FULL-TEXT FILES: ROMANCE LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Room 179, Wilson Library

Note 1: Some of the files listed below are currently in non-networked CD-ROM format, and must be used in the ETRC. In many cases, files are Internet-accessible; links are provided where possible.

Note 2: Subject & area librarians are available to assist with the use of these files. When reviewing the titles below, note the initials following each title (which indicate the librarian to contact for specialized assistance); then return to this point and refer to the ETRC Subject & Area Staff list, organized by staff member initials.

Files available:

French;
Italian;
Spanish.

FRENCH:
1. ARTFL (MP)
  The University of Chicago's ARTFL Project (American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language) makes available nearly 2,000 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to non-fiction prose and technical writing. The 18th, 19th and 20th centuries are about equally represented, with a smaller selection of medieval, Renaissance and 17th century texts.
2. Thresor de la Langue Francoise dictionary (MP)
ITALIAN:
1. Dartmouth Dante Project (MP)
2. LIZ: Letteratura italiana Zanichelli (MP)
  Covering the range from St. Francis of Assisi to Italo Svevo, the CD-ROM is a comprehensive textual data bank of Italian literature. Keyword searching and other tools allow for easy movement through and between the full texts of all 362 works included on the disk.
  N.B. A complete bibliography that lists all the titles and the original print editions included in the LIZ CD is available on the Bobst Library Web (New York University)
SPANISH:
1. La Biblioteca total: viaje por el universo de J. L. Borges (RT)
  Examines the life and work of the post-avant-garde Argentine author, Jorge Luis Borges.
2. Comedia Project (University of Arizona) (RT)
  This project is designed to serve scholars interested in Hispanic Classical Theater. To access its database of plays from the Siglo de oro--including works by Calderón, Tirso de Molina, and Lope de Vega, and also some translations--click on this direct link. However, if it is not working, go to paragraph #3 of the Comedia home page and click on "Titles of texts."

Last update: 8.30.98