Reference Books
- Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World
Brill
2002
An English translation of a new edition of a German-language classic. When complete, it will cover many aspects of the classical world with scholarly articles reflecting current research. The companion set covers the classical tradition and how the Greek and Roman world has influenced our understanding in more recent times.
• Location(s): Ref DE 5 .N4813 2002 (Antiquities)
Ref DE5 .P33213 2006 (Classical Tradition
- The Cambridge Ancient History
Camridge: Cambridge University
1970
2nd and 3rd ed. edition
This authoritative history covers the ancient world chronologically.
• Location(s): Ref D 57 .C252
- Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
3 vols. Lengthy articles on such topics as "Language and Dialects," "Farming and Animal Husbandry," "Myths and Cosmologies," "Women in Rome," and "Roman Building Techniques" introduce the reader in some depth to many facets of the classical world. Each article is followed by a helpful bibliography.
[Resource no longer available]
- Greek Literature
New York: Routledge
2001
A compendium of writings by philological scholars on ancient Greek literature from the oral tradition and Homer to Greek literature during the Roman and Byzantine periods.
• Location(s): Ref PA 3054 .G74 2001
- Greek-English Lexicon
Oxford: Clarendon
1940
9th ed. edition
This standard Greek dictionary was first published in 1843 and has gone through numerous revisions. It not only gives definitions but cites texts in which the words were used.
• Location(s): Ref PA 445 .E5 L6
- Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Oxford: Oxford UP
1989
2nd edition
A handy guide to writers and works from the Classical times, giving concise discussions on the social and cultural context of the literature. A concise version is available online.
• Location(s): Ref PA 31 .H69 1989
Finding Books
- MnPALS
The online catalog to the library at Gustavus Adolphus College. Choose "All MnPALS Libraries" under "Library to Search" to search other MnPALS libraries (such as Minnesota State schools) and request books through Interlibrary loan. See our Guide to MnPALS for instructions.
- WorldCat
Includes over 40 million bibliographic records representing cataloged resources in 400 languages owned by libraries around the world. Materials date back to the 11th century. Owning libraries can be identified for books, journals, archival resources and electronic resources. Access to WorldCat is provided by the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM); the database can also be searched through its free web interface, at worldcat.org.
1000 CE-present; updated daily
Finding Articles
- L'Annee Philologique Online
Annual index of scholarly publications relating to the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome (500 BCE to 800 CE). The most complete index available for classics, this resource includes over 375,000 citations to articles, books, book reviews, conference proceedings, and essays on on all aspects of Greek and Latin cultures, including literature, language, art, archaeology, philosophy, and religion. International in scope, it indexes works in all languages.
Search tips: To begin your search, click "Enter." Select "Full Text" to search the full text of the citations. Select "Subjects and discplines" to search or browse the tables of contents in two separate files: since volume 67 (since 1996) and before volume 67. Click "Read the total" to view the results of your search.
1959-present
- JSTOR
Full-text backfiles to over 350 scholarly journals from more than 25 academic disciplines published between the 19th and 21st centuries in the JSTOR Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, and Language & Literature collections. JSTOR provides complete journal backruns from the date of initial publication up to a "moving wall" of 3 to 5 years before the present year.
1831-2004
- MLA International Bibliography
The major research resource for information on English literature, foreign languages and linguistics. Includes references to scholarly articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, and dissertations from 1963 to the present. For earlier references, see the print version at Reference Z7006.M643.
1923-present; updated 9 times yearly
- Project MUSE
Project MUSE provides full text electronic access to over 100 scholarly journals in humanities, the social sciences, and mathematics. Topics covered include literary theory; classics; history and cultural studies; philosophy; film, theatre and the performing arts; political science and mathematics.
1993-present
- TLG: Thesaurus Linguae Graecae
This digital library contains virtually all Greek texts surviving from the period between Homer (8th century BCE) and 600 CE and the majority of surviving works up the fall of Byzantium in 1453 CE. It currently includes 12,000 works representing 3,700 authors and continues its efforts to include all extant Greek texts from the byzantine and post-byzantine period. The database offers a number of different screen displays for the Greek in each work. It is accessible from designated computers in the Classics department office, the main floor of the library and a Mac on the library's lower level.
8th c. BCE-1453 CE
Other Library Resources
- Interlibrary Loan
For information on ordering books and articles that Gustavus does not own, visit our Interlibrary Loan page or talk with a reference librarian.
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