French Literature and Linguistics : Books
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Core Reference Books
Reference books are usually dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, handbooks, etc. They provide quick, reliable information, summaries of complex matters, or lists of works in a certain subject or field.
A New History of Medieval French Literature by Sara L. Preisig (Translator); Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet
Call Number: PQ156 C47 2011Le grand Robert de la langue française by Robert, Paul
Call Number: Online accessPublication Date: 2013Précis de littérature française du XVIIIe siècle by sous la direction de Robert Mauzi, avec la collaboration de Sylvain Menant, Michel Delon
Call Number: PQ261 P74 1990ISBN: 2130428592The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature by Simon Gaunt (Editor); Sarah Kay (Editor)
Call Number: PQ156 C363 2008French Women Authors: the significance of the spiritual (1400-2000) by Nelson/Haskett
Call Number: PQ149 .F726 2013ISBN: 1611495237Histoire de la littérature française du XVIe siècle by Tournon, André
Call Number: PQ231 H58 2004ISBN: 286847991X
WorldCat
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Tablets, Pamphlets and Quills: Special Collections @ UW
Do you need to handle first editions prior to the 1850s? The Department of Special Collections contains manuscripts, pamphlets, and rare books.
These collections are of unique research value, because they concentrate on a particular author, publisher, topic, or genre and thereby permit scholars to explore a subject in great depth.
For instance, check out Encyclopédie; ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers below.:
Encyclopédie; ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers by Diderot, Denis, Jean Le Rond d' Alembert, and Pierre Mouchon
Call Number: AE25 E53Publication Date: 1751-1765
Library Catalog
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AND, OR, NOT (Keyword Boolean)
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“ XIXe siècle” AND roman AND France
“social aspects” AND “19th century” AND "French literature"
French AND "pronouns"
Interlibrary Loan
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