Portuguese Literature: A Research Guide  Tags: portuguese brazil latin_america  

General
016.946H191 (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Ref.)
Siqueira Wiarda, Iêda, ed. The Handbook of Portuguese Studies. Philadelphia, Pa.: Xlibris Corp., 1999.

868.03471 (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Ref.)
Biblos: enciclopédia verbo das literaturas de língua portuguesa. Lisboa: Editorial Verbo, 1995, v. 1-4.

016.869909 F812b (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Ref.)
Foster, David William and Walter Rela. Brazilian Literature: a research bibliography. New York: Garland Publishing, 1990.

Brazil
Q. 869.903 En162001 (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Ref.)
Coutinho, Afrânio and J. Galante de Sousa eds. Enciclopedia de Literatura Brasileira. 2nd ed. São Paulo: Global Editora; [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional/DNL: Academia Brasileira de Letras, 2001.

869.909 R 279d (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Ref.)
Rela, Walter. Diccionario de Escritores Brasileños Contemporaneos. Montevideo, Uruguay: Editorial Relieve Srl, 1994.

869.903 C651d (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Ref.)
Novaes Coelho, Nelly. Dicionário Crítico de Escritoras Brasileiras (1711-2001). São Paulo: Escrituras Editora, 2002.

869.909 C277l (Mod Lang. & Ling. Lib)
Castello, José Alderado. A Literatura Brasileira. 2 vol. São Paolo: Editoria de Universidade de São Paolo, 1999.

To find more resouces, visit Modern Languages and Linguistics Library's reference section iand open shelves in the call number range 016.8 or 860-869.

Picking at a topic is an important first step in successful research. Here are some helpful hints on selecting a topic.

1. Ask your professor for ideas or for a specific topic.
2. Share ideas on topics with classmates.
3. Get started by reading background information in the sources in the side box.
4. Consult the Literature Resource Center, which provides short biographies, bibliography and criticism on well-known authors.