Hispanic studies

Sources for Background Information

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias

• Cervantes Encyclopedia 2v
• Diccionario de la lengua española 1995
• Diccionario de la lengua española. Vigésimo segunda edición
• Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater
• Enciclopedia universal en español
• Nuevo tesoro lexicográfico de la lengua española
  Diccionario de diccionarios, un diccionario total que contiene todo el léxico de cerca de 70 diccionarios de la lengua española desde el siglo XV hasta el XX.

• Handbooks

• The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel
• Manual de literatura española 16 v.
• Manual de literatura hispanoamericana [5] v

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Core and Additional Databases

Core Journal Indexes and Full-text Articles

• HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies), 1935-
• HAPI Online, 1970-
• Literature Online
• MLA International Bibliography, 1963-
• PRISMA

Additional Indexes and Full-text Articles

• FRANCIS,1984-
• Humanities Full-text, 1984-
• Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective, 1907-1984
• Project MUSE
• ProQuest Research Library
• Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro

Selected Internet Sites

• AER - Archivos Españoles en Red
  Includes the Archivo General de Indias.
• Biblioteca Digital Hispánica
  manuscritos, libros impresos del siglo XV al siglo XIX, grabados, dibujos, carteles, fotografías y mapas
• Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
• The Cervantes Project
  Contains the Cervantes International Bibliography online, several electronic editions of Cervantes's complete works, digital image archive, PDF project publications, and links.
• Cervantestv
  Cadena de televisión cultural de España.
• Clásicos en la Biblioteca Nacional
  Ediciones singulares de obras de los más importantes autores españoles.
• Gregorio Mayans y Siscar digital
  Includes Complete Works, Correspondence and Bibliography
• Guaman Poma - El primer Nueva corónica y buen gobierno
  Internet edition of illustrated MS. by native Andean seeking reform of Spanish colonial governance, addressed to Philip III, King of Spain.
• LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
  WWW-Virtual Library Guide for Latin American Studies, from the University of Texas.
• La Página del Idioma Español
  Sections with links to literature pages (electronic journals, author pages), digital dictionaries (Spanish language: general, special, and bilingual), translation (topics, problems and advice), Spanish grammar, Spanish and Latin American radio stations on the Internet, and more.
• Parnaseo
  Links to the journal Lemir (Literatura Española Medieval y del Renacimiento), catalogues of Spanish libraries, literary pages, virtual libraries and ISBN (Spanish books in print).
• Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Project
  Electronic edition of complete works of 17th century Mexican poet-nun, based on the text of Alfonso Méndez Plancarte and Alberto G. Salceda.

Other Resources

Library Guides

• Hispanic Studies: A Selected List of Reference Sources
• Library Guide: Spanish Literature 2001
• Library Guide: Latin American Literature 2001