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BASIC INFORMATION SOURCE GUIDE 17

Following is a guide to reference works of use to the student of Spanish language and literature. While the emphasis is on books in Spanish, some English-language works are included.

The Oxford Spanish Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. (REF PC 4640 .O94 2003) – This is just one of many Spanish-English dictionaries.

            The Oxford-Duden Pictorial Spanish-English Dictionary. 2nd edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995. (REF PC 4629 .O94 1995) – Each picture is of a situation, object, or setting, giving Spanish and English words for the component parts.

            Martínez, Augustín. Multicultural Spanish Dictionary: How Everyday Spanish Differs from Country to Country. Rockville, MD: Schreiber Publishing, 1999. (REF PC 4640 .M26 1999) – This dictionary concentrates on the differing vocabularies of various Spanish-speaking countries.

            Harrap’s Diccionario de Expresiones Idiomáticas; Dictionary of Idioms. London: Harrap, 1991. (REF PC 4460 .H377 1991) – Translates idiomatic expressions in both languages, giving examples of use.

The following dictionaries may contain words and phrases not found in regular Spanish-English dictionaries.

           Gill, Mary McVey and Brenda Wegmann. The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang and Idioms. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007. (REF PC 4971 .G547 2007) -- Includes regional slang.

            McElroy, Onyria Herrera and Lola L. Grabb. Spanish-English English-Spanish Medical Dictionary. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. (REF R 121 .M488 2005) – Covers medical terminology.

            Frías-Sucre Giraud, Alejandro. Diccionario Comercial Español-Inglés--Inglés-Español. Barcelona: Editorial Juventud, 1985. (REF HF 1002 .F7 1985) – Covers words and terms used in business.

            Rodrigues, Louis J. Harrap’s Glossary of Spanish-English Commercial and Industrial Terms: Inglés-Español. London: Harrap, 1990. (REF HF 1002 .H3443 1990)

            Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley’s English-Spanish Spanish-English Legal Dictionary. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. (REF K 52 .S6 K36 1997)

            Mikkelson, Holly, compiler. The Interpreter’s Companion. 2nd edition. Spreckels, CA: ACEBO, 1993. (REF K 52 .S63 M55 1993) – Intended as a glossary of words and terms encountered by a court interpreter and not usually found in an ordinary dictionary. Includes sections on drugs, weapons, legal and medical terminology, and profanity and slang.

            Benmaman, Virginia et al. Bilingual Dictionary of Criminal Justice Terms (English/Spanish). Binghamton, NY: Gould Publications, 1991. (REF K 52 .S6 B46 1991)

            Routledge Spanish Technical Dictionary; Diccionario Técnico Inglés. New York: Routledge, 1997. (REF T 10 .R684 1997) – Two volumes.   Covers the specialized vocabulary of science and technology.

            Harrap’s Computers & the Internet: Dictionary/Diccionario. English-Spanish. Español-Inglés. Barcelona: Harrap, 2003. (REF QA 76.15 .H3 2003)

            Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley’s English-Spanish Spanish-English Chemistry Dictionary. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. (REF QD 5 .K294 1998)

            Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley’s English-Spanish Spanish-English Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1995. (REF BF 31 .K36 1995)

The following dictionaries are not bilingual, but give Spanish definitions for Spanish words.

            Diccionario de la Lengua Española. Madrid: Real Academia Española, 1984. (REF PC 4625 .A3 1984) – 2 vols.

            Clave: Diccionario de Uso del Español Actual. Madrid: Ediciones SM, 1997. (REF PC 4625 .C55 1997)

            Seco, Manuel, et al. Diccionario del Español Actual. Madrid: Aguilar, 1999. (REF PC 4624 .S43 1999) – 2 vols.

            El Pequeño Larousse Ilustrado. México: Larousse, 2004. (REF AG 61 .L38 2005) – Partly a dictionary; partly an encyclopedia.

Batchelor, R. E. Using Spanish Synonyms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. (REF PC 4591 .B38 1994)

Diccionario de Sinónimos y Antónimos. Madrid: Santillana, 2002. (REF PC 4591 .D537 2002)

            Sainz de Robles, Federico Carlos. Diccionario Español de Sinónimos y Antónimos. México: Aguilar, 1993. (REF PC 4591 .S25 1993)

Butt, John and Carmen Benjamin. A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004. (REF PC 4112 .B88 2004)

            Devney, Dorothy M. Guide to Spanish Suffixes. Lincolnwood, IL: Passport Books, 1992. (REF PC 4175 .D486 1992) – A guide for building Spanish vocabulary through the use of suffixes.

Enciclopedia Hispánica. Barcelona: Editorial Barsa Planeta, 2001. (REF AE 61 .E52 2001) – Divided into four parts. Volumes labelled “Macropedia” give lengthy entries. The two volumes labeled “Micropedia” give very short definitions of terms and index the “Macropedia.” The “Temapedia” volume presents very lengthy essays on broad topics. The “Datapedia” contains statistical tables on countries of the world, an almanac, historical tables, and an atlas.

            Lexipedia: Diccionario Enciclopédico. México: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1994-1995. (REF AG 65 .L4 1994) -- 4 volumes. First three volumes have short entries arranged alphabetically. Volume 4 has Spanish rules of grammar, punctuation, spelling, a thesaurus, etc.

            Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1931. (REF AE 61 .E6) – 70 vols.

            Enciclopedia Barsa de Consulta Fácil. Buenos Aires: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1960. (REF AE 65 .E53 1960) – 15 vols.

            Diccionario Enciclopédico Espasa 1: A-Z. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1987. (REF AE 61 .D465 1985)

            Diccionario de Historia de España. Madrid: Revista de Occidente, 1952. (REF DP 56 .D5) – 2 vols. Covers Spanish history from the beginning through the 1930’s.

            Diccionario de Biografías. Barcelona: Edificio Océano, 2002. (REF CT 183 .D533 2002) -- Brief biographies of famous people, arranged alphabetically.

            Grandes Personajes. Barcelona: Edificio Océano, 2000. (REF CT 183 .G73 2000) – Lengthier biographies of important people in history, arranged chronologically.

The following encyclopedias cover various Spanish American countries, giving information on history, culture, geography, etc. In Spanish.

            Enciclopedia de La Argentina. 2 vols. (REF F 2804 .E53 2001)

            Enciclopedia de Chile. 4 vols. (REF F 3054 .E53 2001)

            Enciclopedia de Colombia. 4 vols. (REF F 2254 .E53 2001)

            Enciclopedia de Costa Rica. 2 vols. (REF F 1542 .E53 2001)

            Enciclopedia del Ecuador. 1 vol. (REF F 3704 .E53)

            Enciclopedia de El Salvador. 2 vols. (REF F 1483 .E53 2002)

            Enciclopedia de Guatemala. 2 vols. (REF F 1462 .E52 2002)

            Enciclopedia de Honduras. 2 vols. (REF F 1502 .E53 2001)

            Enciclopedia Océano de México. 4 vols. (REF F 1204 .E53 2002)

            Enciclopedia de Nicaraqua. 2 vols. (REF F 1522 .E531 2002)

            Enciclopedia del Paraguay. 2 vols. (REF F 2664 .E53 2000)

            Enciclopedia del Peru. 1 vol. (REF F 3404 .E52 2004)

            Enciclopedia de la República Dominicana. 2 vols. (REF F 1932 .E52 2005)

            Enciclopedia del Uruguay. 2 vols. (REF F 2704 .E63 2000)

            Enciclopedia Océano de Venezuela. 4 vols. (REF F 2304 .E53 2001)

Aira, César. Diccionario de Autores Latinoamericanos. Buenas Aires: Emecé, 2001. (REF PQ 7081.3 .A37 2001) – Arranged alphabetically. Short entries on Latin American authors.

            Alboukrek, Aarón and Esther Herrera. Diccionario de Escritores Hispanoamericanos del Siglo XVI al Siglo XX. México: Larousse, 1998. (REF PQ 7081.3 .A39 1998) – Brief entries.

            Cortés, Eladio and Mirta Barrea-Marlys. Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003. (REF PQ 7082 .D7 E63 2003) – Arranged by country.

            Cuevas-Morales, Silvia. De la “A” a la “Z”: Diccionario Universal Bio-Bibliográfico de Autoras que Escriben en Castellano Siglo XX. Madrid: Aconcagua Publishing, 2003. (REF PQ 7081.3 .C84 2003) – Brief biographies and listing of works by Hispanic authors.

            Díaz-Plaja, Guillermo, ed. Historia General de las Literaturas Hispánicas. Barcelona: Editorial Barna, 1949. (REF PQ 6032 .D5) – 4 vols. Covers Spanish literature from its origins to the twentieth century.

            Diccionario Enciclopédico de las Letras de América Latina. Caracas: Biblioteca Ayacucho; Monte Avila Editores Latinoamericana, 1995. (REF PQ 7081 .D515 1995) – 3 vols. Alphabetical.

            Flores, Angel. Spanish American Authors: The Twentieth Century. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1992. (REF PQ 7081.3 .F57 1992) – Each author has a lengthy entry with a bibliography of works by and about the author.

            Foster, David William. Handbook of Latin American Literature. New York: Garland, 1992. (REF PQ 7081 .A1 H36 1992) – Each entry is a lengthy essay on the literature and literary traditions of different Latin American nations.

            Foster, David William. Modern Latin American Literature. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1975. (REF PQ 7081 .F63 1975) – 2 vols. Arranged alphabetically by author. Each entry gives excerpts from and citations to criticism on twentieth-century Latin American authors writing in Spanish or Portuguese.

            Levine, Linda Gould, et al, editors. Spanish Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1993. (REF PQ 6055 .S63 1993) – Long entries on individual authors.

Magill, Frank, editor. Masterpieces of Latino Literature. New York: HarperCollins, 1994. (REF PQ 7081 .A1 M29 1994) Short summaries and analyses of Latin American literary works.

            Marting, Diane E., editor. Spanish American Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. (REF PQ 7081 .S6 1990) – Each author has a lengthy entry which includes biography, major themes, survey of criticism, and a bibliography of works by and about the author.

           Marting, Diane E., editor. Women Writers of Spanish America: An Annotated Bio-Bibliographical Guide. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. (REF PQ 7081 .W63 1987) – Entries are short.v

           Newmark, Maxim. Dictionary of Spanish Literature. New York: Philosophical Library, 1956. (REF PQ 6006 .N4) – Covers the literature of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. Alphabetically arranged.

           Sefamí, Jacobo. Contemporary Spanish American Poets. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992. (REF PQ 7084 .S4 1992) – Entries include bibliographies of works by and critical works about individual poets.

           Smith, Verity, editor. Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. (REF PQ 7081 .A1 E56 1997) -- Alphabetical.

           Solé, Carlos A., editor in chief. Latin American Writers.   New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1989. (REF PQ 7081 .A1 L37 1989) -- 3 vols. Entries are lengthy articles in English on Latin American writers from the 16th century to the present. Each entry includes a bibliography. Arranged chronologically.

            Ward, Philip, ed. The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978. (REF PQ 6006 .W3) – Alphabetically arranged. Covers the literature of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.

Remember to also check our periodical list for online journals that may be available.

            ANALES DE LA LITERATURA ESPAÑOLA CONTEMPORANEA
            CHASQUI
            CHIRICÚ
            CÍRCULO
            CONFLUENCIA
            CRITERIO
            CRÍTICA HISPÁNICA
            EXPLICACIÓN DE TEXTOS LITERARIOS
            GESTOS
            HISPAMÉRICA
            HISPANIA
            HISPANIC JOURNAL
            HISPANIC REVIEW
            HISPANÓFILA
            INTI
            JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL STUDIES
            JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN LORE
            LATIN AMERICAN LITERARY REVIEW
            LATIN AMERICAN THEATRE REVIEW
            LETRAS PENINSULARES
            MESOAMÉRICA
            NUEVA SOCIEDAD
            NUEVO TEXTO CRÍTICO
            QUIMERA
            REVISTA CANADIENSE DE ESTUDIOS HISPÁNICOS
            REVISTA CHILENA DE LITERATURA
            REVISTA DE ESTUDIOS HISPÁNICOS
            REVISTA DE LITERATURA
            REVISTA IBEROAMERICANA
            VENTANA ABIERTA

LEXIS-NEXIS – Provides full text articles from Spanish-language newspapers and wire services. Click on News in the top red menu. Then choose Spanish Language News, Combined from the Select Sources drop box.   When searching use Spanish (not English) keywords, but use English language Boolean operators (and, or, and not).

CLASE AND PERIODICA -- Indexes Latin American journals in the social sciences, humanities, science and technology. Not full text.

MLA – This database, produced by the Modern Language Association, indexes articles appearing in literary journals and selected books from the late 19th century to the present. It covers all modern languages and literatures including Spanish.   Not full text. MLA is also available as a print index back to 1921.