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Classics

Reference

  • Literature
  • History and Culture

    1. Literature

    Ancient writers: Greece and Rome
    Location: Ref PA3002 .A5 1982

    The Cambridge encyclopedia of the world's ancient languages
    Location: Ref P140 .C36 2004 

    Classics Web Sites

    Classical scholarship: a biographical encyclopedia
    Location: Ref PA83 .C58 1990

    Classical studies: a guide to the reference literature
    Location: Ref PA91 .J4 2006 

    Forum Romanum
    Large collection of Roman texts and their available online translations.  Also has library of Latin Literature searchable by author, title, genre or date.

    The Oxford companion to classical literature.
    Location: Ref PA31 .H69 1989

    Perseus Digital Library
    Great collection of classical texts wiht secondary sources on classical studies.

    2. History and Culture

    Atlas of the Greek world
    Location: Ref DF77 .L39 1980b

    Atlas of the Roman world
    Location: Ref DG77 .C597 1982

    Brill's New Pauly: encyclopaedia of the ancient world: Antiquity
    Location: Ref DE5 .N3913 2002 and Ref DE5 .P33213 2006

    Civilization of the ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
    Location: Ref DE59 .C55 1988 

    Classics Web Sites

    The dictionary of classical mythology
    Location: Ref BL715 .G713 1996

    Goddesses in world mythology
    Location: Ref BL473.5 .A66 1993

    Guide to the gods
    Location: Ref BL473 .L43 1992

    The Oxford classical dictionary
    Location: Ref DE5 .O9 2003

    The Oxford history of the classical world
    Location: Ref DE59 .O94 1986 

    Perseus Digital Library

    The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites
    Location: Ref DE59 .P7

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    Articles - Classics

    Core Resources:

    L'Annee Philologique
    Contains citations of all known scholarly work on classical antiquity published in any language, anywhere in the world. Its subjects are Greek and Latin literature and linguistics, including early Christian texts and patristics, Greek and Roman history, philosophy, art, archaeology, religion, mythology, music, science and scholarly sub-specialties such as numismatics, papyrology and epigraphy. Published by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique with the American Philological Association and the Database of Classical Bibliography.
    1959-

    MLA Bibliography
    Covers the scholarly research in the study of literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Includes references to journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association.
    1926-


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    Books

    ALEX
    Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.

    WorldCat
    Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the Find It. button to request items through interlibrary loan.

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    Citing Sources

    Ask your professor if he or she has particular citation style preferences. The Writing Center also provides some information on departmental preferences.

    The following resources can be especially helpful:

    Citing Sources
    The library's guide to documenting sources includes general subject area preferences and examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.

    RefWorks
    RefWorks is an online bibliographic manager that can be used to create, organize and store references. Information can be imported from most of the library's research databases and reformatted to create bibliographies in wide range of documentation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago.

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    Get Help

    For further assistance, contact:

    Kristin Strohmeyer
    Reference Librarian
    Burke Library
    315-859-4481
    kstrohme@hamilton.edu

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    (Reviewed: November 2, 2007)