Pablo Neruda, Nobel Prize in Literature 1971
Mike Poma
Subject Librarian
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SPN 554 Course Guide
20th Century Latin American Poetry (Spring 2006)
Background/Overview | Biography | Books | Criticism | Literary Analysis | Newspapers | Web Sites | Evaluating Web Sites
Background/Overview
- Cambridge History of Latin American Literature
- Reference Collection PQ 7081 A1 C35 1996
- Companion to Contemporary World Literature, 2 vols.
- Reference Collection PN 771 T93 2003
- Contemporary Foreign Language Writers
- Reference Collection PN 771 C585 1984
- Enciclopedia Hispánica, 18 vols
- Reference Collection AE 61 E52 1994
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture
- Reference Collection DP 233.5 E63 1999
- Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean literature, 1900-2003
- Reference Collection PQ 7081 A1 E558 2004
- Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
- Reference Collection PQ 7081 A1 E53 1997
- Great Foreign Language Writers
- Reference Collection PN 524 G74 1984
- Latin American Literature and Its Times
- Reference Collection PQ 7081 M625 1999
- New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
- Reference Collection PN 1021 N39 1993
- Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature
- Reference Collection PQ 6006 O95
Biography
Biography and Geneology Master Index
- A comprehensive index to more than 10 million biographical sketches in over 1000 biographical dictionaries, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world. This resource is available only on the Creighton campus.
- Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
- Includes biographies, speeches, and links to additional sources. Many Spanish and Latin American writers have been Nobel Prize winners: Jacinto Benaventi - Spain (Theater, 1922); Gabriela Mistral - Chile (Poetry, 1945); Juan Ramón Jiménez - Spain (Poetry, 1956); Miguel Angel Asturias - Guatemala (Novel/Poetry, 1967); Pablo Neruda - Chile (Poetry, 1971); Vicente Aleixandre - Spain (Poetry, 1977); Gabriel García Márquez - Colombia (Novel/Short Story, 1982); Camilo José Cela - Spain (Novel/Poetry/Short Story, 1989); Octavio Paz - Mexico (Essay/Poetry, 1990).
- http://nobelprize.org
- El Poder de la Palabra
- http://www.epdlp.com/
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Wilson Biographies Plus/a>
- 95,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 26,000 photographs. Contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson, including all the articles from all volumes of Current Biography, the World Author Series, Nobel Prize Winners, World Artists, World Film Directors, American Reformers, and books on musicians and composers. Authors and historical figures from Spain and Latin America are well represented.
Books
- CLIC
- The "Creighton Libraries Information Catalog" of books and other
materials.
http://clic.creighton.edu/ - HLAS Online
- Handbook of Latin American Studies. The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Includes both books and journals.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/
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WorldCat
- Search for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.
Criticism
Magazine and Journal Sources
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
- Citations and abstracts from 7,000 magazines and journals in many subjects, including journalism (1975-present). Full text articles are available from 4,000 of these publications. Limit your results to "Peer Reviewed" for journals, as opposed to magazines.
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ClasePeriódica
- Produced by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, ClasePeriódica indexes 2,600 Latin American journals specializing in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Articles may be in Spanish, English, French or Portuguese. No full-text. Articles can be acquired through Interlibrary Loan if they are not available locally.
- HLAS Online
- Handbook of Latin American Studies. The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Humanities and Social Sciences fields. Includes both books and journals.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/
- Humanities Index
- Index to journal articles in literature, language, folklore, philosophy, and related subjects. (1974-present). Some of the journals are included in Wilson Omnifile listed below.
- Reference Collection AI 3 R473
- JSTOR
- Full-text archival database of more than 195 scholarly journals, spanning the earliest published issue to within several years of the current issue. Literature (French, German, Latin American, Spanish), history and Latin American Studies are represented in the collections.
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MLA International Bibliography
- Indexes 3000 journals in language, linguistics and folklore from 1963 to the present. There is some full-text. The database now includes the complete MLA Directory of Periodicals, which provides full information on more than 4,000 journals and series in the MLA International Bibliography Master List of Periodicals.
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Project Muse
- Collection of 250 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. Includes literature and criticism and cultural studies
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Wilson Omnifile Fulltext Select
- Journal coverage from 1994 to present. Includes many of the journals indexed in Humanities Index.
Other Full-Text Databases
- Gale
Literary Databases
- Includes the content of Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Many Spanish and Latin American authors are included.
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MagillOnLiterature Plus.
- MagillOnLiterature Plus contains editorially reviewed critical analyses, brief plot summaries, and extended character profiles covering works by more than 8,500 long and short fiction writers, poets, dramatists, essayists, and philosophers. Also contains over 6,500 biographical essays on more than 3,500 different authors, including up-to-date lists of each author's principal works. In addition, 376 genre-driven overview essays provide details about important literary genres, time periods, and national literatures. This database includes: Masterplots (12 volumes), Masterplots II (61 volumes), Cyclopedia of World Authors (5 volumes), Cyclopedia of Literary Characters (5 volumes), Magill's Literary Annual 1990-2002 (26 volumes), Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature (4 volumes) and Magill Book Reviews. In addition, this database also includes Critical Surveys (53 volumes), Magill's Choice: Notable Poets (3 volumes), Magill's Choice: Shakespeare (1 volume), Magill's Choice: 100 Masters of Mystery and Detective Fiction (2 volumes) and World Philosophers and Their Works (3 volumes).
Print Sources
- Humanities Index
- Index to journal articles in literature, language, folklore, philosophy, and related subjects. (1974-present). Some of the journals are included in Wilson Omnifile listed above.
- Reference Collection AI 3 R473
- Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (NCLC)
- Criticism of various topics in nineteenth-century literature, including literary and critical movements, prominent themes and genres, anniversary celebrations, and surveys of national literatures. Spanish-language literature is well represented. 100+ volumes.
- Reference Collection PN 761 N5
- Poetry Criticism
- Excerpts from criticism of the works of the most significant and widely studied poets of world literature. Spanish-language poets are well represented. 40+ volumes.
- Reference Collection PN 1010 P489
- Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC)
- Covers the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers who lived from 1900 to the present. Spanish-language writers are well represented. 100+ volumes.
- Reference Collection PN 771 C58
Literary Analysis
- El Comentario de Textos Literarios
- http://jaserrano.com/Comentario/
- The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
- Reference Collection PN 81 J64 2005
Newspapers
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LexisNexis Academic
- Provides access to the full text of over 70 national and 100 foreign newspapers. Foreign newspapers are usually in the language of the country.
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El País
- From Madrid, this is one of the most widely read newspapers in Spain.
- NewsVoyager: A Gateway to Your Local Newspaper
- This site provides easy links to local newspaper web sites throughout
the U.S. and Canada.
http://newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm
Web Sites
- Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
- http://www.cervantesvirtual.com
- Centro Virtual Cervantes: Literatura y Textos Electrónicos
- "La ventana a la lengua español." A great collection of links to many Spanish literary web sites. Or start at the beginning and explore the whole site!
- http://cvc.cervantes.es/oteador/default.asp?l=2&id_rama=149&ct=catalogo147
- Diccionario de la Real Academia de la Lengua Española
- http://buscon.rae.es/diccionario/drae.htm
- Diccionario Literario
- http://www.trazegnies.arrakis.es/indexdi1.html
- Escritoras.com
- "Información sobre escritoras y sus libros." Contiene biografías, bibliografías y enlaces.
- http://escritoras.com
- Iberian Language and Literature Web
- From the Western European Studies Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, this site is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in Iberian language and literature. It includes dozens of links to full-text, criticism, bibliographies, reviews, dictionaries, and more.
- http://www.library.yale.edu/wess/iberianlanglit.html
- INFOMINE
- From the University of California system. INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information.
- http://infomine.ucr.edu/
- Internet Public Library
- Created and hosted by the University of Michigan, this is an annotated collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by IPL staff for their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic or topics.
- http://www.ipl.org
- Poesía en Español
- "Poesía desde el Romancero hasta el siglo XX." Busquen por orden cronolótico o por siglos.
- http://www.poesia-inter.net
- Recursos para el Estudio del Español: Literatura Española
- A guide to Web sites of interest for those who want to learn about Spanish literature by bringing together general and specific resources on fiction, poetry and drama.
- http://www.brighton.ac.uk/languages/recursos/literatura.html
- UNESCO World Poetry Directory
- From the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Select a country from the drop down menu on the top left to see poetry web resources from that country.
- http://www.unesco.org/poetry/bienvenue.php?initia=english
Evaluating Web Sites
- Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask
- From the library of the University of California-Berkeley, a very thorough list of criteria and tips for evaluating the quality of web sites.
- http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
- The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, or Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
- From the New Mexico State University Library, a great checklist with links to examples.
- http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html