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Classics

Reference

  1. Literature
  2. 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: June 8, 2009)