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Literature of Central America and Mexico During the 19th Century

Your search for information on the literature of Central America and Mexico during the 19th century can include books, periodical articles, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

Books

Use the Library Catalog to find books by and about your author and his/her work. You can search by author, title, subject, or keyword. For books by your author, choose Author Search and type the last name first. Find biographical and critical material by doing a Subject Search and also type the last name first, for example:

Dario, Ruben

Some additional Subject Headings are:

Central American fiction Mexican literature
Central American literature Mexico – Fiction
El Salvador – History – Fiction Nicaragua – Fiction
Latin American literature Science fiction, Latin American
Literature and society – Latin America Short stories, Latin American
Literature and society – Mexico  

The reference books listed below can be used to gather biographical and critical information about authors and their works. Use these books, as well as the database GaleNet Literature Resource Center, as a starting point for your research. By using these sources you will become better acquainted with your author and work. You will then be ready to conduct more comprehensive literary research by using the catalog, journal and magazine databases, and authoritative Internet sites.

 

Biographical Sources - Reference Books

Contemporary Authors

Reference PN771 .C6

  

Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature

Reference PQ7081 .A1 E56 1997

Encyclopedia of World Biography

Reference CT103 .E56

  

Handbook of Latin American Literature

Reference PQ7081 .A1 H36 1992

Hispanic Writers

Reference PQ7081.3 .H58 1999

  

Latin American Writers

Reference PQ7081 .A1 L37 1989

Spanish American Women Writers: A

Bio-Bibliographical Source Book

Reference PQ7081 .S6 1990

    

Critical Sources - Reference Books

Hispanic Literature Criticism

Reference PQ7081 .A1 H573

  

Literary Cultures of Latin America: A Comparative History

Reference PQ7081 .A1 L525 2004

Masterpieces of Latino Literature

Reference PQ7081 .A1 M29 1994

  

Modern Latin American Literature

Reference PQ7081 .F63 1975

Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism

Reference PN761 .N56

  

Reference Guide to World Literature

Reference PN524 .R44 2003

World Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them

Reference PN50 .M625

    

Online Journal and Reference Articles

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic.

To find articles on your topic, use one of the online indexes listed below. Use subject headings similar to those used to locate books. The Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles, generally anything published before 1985.

EBSCOhost

Gale Databases

Project Muse

For remote access to the library databases, see E-Resource Login & Searching Options.

For historical research, the Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles, generally anything published before 1985.

Internet Sites

The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is reliable and useful to your research. A few Internet sites that may be useful are listed here.

Latin American Literature – Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/literature/

Permanent Tribute to Ruben Dario
http://www.dariana.com/tribute.html

 

 

 

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