This guide offers some useful starting places and strategies for doing research for this course. I'm happy to consult with you on any aspect of your research, from developing a research question to finding, evaluating, and citing sources.
These databases contain a combination of full text articles and citation information about articles, book chapters, or books. When you find a citation only, use the Find It!@Wellesley link to get to the full text or request it through Interlibrary Loan (articles and book chapters only, currently). If you don't see a Find It! link, use the citation information to search for it in SuperSearch.
Scholarly articles on literature, languages, linguistics, film, folklore, and rhetoric, from all cultures.
Full-text scholarly journal articles and books on all aspects of literature, along with literary reference works (encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, and topic overviews) and the full text of thousands of literary works from the 8th century to the present.
Peer-reviewed articles, scholarly books, and academic theses published from 1859 to present on all aspects of medieval and Renaissance life (400 CE to 1700 CE).
Dates: 1859 CE-Present
Scholarly articles, books, and book reviews on all aspects of Ancient Greek and Roman civilization, including Greek and Latin literature and linguistics (including early Christian texts), Greek and Roman history, art, archaeology, philosophy, religion, mythology, music, science, and related areas.
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Peer reviewed articles on all aspects of religion, with an emphasis on Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Also searchable by Hebrew Bible and New Testament scripture.
Scholarly journal articles and books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Does not include the most recent 3-5 years of many journals.
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Sample topic: Chaucer's construction of marriage (Chaucer OR "Franklin's Tale" OR "Wife of Bath's Tale") - synonymous concepts AND (marriage OR wyf* OR wife* OR housebonde OR husband OR [other specific examples]) - truncation |