The Miller Nichols Library holds a number of resources relevant to the study of world literature. In addition to our collection of foreign language texts, we have reference materials and monographs useful for the critical examination of literature written in languages other than English. The resources listed in this guide will help you to locate examples of French literature and will also help you to identify items of interest for the critical study of the field. For further information, see also the Library Guide to Literary Criticism.
To Find Books
Use the MERLIN Library Catalog and the MOBIUS Union Catalog to find resources relevant to your research. Relevant works can be found using subject headings (Library of Congress) such as:
- French Drama
- French Fiction
- French Literature
- French Literature - History and Criticism
- French Poetry
- French Literature to 1500
- French Literature - 18th Century - History and Criticism
- Moliere, 1622-1673
- Sartre, Jean Paul, 1905-
- Dictionaries - French Language
To find the location of a book in Miller Nichols Library, see the Location Guide.
To Find Articles
Remote (off-campus) access to databases is available only to UMKC students, faculty, and staff. All other users must access online resources within the Libraries. Begin searching by selecting a database. After selection you will be prompted to provide a UMKC Single Sign-On user name and password OR a 9-digit UMKC ID number followed by the letter k (example: 0123456789k) and last name, as needed.
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) 1975 - present.
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Selected full text 1975 - present.
This multidisciplinary database indexes and abstracts journals in a broad range of subjects. Full text is available for a large proportion of the titles. A high percentage of titles are peer-reviewed. Dates of coverage vary widely by title. All content of Academic Search Elite is included in this resource. -
ARTFL 13th - 20th centuries. Save to del.icio.us
Full text.A searchable corpus of French-language texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. Genres include novels, verse, theater, journalism, essays, correspondence, and treatises. Subjects include literary criticism, biology, history, economics, and philosophy. - JSTOR 1838 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Full text. Coverage varies by title.Contains fully searchable scanned articles from selected journals in a broad range of disciplines, including African-American studies, art, ecology, economics, education, history, law, literature, music, general science, sociology, and statistics. (To see a complete list of discipines and journal titles, link to the JSTOR browse list.) Covers the full run of journals from the first issue of volume one; however, the most recent three to five years of journals are not generally available. - MLA International Bibliography (Chadwyck-Healey) 1884 - present. Save to del.icio.usAn index to scholarship in literature, linguistics, film, folklore, and cultural
studies. The print version of this bibliography is available in the Miller Nichols
Library and
covers 1921 - 1999. The location and call number are Reference Index Wall Z7006
.M64. See the MLA
Directory of Periodicals for a list of periodicals indexed.
- OmniFile V Full Text (Wilson) 1982 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1994 - present.
Provides indexing, abstracts, and some full-text from five of Wilson's full-text indexes: General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text. - Project MUSE (Premium Collection) Save to del.icio.us
Full text 1993 - present.
New Additional journals are now available with the upgrade to Project MUSE Premium Collection. Supplies full-text articles from scholarly journals in literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, and gender studies.
NOTE: To find the full text of articles or other information that you have identified using the databases and indexes above, visit the Libraries' Website on Resources for Finding Journals and Articles.
University Libraries Photocopying and Printing Services
Selected Journals
This list includes journals available in the University Libraries (check the MERLIN Library Catalog for holdings and location information). To identify additional related journals, search MERLIN by subject or keyword.
Print Journals Available at Miller Nichols Library:
(links to electronic versions, if available, are found on the MERLIN record site)
- Nineteenth-Century French Studies
- French Language Journals and Other Serials at Miller Nichols Library
Reference Sources: Encyclopedias, Bibliographies
Reference sources are useful for locating background information, definitions, general descriptions, and basic facts. Use these books to help you select or focus your research topic.
All call numbers in this guide refer to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library, unless otherwise noted. Titles are linked to the corresponding MERLIN Library Catalog record.
Encyclopedias
| Guide to French Literature (2 vols.) | Ref PQ41 .L48 |
| Histoire de la langue et de la littérature francaise des origines à 1900 (8 vols.) | Ref PQ101 .P5 |
| La littérature française au moyen âge (XIe-XIVe siècle) | PQ151 .P3 1913 |
| The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French | Ref PQ41 .N49 |
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
| Bibliographie de la littérature française du dix-huitième siècle (3 vols.) | Ref Z2172 .C48 |
| Bibliographie de la littérature française du dix-septième siècle (3 vols.) | Ref Z2172 .C52 |
| Bibliographie de la littérature française du seizième siècle | Ref Z2172 .C5 |
| A Critical Bibliography of French Literature (6 vols.) | Ref Z2171 .C3 |
| French Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book | Ref PQ149 .F73 |
| French XX Bibliography, Critical and Biographical References for the Study of French Literature Since 1885 (annual). | Ref Z2173 .F71 |
Additional Sources
| A New History of French Literature | PQ119 .N48 |
Web Resources
- Athena: Textes
Français
(un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/html/francaut.html) - Poésie Française
(poesie.webnet.fr/) - Gallica
(gallica.bnf.fr/)
Use search engines linked on the Internet Search Tools page to identify additional Web resources.
Videotapes and DVDs
All call numbers in this guide refer to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library, unless otherwise noted.
For further assistance, please contact the
Miller Nichols Library Reference Desk at (816) 235-1534.
