Tips
Encyclopedias are great for:
- choosing a topic
- quick self-education
- perspective on a topic
- variant spellings, vocabulary, terminology
- bibliography
Classical Studies
The Oxford Classical DictionaryPublication Date: 5th editionAn unrivalled one-volume reference in the field of classics.Much more than a dictionary. Coverage of Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law,science, art, archaeology, sexuality, near eastern studies, and late antiquity.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO): ClassicsIn progress. Annotated sources.
- Oxford Handbooks Online: Scholarly Research ReviewsThe complete texts of the Oxford handbooks in Archaeology, Business and Management, Classical Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics and Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion online.
- Oxford Very Short Introductions Online100 page introductions (with blbliography) of topics in Arts, Humanities, Medicine, Health, Sciences, Mathematics, Social sciences, and Law.
- Oxford Art OnlineExcellent articles and images.
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization by Publication Date: 2014-
Homer & Virgil & Ovid
The Homer EncyclopediaPublication Date: 2011Covers the world and artistry of Homer, the historical and cultural background of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homeric scholarship, and Homeric reception from antiquity to the present.
The Cambridge Companion to HomerPublication Date: 2004Each chapter features contemporary critical insights and closes with a guide to further reading on the topic.
The Virgil EncyclopediaPublication Date: 2014
A Companion to the Study of VirgilPublication Date: 2000
A Companion to OvidPublication Date: 2012
Mythology Encyclopedias
Early Greek Myth: a guide to literary and artistic sources by Call Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) BL782 .G34 1996Publication Date: 1996
Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend by Call Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) + GR35 .F98 1984Publication Date: 1984-09-26
Gods and Heroes: a quick guide to the occupations, associations and experiences of the Greek and Roman gods and heroes by Call Number: Olin Library BL715 .H29Publication Date: 1977-08-01
Encyclopedia of Ancient DeitiesCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) Oversize BL473 .C68 2000
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology by Publication Date: 2005
A Dictionary of Creation Myths by Publication Date: 1996
Encyclopedia of ReligionPublication Date: 2005
The Reception of Myth and Mythology (Brill's New Pauly Supplement 1, vol 4)Publication Date: 2010
Modern film and literature
- Literature Resource Center (LRC)A literature database combining biographical, bibliographical, and contextual information on authors and their works (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism).
Classics Citation Abbreviations
In Classics scholarship, titles of journals as well as Classical texts are often highly abbreviated.
