Use the Wellesley library catalog to find books, videos, and journals (not individual articles).
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a few tips:
- do a *subject* search on your author to find books about her or him
- some useful subject terms for this class are:
- Cervantes Saavedra Miguel De 1547 1616 Don Quixote and related sub-topics
- Cervantes Saavedra Miguel De 1547 1616 Humor
- Cervantes Saavedra Miguel De 1547 1616 Technique
- Cervantes Saavedra Miguel De 1547 1616
- look for the subject phrase criticism and interpretation – very helpful
- more subject searches which may prove useful, not related directly to Cervantes:
- Spain - History - House of Austria 1516-1700
- Spain - History - Ferdinand and Isabella 1479-1516
- Spain - Civilization - 1516-1700
- or use a keyword search for simple concepts
- find a book that looks useful, click on the title, then click on the Full Record tab to see the subject terms
- click on each subject term to find "more like this"
- one useful keyword search to find books that cover the time period when Cervantes wrote is:
- If our copy is checked out, click on the WorldCat button to the right of the title to request a book
- In a hurry? Get a BLC card and borrow the book directly from a nearby library
- Search Google Books to explore the contents of books (use Advanced Search for more precision), then search our catalog or WorldCat to find or borrow the book.
