Librarian for Latin American Studies

Angela Carreño
Librarian for Latin American Studies
New York University
Business, Social Science, and Documents Center
Bobst Library, 6th Floor
70 Washington Square So.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 998-2606
E-mail: sendMail('angela.carreno'); angela.carreno@nyu.edu

Research Assistance

The following three items are comprehensive bibliographic guides to general bibliographies on Latin American literatures. They also include guides to libraries and collections, translations, periodical literature and theses.

• Bleznick, Donald W. A Sourcebook for Hispanic Literature and Language. 2nd ed. Metuchen,N.J. and London: Scarecrow Press, 1983.
  Bobst Ref1 Z2695.A2B55 1983 (also Bobst Stacks)
  
  

• Woodbridge, Hensley C. Guide to Reference Works for the Study of the Spanish Language and Literature and Spanish American Literature. Second Edition. NY: Modern Language Assoc., 1997.
  Bobst Ref1 Z2695.A2W66 1997
  
  

• Chamberlain, Bobby J. Portuguese Language and Luso-Brazilian Literature: An Annotated Guide to Selected Reference Works. NY: Modern Language Association of America, 1989.
  Bobst Ref1 Z2725.A2C45

• HISTORY AND LITERARY CRITICISM
  
  

• Alborg, Juan Luis. Historia de la Literatura Espa~nola. 2a ed. ampliada. Madrid, Editorial Gredos, 1970-.
  Bobst PQ6032 .A45 1970
  
  

• Foster, David William, ed. Handbook of Latin American Literature. Second Edition. New York: Garland, 1992.
  Bobst Ref1 PQ 7081.A1 H36 1992 (also Bobst Stacks)
  
  

• Franco, Jean. An Introduction to Spanish-American Literature. Third Edition. Cambridge (England); New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
  Bobst Ref1 PQ 7081.F64 1994
  
  

• Goic, Cedomil. Historia y Crítica de la Literatura Hispanoamericana. Barcelona : Editorial Crítica, 1988-.
  Bobst PQ7081 .G54 1988
  
  

• Gonzalez Echevarría, Roberto and Enrique Pupo-Walker, eds. The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature. Cambridge; New York, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. 3 volumes
  Bobst Ref1 PQ 7081.A1 C35 1996 (also Bobst Stacks)
  
  

• Jackson, Richard L., The Afro-Spanish American Author: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism New York: Garland Pub., 1980.
  Bobst Z1609.L7 J32

• DISSERTATIONS

• See also Research Guide 9, "How to Find Doctoral Dissertations."
  

• URL: http://library.nyu.edu/research/rg9.html

  Annual dissertation lists appear in both Hispania (BStacks PC4001.H7) and Modern Language Journal (BStacks PB1.M57).
  
  

• Chatham, James R., Enrique Ruiz-Farnells (vol. 1) and Carmen C. McClendon (vol. 2). Dissertations in Hispanic Languages and Literatures: An Index of Dissertations Completed in the United States and Canada. 2 vols. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1970-1981.
  Bobst Ref1 Z2695.A2C46
  
  

• Chatham, James R. and Sara M Scales. Western European Dissertations on the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Languages and Literatures: A Retrospective Index. Mississippi: Dept. of Foreign Languages, Mississippi State University, 1984.
  Bobst Ref1 Z2695.A2C47
  
  

• Dissertation Abstracts
  URL: http://library.nyu.edu/collections/find_articles.html

• TRANSLATIONS
  
  See Bleznick's Sourcebook for Hispanic Literature and Language (cited above), pp.169-171, as well as Flores' Spanish American Authors (cited above) and Marting's Spanish American Women Writers (cited above) under each author entry; and, the translation section in Woodbridge's Guide to Reference Works (cited above).

Bibliographies

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES

The following sources provide basic points of departure for gathering references, both monographs and articles. All tend to complement each other rather than to overlap. To update these bibliographies, consult the MLA International Bibliography, the Handbook of Latin American Studies and the Year's Work in Modern Language Studies in the General & Humanities Reference Center on the first floor.

• Carrera Andrade, Jorge, et al. Bibliografía General de la Literatura Latinoamericana. Paris: UNESCO, 1972.
  Bobst Stacks Z1609.L7B5
  
  

• Flores, Angel. Bibliografía de escritores hispanoamericanos, 1609 - 1974: A Bibliography of Spanish American Writers. 2 vols. New York: Gordian Press, 1975.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1609.L7F55
  
  

• Foster, David William and Walter Rela. Brazilian Literature: A Research Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1990.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1681.F73 1990
  
  

• Laurenti, Joseph L.. Bibliografía de la Literature Picaresca: Desde sus Orígenes hasta el presente. New York: AMS Press, 1981.
  Bobst Z5917.P5 L35 1981
  
  

• Rela, Walter, comp. A Bibliographical Guide to Spanish American Literature: Twentieth-Century Sources. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1988.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1609.L7R438 1988 (also Bobst Stacks)
  
  

• Simón Díaz, José. Bibliografía de literatura hispánica. 2nd ed. Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto "Miguel de Cervantes" de Filología Hispánica, 1960-84.
  Bobst Z2691 .S5
  
  

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INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS

• Zubatsky, David S. Latin American Literary Authors: An Annotated Guide to Bibliographies. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1986.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1609.L7Z82 1986
  A very useful, annotated bibliography of author bibliographies. Includes Brazilian and Spanish American writers, linguists, and literary critics.

In addition to Zubatsky's bibliography, special sources on individual authors remain monographic studies and their footnotes and/or bibliographies of references.
For author bibliographies of monograph length, see BobCat under the subject heading "Author--Bibliography." Example:

See Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899- --Bibliography for...

Foster, David William. Jorge Luis Borges: An Annotated Primary and Secondary Bibliography New York: Garland, 1984.
Bobst Stacks Z8109.36.F67 1984

For monographic studies on an author's work in general, see BobCat under the subject heading "Author--Criticism and Interpretation."
Example:

See Fuentes, Carlos--Criticism and Interpretation for...

Faris, Wendy B. Carlos Fuentes New York: F. Ungar, c1983.
Bobst Stacks PQ7297.F793Z64 1982

For a monographic study on a single title of an author, see BobCat under the subject heading "Author.Title".
Example:

See Fuentes, Carlos. Muerte de Artemio Cruz for ...

Stoopen, Maria. La muerte de Artemio Cruz, una novela de denuncia y traición Mexico, D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1982.
Bobst Stacks PQ7297.F793M83 1982

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SPECIALIZED BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF LITERARY CRITICISM

Extremely valuable are the growing number of bibliographies on special topics, and country bibliographies. The following is only a representative list of specialized bibliographies. Please consult BobCat for a complete listing.

• Allen, Richard F. Teatro hispanoamericano = Spanish American Theater Boston: G.K. Hall, 1987.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1609.D7A44 1987
  
  

• Balderston, Daniel, comp. The Latin American Short Story: An Annotated Guide to Anthologies and Criticism. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1609.F4B35 1992
  
  

• Fenwick, M.J. Writers of the Caribbean and Central America: A Bibliography 2 vols. New York: Garland, 1992.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1595.F46 1992
  
  

• Foster, David William. Mexican Literature: A Bibliography of Secondary Sources. 2nd ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1992.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1421.F63 1992
  
  

• Jackson, Richard L. The Afro-Spanish American Author II, The 1980's: An Annotated Bibliography of Recent Criticism. West Cornwall: Locust Hill, 1989.
  Bobst Stacks Z1609.L7J32 Suppl
  Complements Jackson's earlier publication covering secondary sources.
  
  

• Marting, Diane E., ed. Spanish American Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1609.L7S6 1990
  
  

• Sefamí, Jacobo, comp. Contemporary Spanish American Poets: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
  Bobst Ref1 Z1609.P6S4 1992

Dictionaries

• Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. 21st ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpe, c.1995. 1,513 pp.
  Bobst Ref1 PC4624.A16 1995 CD-ROM (and guide)
  The Spanish Academy dictionary is much more comprehensive than earlier editions were. The "Preámbulo" notes the improved etymologies, due to the use of Corominas' studies, and the addition of many technical and scientific terms. Earlier editions generally contained only the vocabulary of leading authors, thus precluding scientific and technical terms, slang, and colloquial expressions. The newer editions of the dictionary also have more americanismos.
  
  

• Corominas, Joan and José A. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. 6 vols. Biblioteca Románica Hispánica, Diccionarios 7. Madrid: Gredos, 1980-91.
  Bobst REF1 PC4580.C59 1980 v.1-6
  
  

• Santamaría, Francisco J. Diccionario general de americanismos.2nd ed. 3 vols. Villahermosa: Gobierno Estado Tabasco, 1988.
  Bobst REF1 PC4822.S3 1988 v.1-3
  The fullest general dictionary of its kind. Gives the word's meaning and often its etymology as well as the area in which it is used. Provides the scientific name for fauna and flora.

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LITERARY DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

• Bleiberg, Germán, and Maureen Ihrie, and Janet Pérez, eds. Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula. 2 vols. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1993.
  Bobst REF1 PN849.S6 D54 1993
  
  

• Gullón, Ricardo, et al. Diccionario de literatura española e hispanoamericana. 2 vols. Madrid: Alianza, 1993.
  Bobst REF1 PQ6006.D54 1993 v.1-2
  This work of many experts not only provides data about Spanish and Spanish American authors but also contains articles on literary genres and other types of material. "Este Diccionario pretende ofrecer un panorama completo de las diversas manifestaciones literarias en lengua castellana. Tal delimitación linguística justifica la importancia concedida a autores y obras de literaturas sefardí, filipina o chicana, habitual e injustamente ausente en este tipo de compilaciones, y a la vez explica la ausencia de los escritores que han usado exclusivamente las otras lenguas peninsulares..."(1-ix).
  
  

• Coutinho, Afranio and José Galante de Sousa. Enciclopédia de literatura brasileira. 2 vols. Rio de Janeiro: Ministerio da Educação, Fundação de Assistencia ao Estudante, 1990.
  Bobst Ref1 PQ9506.E53 1990
  Invaluable source for locating criticism of Brazilian authors. Entries and cross-references for authors and pseudonyms; individual works and characters; newspapers and journals; literary schools, periods, movements, genres, and technical terms; institutions; and geographical localities and regions.
  
  

• Medina, José Ramón, general editor. Diccionario enciclopédico de las letras de América Latina. Caracas: Biblioteca Ayacucho y Monte Avila, 1995 - .
  Bobst REF 1 PQ 7081.D533 1995
  The 500 contributors from more than 30 countries provide signed articles on authors, works, literary movements, and journals. Each article has a sketch of the author and a selective bibliography of the author's works and of critical studies. This 3-volume set, when completed, will be an outstanding work both for its scholarship and for its inclusiveness, under the term Latin America, of those who write in English, French, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese.
  
  

• Stern, Irwin, ed. Dictionary of Brazilian Literature. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press,1988.
  Bobst Ref1 PQ9506.D53 1988
  Covers most significant writers, literary schools, and related cultural movements.
  
  

• Solé, Carlos Alberto and María Isabel Abreu, eds. Latin American Writers. 3 vols. New York: Scribner, 1989.
  Bobst Ref1 PQ7081.A1L37 1989
  Essays by critics on over 175 authors are follwed by biliographies of the author's first editions, other editions, translations, and biographical and critical studies. Includes an overview of the history of Latin American literature and a chronology.
  
  

• Flores, Angel. Spanish American Authors: The Twentieth Century. New York: Wilson, 1992.
  Bobst Ref1 PQ7081.3.F57 1992
  A biographical dictionary covering over 330 authors. Includes a selected bibliography of the authors works and literary criticism.

For broader coverage, locate country dictionaries in BobCat through a subject search.
Example:

see Cuban Literature--Dictionaries for...

Instituto de Literatura y Linguística de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba. Diccionario de la literatura cubana. 2 vols. Havana: Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1980-1984.
Bobst Ref1 PQ7371.D5

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