Tips
Encyclopedias are great for:
- choosing a topic
- quick self-education
- perspective on a topic
- variant spellings, vocabulary, terminology
- bibliography
Classical Studies
- Oxford Classical Dictionary. 5th edition.Much more than a dictionary. An excellent source for sources on all aspects of the Classical World.
- 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.
- Brill's New PaulyAn aid for the study of Greek and Roman culture and its multifaceted presence in all periods of European and, since the Early Modern period, world history. Entries offer easy, direct access to basic information - names, places, dates, objects - from all areas of Greek and Roman culture as well as their predecessors, neighbours and heirs.
- Oxford Art OnlineExcellent articles and images.
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization by Publication Date: 2014-
Ancient Writers: Greece & Rome by Call Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) + PA3002 .A54Publication Date: 1982
A Companion to Classical Receptions by Publication Date: 2008
The Encyclopedia of Greek TragedyPublication Date: 2013Covers all facets of the distinct form of dramatic theater that flourished in ancient Greece with its apex in the 5th century BCE.
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).
Superior to Wikipedia on most topics & disciplines:
Classics Citation Abbreviations
In Classics scholarship, titles of journals as well as Classical texts are often highly abbreviated.
