Russian Women Writers
Professor Ewington
Fall 2006
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Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494).
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Reference Works
Biographies | History & Culture | Literature
- Biographies
- History & Culture
- ARTstor
A collection of over 300,000 images covering art, architecture, and archaeology from a wide range of cultures and time periods as well as tools to manipulate and analyze those images.
Note: Check the technical requirements on the Quick Start Guide before using ARTstor.
- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia and the Former Soviet Union. Ed. Archie Brown et al. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1994.
Reference R 947 C178 1994
- Dictionary of Art. Ed Jane. Turner 34 vols. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries, 1996.
Reference R 703 D554
- Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories. Ed. Lorraine Code. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Reference R 305.42 E56
- Encyclopedia of Russian History. Ed. James R. Millar. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2003.
Reference R 947 E561
- Encyclopedia of Russian History from the Christianization of Kiev to the Break-Up of the U.S.S.R. John Paxton. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1993.
Reference R 947 P342e
- Encyclopedia of Russian & Slavic Myth and Legend. Mike Dixon-Kennedy. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998.
Reference R 398.2 D621e
- Encyclopedia of Russian Women's Movements. Ed. Norma Corigliano Noonan and Carol Nechemias. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001.
Reference R 305.42 E561
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Ed. A.M. Prokhorov. 31 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1973-1983.
Reference R 0367 G786
- Historical Dictionary of Russia. Boris Raymond and Paul Duffy. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1998.
Reference R 947 R268h
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Ed. Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. 4th ed. 4 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000.
Reference R 791.43 I611 2000
- The Routledge Atlas of Russian History. Martin Gilbert. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2002.
Reference R 912.47 G465r3
- Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Issues and Knowledge. Ed. Cheris Kramarae and Dale Spender. 4 vols. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Reference R 305.4 R869
- Literature
- The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms. Ross Murfin and Supryia M. Ray. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003.
Reference R 801.95 M975b
- The Continuum Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory. Ed. Julian Wolfreys. New York: Continuum, 2002.
Reference R 801.95 C762
- Critical Survey of Poetry. Ed. Philip Jason. 2nd rev. ed. 8 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2003.
Reference R 809.1 C934
- Critical Survey of Short Fiction. Ed. Charles E. May. 2nd rev. ed. 7 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001.
Reference R 809.3 C934 2001
- A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms. Edward Quinn. New York: Facts on File, 1999.
Reference R 803 Q7d
- Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1978- .
Reference R 928.1 D554
To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index.
- A Dictionary of Literary Devices. Bernard Dupriez. Trans. Albert W. Halsall. Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Press, 1991.
Reference R 803 D943g-T
- Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. J.A. Cuddon. 4th ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998.
Reference R 803 C964d4
- Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs. Ed. Jean-Charles Seigneuret et al. 2 vols. New York: Greenwood, 1988.
Reference R 803 D5541
- Dictionary of Russian Literature since 1917. Wolfgang Kasack. Trans. Maria Carlson and Jane Hedges. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1988.
Reference R 891.7 K19L-T
- Encyclopedia of Life Writing: Autobiographical and Biographical Forms. Ed. Margaretta Jolly. 2 vols. London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.
Reference R 920.003 E56
- Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century. Ed. Steven Serafin. 3rd ed. 5 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: St. James Press, 1999.
Reference R 803 E562 1999
- Handbook of Russian Literature. Ed. Victor Terras. New Haven, CT: Yale Univ. Press, 1985.
Reference R 891.7 H236
- A Handbook to Literature. William Harmon. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.
Reference R 803 H747h9
- The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Ed. Michael Groden et al. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2005.
Reference R 801.95 J65 2005
- The Modern Encyclopedia of East Slavic, Baltic, and Eurasian Literatures. Ed. Peter Rollberg. 10 vols. Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International Press, 1996- .
Reference R 891.703 M689
- Reference Guide to Russian Literature. Ed. Neil Cornwell. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.
Reference R 891.703 R332
- Reference Guide to World Literature. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. 3rd ed. 2 vols. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 2003.
Reference R 809 R332
- Women and Writing in Russia and the USSR: A Bibliography of English-Language Sources. Diane Nemec Ignashev and Sarah Krive. New York: Garland, 1992.
Reference R 016.891 N443w
Books
- Library Catalogue
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Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
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- Authors, Russian
- Russian literature
- Slavic literature
- Soviet literature
- Women authors, Russian
- Women Russia history
- Women Russia social conditions
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- WorldCat
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Articles
Starting Points | Core Resources for Russian History & Literature | Other Databases
- Starting Points
- Academic Search Premier
(1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
Search Syntax
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Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
- LexisNexis Academic
(Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as the text of newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts.
Search Tips:
Use the "Guided News" search option.
Try several types of searches:
- For "News Category," choose "General News"; from the "News Source" drop-down menu, choose "Major Papers." Enter relevant keywords and choose an appropriate date range.
- For "News Category," choose "World News"; from the "News Source" drop-down menu, choose "European News Sources." Enter relevant keywords and choose an appropriate date range.
- For "News Category," choose "Arts & Sports News"; from the "News Source" drop-down menu, choose "Book, Movie, Music, & Play Reviews" or "Entertainment News." Enter relevant keywords and choose an appropriate date range.
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- OmniFile Full Text Mega
(1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
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- Readers' Guide Abstracts
(1890 to present) Indexes articles in popular periodicals; also includes citations to book and film reviews.
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- Core Resources for Russian History & Literature
- Historical Abstracts
(1450 to present [historical time period covered]; 1954 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on world history, excluding the history of the U.S. and Canada.
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- MLA International Bibliography
(1926 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore.
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- Other Databases
- Contemporary Women's Issues
(1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health.
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Truncation: automatic.
Phrase searching: automatic.
- Film Indexes Online
(1893 to present) Contains both Film Index International (FII) and The American Film Institute Catalog (AFI). Includes full production and cast information for films from over 170 countries as well as plot summaries, production notes, and citations to reviews, criticism, and articles on film and film personalities.
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Phrase searching: automatic.
- Film Literature Index
(1973-2001) Indexes articles, film reviews, and book reviews from over 300 film and television periodicals; international in scope.
Note: Information from 2002 to the present is only available in the print version of Film Literature Index, which is shelved in the
Reference Index Area at call number R 050 F4873.
- Humanities Abstracts
(1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
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- JSTOR
Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews.
Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
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Phrase searching: automatic.
- PAIS International
(1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics. To locate articles from previous years, consult Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin, 1915-1972, shelved in the Reference Index Area at call number R 050 P976.
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- Project Muse
Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses.
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- Social Sciences Abstracts
(1907 to present) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
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- Sociological Abstracts
(1963 to present) indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology.
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- Women Studies Abstracts
Reference Index Area R 050 W872
(1972 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, and books on all aspects of women's studies, including history, education, gender, literature, religion, and art.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
(1975 to present [publication date of articles indexes]) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope.
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Book Reviews
Film Reviews
For tips on finding film reviews and a list of indexes, databases, and Web sites that include film reviews, please see the Library guide How to Find Film Reviews.
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