French Studies
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
France: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present (online)
Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture (online)
Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture (online)
New Oxford Companion to Literature in French (online)
Historical Dictionary of France (online)
A to Z of French Cinema (online)
Books on French studies will be found on the Library shelves at various call numbers, for example:
DC1 - 947 History
HC271 - 280 Economics
HN421 - 440 Social conditions
JN2301 - 3007 Politics and administration
PC2001 - 3761 Language
PQ1 - 3999 Literature
You can also use the Library
Catalogue keyword search to find books on your topic. Some books are
available online (e-books).
Oxford French Dictionary (online)
Oxford Business French Dictionary: French-English and English-French (online)
For other French-to-English dictionaries held by the Library, see this link.
For other English-to-French dictionaries held by the Library, see this link.
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
MLA International
Bibliography
This database lists journal articles and books on French language and
literature.
Linguistics and Language
Behavior Abstracts
This database lists journal articles and books on French linguistics.
Historical
Abstracts
This database lists journal articles and books on French history from 1450 to
the present.
Bibliographie der
französischen Literaturwissenschaft=Bibliographie d'histoire littéraire
française
This annual printed bibliography is the most thorough guide to new publications
on French literature.
Worldwide Political
Science Abstracts
This database lists journal articles on French politics and government.
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