Primary Comparative Literature & Literary Theory Encyclopedias & Subject Dictionaries

Dictionary of the History of Ideas
A compendium of western thought , originally published in 1973-4, that has, itself, become a classic. Among its contributors: Isaiah Berlin, George Boas, Herbert Butterfield, Merle Curti, Mircea Eliad...   [more]
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Dictionnaire International des Termes Litteraires
Also Known as: International Dictionary of Literary Terms
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Literature Online Reference Collection
Also Known as: Literature Online Reference Resources
A collection of major literary reference works, seachable individually or as a group....   [more]

Important Comparative Literature & Literary Theory Encyclopedias & Subject Dictionaries

Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature
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Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism
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Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle
Also Known as: Brills Medieval Reference Library, Brill Medieval Reference Library
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Encyclopedia of the Novel
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Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Also Known as: Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and criticism
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Literary Encyclopedia
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"The Literary Encyclopedia is an expanding global literary reference work written by over 1350 specialists from universities around the world, and currently provides over 3300 authoritative profiles o...   [more]

Literature Resource Center
Biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
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New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
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Oxford Bibliographies Online Medieval Studies
Also Known as: Medieval Studies
- from Oxford Bibliographies Online
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Oxford Bibliographies Online Renaissance and Reformation
Also Known as: Renaissance and Reformation
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This reference work covers the history of philosophy worldwide. It includes extensive treatment of topics in ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, l...   [more]

Related Comparative Literature & Literary Theory Encyclopedias & Subject Dictionaries

Oxford Art Online
Also Known as: Grove Dictionary of Art Online, Grove Art Online, Dictionary of Art, Macmillan Dictionary of Art
Contains 45,000 authoritative articles on all aspects of the visual arts: painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography. Includes biographies of artists, patrons, an...   [more]
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