A combination of an annotated bibliography and an encyclopedia; this resource directs researchers to significant scholarship on a variety of topics including:
* politics ("France in the 16th Century", "French Law and Justice")
* literature ("French literature, "Women Writing in French")
* religion ("Convent Culture", "Jansenism")
* social and cultural history ("Marriage and Dowry", "Widowhood")
An overview of French women in history and the evolution of French feminist movements. Includes English and French-language resources, primary sources and covers periods from the Renaissance to the modern eras in France. [From the Library of Congress]
More than 3,500 French-language texts of literary criticism, biology, history, economics, and philosophy, 12th-20th century.
Of special interest is the Dictionnaires d'autrefois, French dictionaries of the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Hundreds of full-text academic encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other sources for introductions to topics, definitions, or factual information. Includes subject-specific titles from art, literature, education, science, religion, history and more.
