FR 365 – 18th Century French Literature Prof. Nicole Leapley Spring 2006 Contents Introduction Primary Sources Finding Background Information Finding Secondary Sources Finding Journal Articles Web Sites How to Cite Your Sources

ARTFL Project
A collection of French-language texts "ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. The eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries are about equally represented, with a smaller selection of seventeenth century texts as well as some medieval and Renaissance texts." Also included is "a Provençal database that includes 38 texts in their original spellings. Genres include novels, verse, theater, journalism, essays, correspondence, and treatises. Subjects include literary criticism, biology, history, economics, and philosophy." Also includes French and English dictionaries as well as a searchable version of Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie.

Finding Background Information Arts & humanities through the eras REF NX440 .A787 2005 v.5 v.5 The age of Baroque and Enlightenment (1600-1800) / Philip M. Soergel, editor The Concise Oxford dictionary of French literature edited by Joyce M. H. Reid REF PQ41 .C6 1976 A Critical bibliography of French literature D.C. Cabeen, general editor REF PQ103 .C74 v.4 & suppl. v.4. The eighteenth century / edited by George R. Havens, Donald F. Bond and v.4. suppl. The eighteenth century / edited by Richard A. Brooks Dictionary of modern French literature : from the age of reason through realism Sandra W. Dolbow REF PQ41.D65 1986 Dictionnaire des lettres françaises Publié sous la direction de Georges Grente [et al.] REF PQ41.D53 v.4 v.4 Le Moyen age Dictionnaire des littératures de langue française Jean-Pierre de Beaumarchais, Daniel Couty, Alain Rey REF PQ41 .B4 1994 v.1-4 Dictionnaire des ouvres littéraires de langue française Jean-Pierre de Beaumarchais, Daniel Couty REF PQ41 .B42 1994 v.1-4 Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Alan Charles Kors, editor in chief REF B802 .E53 2003 v.1-4 European writers William T.H. Jackson, editor, George Stade, editor in chief REF PN501 .E9 v.3-4 v. 3-4. The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment Includes entries on Beaumarchais, Diderot, Laclos, Montesquieu, Rousseau, & Voltaire French women writers : a bio-bibliographical source book edited by Eva Martin Sartori and Dorothy Wynne Zimmerman REF PQ149 .F73 1991 A New history of French literature edited by Denis Hollier with R. Howard Bloch ... [et al.] PQ119.N48 1989 The new Oxford companion to literature in French edited by Peter France REF PQ41 .N49 1995

Finding Secondary Sources

Finding Journal Articles

MLA International Bibliography
Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, this electronic index consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. (1963 - present)  Journal list   User guide

JSTOR
Search here for full-text articles from major journals in the humanities and social sciences, including Eighteenth-Century Studies, French Historical Studies, Journal of the History of Ideas, and Yale French Studies. Coverage is generally from the beginning of publication to within 5 years of the current issue. Journal list for:   Arts & Sciences I   Arts & Sciences II

Project MUSE
This database offers full-text articles from over 300 peer-reviewed journals, including Eighteenth-Century Life, Eighteenth-Century Studies, and French Forum. (See Journal List for dates of coverage.)

Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHSearch)
This index provides citations to more than 1,300 arts and humanities journals, which include articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, and reviews. Note the cited references feature, which may enhance your search. (1980–current)

Historical Abstracts
This index provides abstracts to key history journals from around the globe, covering world history from 1450 to the present. Historical Abstracts includes citations from books, dissertations, and a targeted selection of journals in the social sciences and humanities. (1964–current)

Philosopher's Index
The premier international resource in philosophy, this database contains over 160,000 citations with abstracts to journal articles as well as books. (1940–current)  Journal list     User guide

Selected Web Sites

Correspondence de Mme de Graffigny

Graffigny @ Voltaire Foundation

Graffigny Papers @ Yale

Lexique des termes litteraires

ARTFL Project
This is a searchable collection of mainly French-language texts that range from classic works of French literature to non-fiction writing, from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The database includes French and English dictionaries.

TV5 Monde Offers dictionnaires, etc.

Kant "What is Enlightenment?"

Eighteenth Century Studies

Printed Guide
For a complete introduction and extensive examples, refer to:
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers     Ready Ref LB2369 .G53 (at the Reference Desk)

Links to MLA Style Guides on the Web

• MLA Style Guide (USM Libraries)
• Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format (OWL)
• Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement (Dartmouth College)