor de Cuba. 2 vols.

    LAC Ref. PC4854.C8 R6

    General and Specialized Bibliographies

    Aguilar Pinal, F. Bibliografía de autores españoles del siglo XVIII. 8 vols. 1981 -.

    Ref. Z2682.A64 1981

    Simon, Diaz, J. Bibliografía de la literatura hispánica. 2a. ed. 1960 - (16 volumes to date).

    Ref. Z2691.S5

    Amell, Samuel. The Contemporary Spanish Novel: An Annotated Critical Bibliography of Secondary Sources. 1994.

    Ref. Z2694.F4 A64 1996

    Monteath, Peter. The Spanish Civil War in Literature, Film and Art: an International Bibliography of Secondary Sources. 1994.

    Ref. Z2700. M66 1994

    Brower, Keith. Contemporary Latin American Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography. 1989.

    LAC Ref. PQ7082.N7376 1989

    Anderson, Robert R. Spanish American Modernism: A Selected Bibliography. 1970.

    LAC r016.8609.A549s

    Becco, Horacio J. Bibliografía general de las artes del espectáculo en America Latina. 1977.

    LAC Ref. Z1609.D7 B42

    Includes the following sections: Bibliografía de bibliografías; Ensayos sobre teatro y artes del espectáculo en América Latina; Estudios críticos regionales; Revistas.

    Coll, Edna. Indice informativo de la novela hispanoamericana. 1974-. Volume 1: Las Antillas; Volume 2: Centroamérica; Volume 3: Venezuela; Volume 4: Colombia.

    LAC Ref. Z1609.F4 C65 1974

    Laurenti, Joseph L. Bibliografia de la literatura picaresca: desde sus origines hasta al presente. 1973. Supplement, 1981.

    Ref. Z5917.P5 L35

    Moseley, William W. Spanish Literature, 1500-1700: A bibliography of Golden Age Studies in Spanish and English, 1925-1980.

    Ref. Z2692.M67 1984

    Ricapito, Joseph V. Bibliografia razonada y anotada de las obras maestras de la picaresca española. 1980.

    Ref. Z2694.P5 R53

    Salstad, M. Louise. The Presentation of Women in Spanish Golden Age Literature: An Annotated Bibliography. 1988.

    Ref. Z2694.W65 S24

    Foster, David W. Argentine Literature: A Research Guide. 2nd ed., 1982.

    LAC Z1621.F66 1982

    Foster, David W. Chilean Literature: A Working Bibliography of Secondary Sources. 1978.

    LAC Z1711.F67

    Foster, David W. Cuban Literature: A Research Guide. 1985.

    LAC Z1521.F694 1985

    Foster, David W. Mexican Literature: A Bibliography of Secondary Sources. 2nd ed., 1992.

    LAC PQ7141.F63 1992

    Foster, David W. Peruvian Literature: A Bibliography of Secondary Sources. 1981.

    LAC Z1861.F67 1981

    Foster, David W. Puerto Rican Literature: A Bibliography of Seconday Sources. 1982.

    LAC Z1557.L57 F67 1982

    Foster, David W. The 20th Century Spanish-American Novel: A Bibliographic Guide. 1975.

    LAC R016.863 F754t

    Covers criticism on 56 novelists. General monographic studies are listed and, for each author, a checklist of bibliographies, monographic studies and journal articles.

    Chicharro Chamorro, A. Teoría, critica e historia literaria españolas: bibliografia sobre aspectos generales (1989-1992). 1993.

    Ref. PQ6030.C8 C45 1993

    Fretes, H.G. Bibliografía anotada del modernismo. 1970.

    LAC R016.86809 F888b

    Jackson, Richard L. The Afro-Spanish American Author: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism. 1980.

    LAC Z1609.L7 J32

    Luzuriaga, G. Bibliografía del teatro ecuadoriano, 1900-1980. 1984.

    LAC PQ8211.L891 1984

    Lyday, Leon F. A Bibliography of Latin American Theater Criticism, 1940-1974. 1976.

    LAC R016.98 T3552 g no. 10.

    Olivera, Otto. Bibliografia de la literatura dominicana (1960-1982). 1984.

    LAC Ref. PA7400.0431 1984

    Orjuela, Hector H. Bibliografia del teatro colombiano. 1974.

    LAC Ref. Z1008.C685 no. 10

    Porras Collantes, E. Bibliografía de la novela en Colombia: con notas de contenido y critica de las obras y guías de comentarios sobre los autores. 1976.

    LAC R016.863 P838b

    Sambrano Urdaneta, O. Contribucion a una bibliografia general de la poesia venezolana en el siglo XX. 1979.

    LAC Ref. Z1923.S35

    Drake, Dana B. An Analytical and Bibliogrphical Guide to Criticism on Don Quixote (1790-1893). 1987.

    Ref. PQ6352.D731 1987

    Zubatsky, David S. Latin American Literary Authors: An Annotated Guide to Bibliographies. 1986.

    LAC Ref. Z1609. L7 Z82 1986

    A very useful, annotated bibliography of author bibliographies. Includes Brazilian and Spanish American writers, linguists, and literary critics.

    Zubatsky, David S. Spanish, Catalan and Galician Authors of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: An Annotated Guide to Bibliographies. 1995.

    Ref. Z2691.A1 Z85 1995

    Zubatsky, David S. Spanish, Catalan and Galician Authors of the Twentieth Century: An Annotated Guide to Bibliographies. 1992.

    Ref. PC3911.Z821 1992

    Foster, David W. Jorge Luis Borges: An Annotated Primary and Secondary Bibliography. 1984.

    LAC Ref. Z8109.36.F67 1984

    Balderston, Daniel, comp. The Latin American Short Story: An Annotated Guide to Anthologies and Criticism. 1992.

    LAC Ref. PQ7085.L371 1992

    Fenwick, M.J. Writers of the Caribbean and Central America: A bibliography. 2 vols. 1992.

    LAC Ref. PN849.C3 F46 1992

    Sefamí, Jacobo, comp. Contemporary Spanish American Poets: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources. 1992.

    LAC Ref. PQ7084.P41 1992

    Flores, Angel. Bibliografía de escritores hispanoamericanos, 1609-1974: A Bibliography of Spanish American Writers. 2 vols. 1975.

    LAC R016.86 F634b

    Rela, Walter, comp. A Bibliographical Guide to Spanish American Literature: Twenieth-Century Sources. 1988.

    LAC Ref PQ7081.R441 1988

    Marting, Diane E., ed. Women Writers of Spanish America: An Annotated Bio-bibliographical Guide. 1987.

    LAC Ref PQ7081.W651 1987

    Marting, Diana E. Spanish American Women Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Source Book. 1990.

    LAC Ref PQ7081.S68 1990

    Cortés, Eladio. Dictionary of Mexican Literature. 1992.

    LAC Ref. PQ7106.D53 1992

    Diccionario de escritores mexicano: siglo XX. 1988-. In progress. 3 vols. to date.

    LAC Ref. PQ7106.D531 1988

    Dance, Daryl Cumber. Fifty Caribbean Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. 1986.

    LAC Ref. PR4205.A52 F54 1986

    Serís, Homero. Bibliografia de la linguistica española. 1964.

    Ref. Z2695.A1 S4

    Quilis, Antonio. Bibliografia de fonética y fonología española. 1984.

    Ref. Z2695.P45 Q54 1984

    Niederehe, Hans-Josef. Bibliografía cronológica de la linguistica, la gramámtica y la lexicografía del español (BICRES): desde los comienzos hasta el año 1600. 1994.

    Ref. PC4070.N531 1994

    Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

    Gullon, R., ed. Diccionario de literatura española e hispanoamericana. 2 vols. 1993.

    Ref. PQ6006.D542 1993

    Rela, Walter. Diccionario de escritores uruguayos. 1986.

    LAC Ref. PQ8511.R451 1986

    Galerstein, C.L., ed. Women Writers of Spain: An Annotated Bio-bibliographical Guide. 1986.

    Ref. Z2693.5 W6 W65 1986

    Ryan, B., ed. Hispanic Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors. 1991.

    LAC PQ7081.3 A61 1991

    Sainz de Robles, Federico C. Ensayo de un diccionario de la literatura. 2a ed, 3 vols. 1954 -. Volume 1: Terminos, conceptos, "ismos" literarios. Volume 2: Escritores españoles e hispanoamericanos.

    Ref. PN43.S2 1954

    Herdeck, D.E., ed. Caribbean Writers: A Bio-bibliographical critical encyclopedia. 1979.

    Ref. and LAC Z1595.C364

    Academia de Ciencias de Cuba. Instituto de Literatura y Linguística. Diccionario de la literatura cubana. 2 vols. 1980-84.

    LAC Ref. PQ7371.Z9 A38 1980

    Arriola Grande, M. Diccionario literario del Perú. 2a ed., 1983.

    LAC Ref. PQ8327.A77 1983

    Brief biographical and literary sketches of approximately 1,500 Peruvian literary figures.

Barriga López. Diccionario de la literatura ecuatoriana. 2a ed. 5 vols. 1980.

LAC Ref. PQ8201.B35 1980x

    Over 400 entries, primarily of individual writers.

Becco, Horacio J. Diccionaro de literatura hispanoamericana: Autores. 1984

LAC Ref PQ7081.3.B431 1984

    A bio-bibliography.

Bleigerg, G., ed. Diccionario de literatura española. 1972.

LAC Ref. PQ6006.D5 1972

    Covers all periods of Spanish and Spanish American literature. Includes biographies, articles on forms of literature, literary terms, etc.

Guzmán, A. Poetas y escritores de Bolivia. 1975.

LAC Ref. PQ7801.G78

Ocampo, Aurora M. Diccionario de escritores mexicanos. 1967.

LAC Ref. R928.6 O15d

    Biographical sketches are followed by bibliographies of works by and about the authors. Over 500 entries.

Ocampo, Aurora M., ed. Diccionario de escritores mexicanos; siglo XX… 3 vols. 1988-.

LAC Ref. PQ7106.D531 1988

Orgambide, Pedro G. Enciclopedia de la literatura argentina. 1970.

LAC RA860.03 O68e

    Includes authors, titles of major works of Argentine literature, movements, generations, etc.

    Diccionario de la literatura latinoamericana. 1958-1963. Volume 1: Bolivia; Volume 2: Chile; Volume 3: Columbia; Volume 4/1, 4/2: Argentina; Volume 5: Ecuador.

LAC L860.3 P187d

    Rivera de Alvarez, J. Diccionario de literatura puertorriqueña. 3 vols. in 2. 1970-1974. Volume 1: History of Puerto Rican Literature; Volumes 2/1, 2/2: A Bio-bibliography of Authors.

    LAC PR860.3 R621d2

    Shimose, P., ed. Diccionario de autores iberoamericanos.

    LAC PQ7081.3 D5 1982

    Bleiberg, G., et al., eds. Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula. 2 vols. 1993.

    Ref. PN849.S6 D54 1993

    Zayes de Lima, P. Diccionario de autores teatrales argentinos, 1950-1991.

    LAC PQ7689.2 39x 1991

    Palmer, Simón and Maria del Carmen. Escritoras españolas del siglo XIX: manual bio-bibliográfico. 1991.

    Ref. PQ6055.S561 1991

    Gould Levine, L., et al., eds. Spanish Women Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Source Book. 1993.

    Ref. PQ6055.S63 1993

    Rodríguez Sánchez, Tomás. Catálogo de dramaturgos españoles del siglo XIX. 1994.

    Ref. PQ6113.R63 1994

    Martinez, Julio A., et.al., eds. Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Cuban Literature. 1990.

    LAC, Ltd. Circ., and Ref. PQ7378.D53 1990

    Gonzales de Mendoza, Pilar. Diccionario de temas de literatura española. 1990.

    Ref. PQ6006.G6 1990

    Viña Liste, Jose M. Cronología de la literatura española. 4 vols. 1991 -.

    Ref. PQ6038.U56 1991

    Krstovic, J., ed. Hispanic Literature Criticism. 2 vols. 1994.

    Ref. PQ6039.H51 1994

    Biographical and critical material on Spanish, South American and Latino writers and authors.

Solé, Carlos Alberto and María Isable Abreu, eds. Latin American Writers. 3 vols. 1989.

LAC Ref. PQ7081.A1 L37 1989

    Essays by critics on over 175 authors are followed by bibliographies of the author's first editions, other editions, translations, and biographical and critical studies. Includes an overview of the history of Latin American literature and a chronolgy.

Flores, Angel. Spanish American Authors: The Twentieth Century. 1992.

LAC PQ7081.3.F57 1992

    A biographical dictionary covering over 330 authors. Includes a selected bibliography of the authors works and literary criticism.

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. 2nd ed. 1992.

LAC Ref. F1406.C36 1992

Diccionario general de la literatura venezolana. 2 vols. 1987.

LAC Ref. R467.9 M237d3

Groden, M., ed. The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. 1994.

Ref. PN81.J641 1994

    Articles on Latin American and Spanish theory and criticism. Also online through WebLuis.

Ayuso de Vicente, Maria V. Diccionario de terminos literarios. 1990.

Ref. PN44.5 .A97 1990

Brunel, P., ed. Companion to Literary Myths, Heroes, and Archetypes. 1992.

Ref. PN56.M95 D4813 1992

Articles on Don Juan, the Cid, Carmen. The French original, Dictionnaire de mythes littéraires, at Ref. PN56.M94 D521 1988.

    Abraham, Werner. Diccionario te terminología linguistica actual. Tans. by F. Meno Blanco. 1981.

    Ref. P29.T4131 1981

    Lazaro Carreter, F. Diccionario de terminos filológicos. 3a ed. 1987. (reprint of 1968).

    Ref. P29.L381 1984

    Dissertations

    Dissertation Abstracts, 1861-. Available online on FirstSearch.

    Chatham, James R. Western European Dissertations on the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Languages and Literatures: A Retrospective Index. 1984.

    Ref. PC4071.C421 1984

    Chatham, James R. and E. Ruiz-Farnells. Dissertations in Hispanic Languages and Literatures: An Index of Dissertations Completed in the United States and Canada. 2 vols. 1970-1981.

    Ref. Z2695.A2 C46

    Electronic Texts

    ADMYTE: Archivo digital de manuscritos y textos españoles. 2 CD-ROM's. 1992-. (in progress). Located in Library West Reference.

    ADMYTE-1 contains 61 facsimiles of texts printed in Spain between 1481 and ca. 1530, accompanied by their respective ASCII transcription following the standards of the Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies.

    ADMYTE-0 includes 64 ASCII texts; three bibliographical databases (Bibliografía española de textos antiguos, Bibliografía de textos antiguos portugueses, and Bibliografía de textos catalans antics; a dictionary of the Old Spanish language; and software for text and image retrieval.

National Catalogs

    Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid. Catálogo de los impresos. Microforms. 1989. Microfiche Z945.B521 1989

    Part 1, until 1981; Part 2, 1982-1989.

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