We hope this guide will provide some useful starting places as you work on your course assignments. On this page you'll find reference sources that provide definitions of terms, overviews of authors and works, historical background, and other information to get you started. Use the tabs across the top to explore other resources.
We're happy to talk with you about any part of the research process, from finding and evaluating sources to understanding how to cite them. Feel free to make an appointment here:
Music (Carol Lubkowski): clubkows@wellesley.edu
Italian Studies (Karen Storz): https://wellesley.libcal.com/appointments/kstorz
A comprehensive dictionary and encyclopedia covering all areas and genres of music.
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms by 
