Research Guides
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- Encyclopedias & Overviews
Spanish Studies: Encyclopedias & Overviews
Literary Overviews
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Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database of poetry, drama and prose, literature journals, author biographies, topic overviews, and critical essays.
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A Companion to Latin American Literature and CultureEdited by Sara Castro-Klaren
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Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction2011: Oxford University Press
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Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction2011: Oxford University Press
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Spanish Literature: A Very Short Introduction2010: Oxford University Press
Encyclopedias
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Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowFull text dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
Biographies
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Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowSearch for your author by name, and then limit results to "Biographies."
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World Biographical Information System Online This link opens in a new window
Worldwide index to older biographies; good for obscure individuals.
- Using UW Libraries Search
In Advanced Search, choose "subject" from the drop-down menu, and enter the term "biography". Add your author's name as a keyword (or subject) in the next field.
- Author Websites
For living authors, does the author have a personal website? Do a Google Search, or look for an author website in the External Links section on Wikipedia.
Bibliographies
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Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new windowScholarly, annotated listing of the most important and significant sources on social sciences and humanities subjects.
Using UW Libraries Search
- In Advanced Search, choose "subject" from the drop-down menu, and enter the term "bibliography". Add your topic as a keyword (or subject) in the next field.