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Encyclopedias

Diccionario enciclopédico espasa: con versiones de la mayoría de las voces en francés, inglés, italiano y alemán y sus etimologías. 11. ed. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, S.A., 1989. AE 61 .D47 1989 REF. [13 vols.]

Diccionario enciclopédico U.T.E.H.A. México: Unión Tipográfica Editorial Hispano Americana, 1964. 10v. AE65 .D47 1964. Apéndice. México: Unión Tipográfica Editorial Hispano Americana, 1964. 2v. AE65 .D47 1964 SUPPL.

Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1930. 70 v. in 72. AE61 .E6. Apéndice. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, c1930-c1933. 10 v. AE61 .E6 APPX. Suplemento anual. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1934- v. AE61 .E62. [LIB. HAS: 1934-1969/70].

Dictionaries

Alonso Pedraz, Martin. Enciclopedia del idioma: diccionario histórico y moderno de la lengua español (siglos XII al XX) etimólogico, tecnológico, regional e hispanoamericano. Madrid: Aguilar, 1958. 3 v. PC 4667 .A4.

Beigbeder Atienza, Federico. Nuevo diccionario politécnico de las lenguas española e inglesa. New polytechnic dictionary of Spanish and English language. Madrid: Edicionez Diaz de Santos, 1988. 2 v. PC 4640 .B452 1988 REF.

Cejador y Frauca, Julio. Vocabulario medieval castellano. New York: Las Américas, 1968. PC 4715 .Z5 C4.

Corominas, Joan. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, c1980- . 5 v.PC 4580 .C59 1980.

Correas, Gonzalo. Vocabulario de refranes y frases proverbiales. Bordeaux: Institut d'etudes iberiques et ibero-americaines de l'Universite de Bordeaux, 1967. PN 6490 .C7 1967.

Covarrubias, Orozco, Sebastian de. Tesoro de la lengua castellana o española. 3. ed. Madrid: Editorial Castalia, 1995.

Diccionario de la lengua española. 20a ed. Madrid: Real Academia Española, 1984. 2 v. PC 4625 .A3 1984 REF.

Lenz, Rodolfo. El español en Chile. Trabajos de Rodolfo Lenz, Andrés Bello y Rodolfo Oroz. Buenos Aires, 1940. PC 4881 .L4.

Moliner, María. Diccionario de uso del español. Madrid: Editorial Gredos, 1966-1967. 2 v. PC 4625 .M6.

Ortega Cavero, David. Thesaurus gran Sopena de sinónimos y asociación de ideas. Barcelona: Editorial R. Sopena, 1985. 2 v. PC 4591 .O77 1985 REF.

Real Academia Espanola. Diccionario de autoridades. Madrid: Editorial Gredos, 1963. 3 v. PC 4625 .A3 1726A.

Sainz de Robles, Federico Carlos. Ensayo de un diccionario español de sinónimos y antónimos. 8. ed. Madrid: Aguilar, 1967. PC 4591 .S3 1967.

Santamaría, Francisco Javier. Diccionario de mejicanismos, razonado: comprobado con citas de autoridades, comparado con el de americanismos y con los vocabularios provinciales de los más distinguidos diccionaristas hispanamericanos. 2. ed., corr. y aumentada. Méjico: Editorial Porrúa, 1974. PC 4832 .S3 1974.

Santamaria, Francisco Javier. Diccionario general de americanismos. Méjico: D. F. Editorial P. Robredo, 1942. 3 v. PC 4822 .S3.

Seco, Manuel. Diccionario de dudas y dificultades de la lengua española. 9a ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1986. PC 4630 .S43 1986 REF.

Simon and Schuster's International Dictionary=Diccionario internacional Simon and Schuster. English/Spanish, Spanish/English. Tana de Gamez, Ed. New York: Simon & Schuster 1973. PC 4640 .S48 1973 REF.

Sopena, Ramon. Diccionario manual Sopena: enciclopédico y ilustrado. Barcelona: Editorial R. Sopena, 1960. PC 4620 .D5.

Walford, Albert John, Ed. A guide to foreign language grammars and dictionaries. 2nd ed., rev. and enl. London: Library Association, 1967. Z 7004 .G7 W3 1967.

Grammars:

Bello, Andres. Gramática de la lengua castellana destinada al uso de los americanos. 23. ed. Paris: A. Blot., 1928. PC 4105 .B5 1928.

Kany, Charles Emil. American-Spanish syntax. 2d ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1951. PC 4821 .K3 1951.

Keniston, Hayward. The syntax of Castilian prose. Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1937- . PC 4361 .K42. [Library has v. 2.]

Lapesa, Rafael. Historia de la lengua española. 9a ed. corr. y aum. Madrid: Gredos, 1981. PC 4075 .L3 1981.

Menendez Pidal, Ramón. Manual de gramática histórica española. 5. ed. Madrid: Suárez, 1929. PC 4101 .M4 1929 STORAGE.

Molina, Alonso de. Arte de la lengua mexicana y castellana. Madrid: Ediciones Cultura Hispánica, 1945. PM 4063 .M65 1945.

Molina, Alonso de. Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana. Madrid: Ediciones Cultura Hispánica, 1944. PM 4066 .M68 1944.

Zamora Vicente, Alonso. Dialectología española. 2. ed. Madrid: Editorial Gredos, 1967. PC 4711 .Z35.

Bibliographies

General Spanish & Latin American Studies

Anaya-Las Americas. Bibliographical index for Spanish and Spanish American studies in the United States = Indice bibliográfico para estudios españoles e hispanoamericanos en los Estados Unidos. New York: Anaya-Las Américas, Spanish Book Center, 1974. Z 2691 .A55 1974.

Arnaud, Emile et V. Tuson. Guide de bibliographie hispanique. Toulouse: Privat-Didier, 1967. Z 2681 .A75.

Foster, David William & Virginia Ramos Foster. Manual of Hispanic bibliography. New York: Garland, 1977.

Z 2691 .A1 F68 1977.

Foulche-Delbosc, Raymond. Manuel de l'hispanisant. NY:, Kraus Reprint, 1959. 2 v. Z 2681 .A1F7 1959.

Gropp, Arthur E. A bibliography of Latin American bibliographies. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1968. Z1601.A2 G76 1968. Supplement. By Arthur E. Gropp. Metuchen, N J: The Scarecrow Press, 1971. Z 1601 .A2 G76 1968 SUPPL. A Bibliography of Latin American bibliographies, 1975-1979 : social sciences and humanities. Haydee Piedracueva, Ed.Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1982. NOTE: "Supplement no. 3 to Arthur E. Gropp's A bibliography of Latin American bibliographies. Z 1601.A2 G76 1968 SUPPL 3.

Gropp, Arthur E. A bibliography of Latin American bibliographies published in periodicals. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1976. 2 v. Z 1601 .A2 G762 1976.

Handbook of Latin American studies. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 1935- . Z 1605 .H23 REF. [ LIB. HAS: 1- 1935- Latest five years in REF.]

Harvard University. Library. Spanish history and literature: classification schedule, classified listing by call number, chronological listing, author and title listing. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972. Z 2709 .H35.

Hispanic Society of America. Library. List of books printed before 1601 in the Library of the Hispanic Society of America. By Clara Louisa Penney. New York: Hispanic Society of America, 1955. Z 2682 .H67 1955.

Inter-American review of bibliography: Revista interamericana de bibliografía. Washington: 1951- . Z 1007 .I5. [LIB. HAS: 2-3,6- 1952-1953,1956- Current issues in Journal Room.]

Latin American studies: a basic guide to sources. Robert A. McNeil, Ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1990. F 1408 .L387 1990 REF.

Libros en venta en Hispanoamérica y España. New York: Bowker Editores. Annual, 1985- . Z 1601 .L59 REF. [LIB. HAS: 1964,1974,1985- Latest edition in REF.] Libros en venta en Hispanoamérica y España. Suplemento. Buenos Aires: Bowker Editores Argentina, 1967- . Z 1601 .L592 REF.

Sable, Martin Howard. A guide to Latin American studies. Los Angeles: Latin American Center, University of California, 1967. 2 v. Z 1601 .S25 STORAGE.

Literary Bibliographies and Research Guides

Barrera y Leirado, Cayetano Alberto de la. Catálogo bibliográfico y biográfico del teatro antiguo español, desde sus origenes hasta mediados del siglo XVIII. Madrid: Editorial Gredos, S. A., 1969. Z 2694 .D7 B2 1969 STORAGE.

Bleznick, Donald William. A sourcebook for Hispanic literature and language: a selected, annotated guide to Spanish, Spanish-American, and United States Hispanic bibliography, literature, linguistics, journals, and other source materials. 3rd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, c1995. PC 4071 .B54 1995 REF.

Brower, Keith H. Contemporary Latin American fiction: an annotated bibliography. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1989. PQ 7082 .N7 B676 1989 REF.

Delk, Lois Jo and James Neal Greer. Spanish language and literature in the publications of American universities: a bibliography. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1952. Z 2695 .A1 D4 STORAGE.

Fichero bibliografico hispanoamericano. Buenos Aires: Turner Ediciones. Monthly. Oct. 1961- Z 1609 .L7 F5 REF. [Library has v. 1- 13, 14-21.]

Foster, David William. Mexican Literature: a bibliography of secondary sources. 2d ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1992. Z 1421 .F63 1992.

Foster, David William & Virginia Ramos Foster. Modern Latin American literature. New York: Ungar, 1975. 2 v. PQ 7081. F63 1975.

Foster, David William. The 20th century Spanish-American novel: a bibliographic guide. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1975. Z 1609 .F4 F68.

Harvard University. Library. Latin American literature: classification schedule, classified listing by call number, author and title listing, chronological listing. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1969. Z 1609 .L7.

Moseley, William W, Glenroy Emmons, & Marilyn C. Emmons. Spanish literature, 1500-1700: a bibliography of Golden Age studies in Spanish & English, 1925-1980. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 1984. Z 2692 .M67 1984.

Rela, Walter. A bibliographical guide to Spanish American literature: twentieth-century sources. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. Z 1609 .L7 R438 1988.

Seris, Homero. Guiá de nuevos temas de literatura española. Madrid: Editorial Castalia 1973. Z 2681 .A2 S43 1973.

Simon Díaz, José. Bibliografía de la literatura hispánica. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto "Miguel de Cervantes," de Filología Hispánica, 1950- . 7 v. Z 2691 .S52. Bibliografía de la literatura hispánica. 2. ed. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto "Miguel de Cervantes" de Filología Hispánica, 1960- 5v. Z 2691 .S52 1960. Bibliografía de la literatura hispánica. 3.a ed. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto "Miguel de Cervantes" de Filología Hispánica, 1983. 2v. Z 2691 .S52 1983.

Simon Díaz, José. Manual de bibliografía de la literature española. Barcelona: G. Gili, 1963. Z 2691 .S54. Manual de bibliografía de la literatura española: adiciones, 1965-1970. Barcelona: Editorial G. Gili, 1972. Z 2691 .S542 1972.

Women writers of Spain: an annotated bio-bibliographical guide. Edited by Carolyn L. Galerstein & Kathleen McNerney. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986. Z 2693.5 .W6 W65 1986.

Woodbridge, Hensley Charles. Guide to reference works for the study of the Spanish language and literature and Spanish American literature. 2d ed. NY: Modern Language Assn. of America, 1997. Z 2695 .A2 W66 1997 REF.

Woodbridge, Hensley Charles. Spanish and Spanish-American literature: an annotated guide to selected bibliographies. NY: Modern Language Association of America, 1983. Z 2691 .A1 W66 1983.

Zubatsky, David S. Latin American literary authors: an annotated guide to bibliographies. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1986. Z 1609 .L7 Z82 1986.

Zubatsky, David S. Spanish, Catalan, and Galician literary authors of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: an annotated guide to bibliographies. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1995. Z 2691 .A1 Z82 1995.

Zubatsky, David S. Spanish, Catalan, and Galician literary authors of the twentieth century: an annotated guide to bibliographies. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. Z 2691 .A1 Z83 1992.

Indexes

Calimano, Ivan E. Index to Spanish language short stories in anthologies. Albuquerque, NM: SALALM Secretariat, General Library, University of New Mexico, 1994. Z 1609 .L7 C35 1994.

Columbus Memorial Library. Index to Latin American periodical literature, 1966-1970. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1980. 2 v. Z 1605 .C64 1980 STORAGE.

HAPI: Hispanic American periodicals index. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center Publications, 1975- .

Z 1605 .H3. [Library has: 1979- . Latest 5 years in REF].

Hoffman, Herbert H. Index to poetry: European and Latin American poetry in anthologies Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1985. PN 1022 .H627 1985 REF.

Hoffman, Herbert H. Latin American Play Index. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1983. 2 v. Z 1609 .D7 H63 1983.

Mundo Lo, Sara de. Index to Spanish American collective biography. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1982. 4 v. Z 1609 .B6 M86.

The Year's work in modern language studies. London: Modern Humanities Research Association. 1929/30- . PB 1 .Y45. [LIB. HAS: 1- 1929/30- ]

Literary Encyclopedias and Dictionaries:

Caribbean writers: a bio-bibliographical-critical encyclopedia. Ed. by Donald E Herdeck & Maurice A. Lubin. Washington: Three Continents Press, 1979. PN 849 .C3 C3 REF.

Contemporary world writers. Ed. Tracy Chevalier. 2nd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, c1993. PN 771 .C585 1993 REF.

Diccionario de escritores mexicanos, siglo XX: desde las generaciones del Ateneo y novelistas de la Revolución hasta nuestros días. Aurora M. Ocampo, Ed. México: Universidad Nacional Auónoma de México, Centro de Estudios Literarios, 1988- . PQ 7106 .C52 1988. [Library has: v. 1-3.]

Flores, Angel. Spanish American authors: the twentieth century. NY: Wilson, 1992. PQ 7081.3 .F57 1992 REF.

Instituto Nacional del Libro Español. Quién es quién en las letras españolas. Madrid, 1969. Z 2690 .I55.

Latin American writers. Carlos A. Sole, Ed. New York: Scribner, 1989. 3 v. PQ 7081 .A1 L37 1989 REF.

The Oxford companion to Spanish literature. Ed. Philip Ward. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978. PQ 6006 .O93 REF.

Sainz de Robles, Federico Carlos. Ensayo de un diccionario de la literatura. 2. ed. Madrid: Aguilar, 1953-56. 3 v. PN 43 .S3 1953.

Spanish American authors: the twentieth century. Ed. By Angel Flores. NY: Wilson, 1992. PQ 7081.3 .F57 1992.

Spanish American women writers: a bio-bibliographical source book. Ed. by Diane E. Marting. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. PQ 7081 .A1 S63 1990 REF.

Spanish women writers: a bio-bibliographical source book. Ed. by Linda Gould Levine, Ellen Engelson Marson, and Gloria Feiman Waldman. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993. PQ 6055 .S63 1993 REF.

Literary Criticism

Alexander, Harriet Semmes. English language criticism on the foreign novel. Athens: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c1989. Z 5916 .A39 1989 REF.

Critical survey of drama: foreign language series. Ed. by Frank N. Magill. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1986. 6 v. PN 1625 .C74 1986.

Critical survey of long fiction: foreign language series. Ed. by Frank N. Magill. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1984. PN 3451 .C74 1984 REF.

Critical survey of poetry: foreign language series. Ed. by Frank N. Magill. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1984. 5 v. PN 41 .C7 1984 REF.

Curley, Dorothy Nyren & Arthur Curley. Modern Romance literatures. New York: Ungar, 1967. PN 813 .C8.

Encyclopedia of Latin American literature. Ed. by Verity Smith. London; Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. PQ 7081 .A1 E53 1997 REF.

Handbook of Latin American Literature. Ed. by David William Foster. 2d ed. NY: Garland, 1992. PQ 7081 .A1 H36 1992.

Hispanic literature criticism. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994- . PQ 7081 .A1 H57 REF.

Modern Spanish and Portuguese literatures. Comp. & ed. by Marshall J. Schneider & Irwin Stern. New York: Continuum, 1988. PQ 6072 .M57 1988 REF .

Pedraza Jimenez, Felipe B. & Milagros Rodriguez Caceres. Manual de literatura española. Pamplona: Cenlit, 1980-1993. 11 v. PQ 6032 .P4 1980.

Foreign Language and Literature Resources