PRINTED MATERIAL
The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature.
Edited by Roberto Gonzáles Echevarría and Enrique Pupo-Walker. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University
Press, 1996.
[Davis Reference: PQ7081.A1 C35 1996 v]
Comprenhensive work that covers Latin American literature (including Brazilian)
from pre-Columbian times to the present, and contains chapters on Spanish
American writing in the U.S. Volume I begins with pre-Columbian
traditions to the end of the 19th century, covering New World historiography,
epic poetry, theatre, the novel, and the essay form. Volume II
provides coverage for all genres from the end of 19th century up to 1990,
including discussions of Afro-Hispanic American literature, theatre, and
Chicano literature. Volume III includes history of Brazilian literature
and a comprehensive bibliography.
Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature,
1900-2003.
Edited by Daniel Balderston and Mike Gonzalez. London; New York: Routledge, 2004.
[Davis Reference: PQ7081.A1 E558 2004]
Includes a chronology of the century with information related to main events
in Latin American history and main literary works published. Also includes
further recommended reading for each entry.
Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature.
Edited by Verity Smith. London; Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, c1997.
[Davis Reference: PQ7081.A1 E56 1997]
"Contains entries on writers, works and topics relating to the literature
of Latin America, including survey articles on all the continents individual
countries." Particular emphasis is placed on the writings of Hispanic minorities
in the U.S., the literature of the Francophone Caribbean, and the work of
women writers. Also includes illustrations and a Title Index to the Selected
Works (in the original language and English).
Literary Cultures of Latin America: A Comparative History.
Edited by Mario J. Valdéz and Djekak Kadir. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
[Davis Reference: PQ7081.A1 L525 2004]
Multidisciplinary reference on Latin American literary culture. Provides topically arranged
articles that focus on "the shifting problems that have arisen across national borders, geographic
regions, time periods, linguistic systems, and cultural traditions in literary history."
Volume I discusses the empirical, the ideological and the discursive areas of the literary
culture. Volume II concentrates in "cultural modalities, discursive modes, institutional sanctions,
and cultural centers" in Latin America. Volume III focuses on "modes of representation and
the resultant narrative."
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes (In Spanish)
An extensive digital publishing project of Spanish and Hispanic-American archival material.
The catalog contains more than 14,000 full-text documents, including books, magazines and
journals, doctoral theses, documentaries, interviews, audio narratives, visual collections,
etc., in a variety of formats (digitized text, facsimile, multimedia, voice recordings,
video, archival documents, photographs, drawings and paintings).
Biblioteca Virtual do Estudante da Língua Portuguesa
(In Portuguese)
This project aims to offer free educational resources for students
and professors of Portuguese. The collection includes, among other materials,
complete texts of Brazilian and foreign literary works,
articles about education, audio books and sound recordings of famous people,
documentaries on video, and images of items from the Museu de Arqueologia e
Etnologia da Universidade de São Paulo.
Biblioteca Virtual de Literatura (In Portuguese)
With special emphasis on Brazilian literature, the BVL primarily deals with
literature in the Portuguese language as well as with Latin American and
other literatures. Dramatic literature is included, linked to activities
to be presented on stage. The BVL analyzes sites with access to archives
and collections online, announces the publication of new works of literature
including those created on the Web, and offers a news service covering major
literary events in the world of books and literary studies.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
HLAS is an annotated bibliography on Latin America, with works selected
by scholars and edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
The multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences
and the humanities, and with more than 5,000 works selected each year offers
an essential guide to available resources. Use natural language search terms:
buddhism, cross-cultural studies, economic sanctions Iraq, etc.
MLA International Bibliography
A major index for literary criticism, linguistics, folklore & cultural studies. MLA
International Bibliography is produced by the Modern Language Association. Index to
articles in literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore from several thousand
journals and series published worldwide. Also covers relevant monographs, working papers,
proceedings, and bibliographies.
El Poder de la Palabra (In Spanish)
A web site dedicated to poetic prose. It contains 2,462 fragments of literary
texts as well as the biographies and images of the authors. The collection
includes authors from all over the world, but especially Hispanic authors.
The site also includes images of works of art, architecture and music.