FRENCH LITERATURE
SCOPE The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the
field of FRENCH LITERATURE. The various types of library materials useful in research are described along
with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a
starting point from which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.
The Library of Congress Classes that include FRENCH LITERATURE is PQ. BROWSING the following
CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see
<http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>
PQ 1 – 3999
French Literature
PQ1300-1595 Old French Literature
PQ 1-771
History and Criticism
PQ1600-2726 Modern Literature
PQ (781)-841
Folk Literature
PQ3800-3999 Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
PQ 1100-1297
Collections
In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The
following are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.
FRENCH LITERATURE
FRENCH LITERATURE HISTORY AND CRITICISM
FRENCH LITERATURE (CENTURY)
AUTHORS FRENCH
FRENCH FICTION
FRENCH DRAMA
FRENCH PROSE LITERATURE
Ø BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES
Introduction and overview material
• A History of French Literature : From Chanson De Geste to Cinema [PQ 103 .C67 2004] by David
Coward
• A History of French Literature [PQ 103 .C3 1967] by Louis F. Cazamian
• A Short History of French Literature [Electronic Book] (a link is provided in UNACAT to the
online full text of this work) by Sara Kay
• French Literature in the Twentieth Century [PQ 305 .R6 1980] by Christopher Robinson
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
• Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature [Ref PN 771 .C575 1980]
• Dictionary of French Literature [Ref PQ 41 .B7] by Sidney Braun
• Dictionary of Modern French Literature: From the Age of Reason through Realism [Ref PQ 41
.D65 1986] by