Library Services: Literature: Resources

Classical Literature

Welcome to the Literature Guide, a brief guide to some of the major library and web resources for research in classical and medieval literature.

Find Background Information

Start with these online resources to find background material on your topic.

Credo Reference
Provides access to over 3 million entries from 300+ reference books. Included are dictionaries, subject encyclopedias, handbooks, gazetteers, atlases, directories, and more.
Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature
This reference is a comprehensive guide to literature written between 500 and 1500.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Full text electronic books in the arts, history, multicultural studies, religion and social sciences.

Selected Web Sites

The Internet Classics Archive
Online resource for classical antiquity, including a collection of Greek and Roman texts in translation.
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
The Online Medieval and Classical Library
A collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization
Perseus Digital Library
Texts of the major Greek authors linked to dictionaries, English translations and commentaries.
VOS: Classical Studies
Provides annotated links to web resources dealing with all aspects of the study of the classics.

Search ACPHS and beyond

For additional books on all of these subjects search the Library Catalog. Try some of these keywords: classics, Greek literature, Roman satire, Greek drama, Greek tragedy, Roman literature, epic, medieval

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Literature: Resources