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- Margaret Schaus, Reference Librarian and Bibliographer (HC)
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Class St 121 : The Roman Revolution (HC)
I. Finding Background Information:
Brill's New Pauly
Publisher: Leiden : Brill, 2002-
Updated and translated version of the standard encyclopedia for Antiquity. Articles are extensive and often address the topic in general before analyzing the issues in Rome and in Greece. Bibliographies list books, essays, and journal articles for further reading. The encyclopedia is now published through the article "Sarpedon." For topics Sas... through Z see the German version of the encyclopedia, Paulys Real-Encyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft.
Latin literature
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
An authoritative and comprehensive history of Latin literature from the early republic through the late empire. Treats cultural history and reception in addition to the lives and works of authors, development of genres, and sources.
The Oxford classical dictionary
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2003.
A venerable reference work that treats larger topics in a more expansive fashion than we would expect from a dictionary. Includes many short entries not seen in either Brill's Pauly or the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece.
Companion Series
The Cambridge companion to Virgil
Virgil became a school author in his own lifetime and the centre of the Western canon for the next 1800 years, exerting a major influence on European literature, art and politics. This companion offers fresh insight into his works.
A companion to the study of Virgil
Publisher: New York : E.J. Brill, 1995.
Offers a guide both to the key problems and to the most intelligent discussions. The authors do not offer solutions to all the difficulties, but are not frightened to admit that this we do not know, that that is a mess, and that there more work is to be done. Apart from ample discussions of the poems and the main issues they raise, the book offers chapters on the life of Virgil (N. M. Horsfall), his style (N. M. Horsfall), his influence on late Latin epic (W. R. Barnes), on Latin life and culture (N. M. Horsfall), and his MS tradition (M. Geymonat)
Web Sites
Classics Resources (University of Texas)
An extensive and up-tp-date list of resources
Horace's Villa
Documents a project that is excavating a villa near Licenza, Italy, believed to have belonged to Horace.
Perseus Digital Library
Now in its fourth version, Perseus provides access to full-text, images, dictionaries and other reference tools for Classics. The site continues to digitize new materials and hosts other, more specialized projects.
Resources for Augustan Studies
This page provides links to historical texts, related poetry and prose, as well as images of art and monuments. It is part of the larger site, Forvm Antiqvvm. which features extensive resource listings on topics of all types for Classical Studies.
Virgil.org
Brings together a group of resources and texts for the study of Virgil
II. Finding Books:
Use the Tripod Catalog to look for relevant books owned by Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore.
women rome [Subject Search]
(classic* or antiqu* or greek or rom*) and commemorat*[keyword search]
The following subject searches are a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic, try doing a keyword search in the Tripod Catalog to find some relevant material and then use the subject headings assigned to those titles to find more books.
literature and society greece [Subject Search]women rome [Subject Search]
(classic* or antiqu* or greek or rom*) and commemorat*[keyword search]
Tripod - For locating books, journals, and other materials held in the Tri-College libraries. Deliveries within the Trico usually arrive in one or two days. Use the "Request" button in Tripod. You can also mark and then email or print records for multiple items.
WorldCat - An important place to look for many materials not owned by the Tri-College Libraries. This combined library catalog contains more than 62 million records describing items owned by libraries around the world. Many of these items are available to you though interlibrary loan.
Book Reviews
Bryn Mawr classical review
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1990-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1990-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1990-present.
Publisher: [Bryn Mawr, PA : Bryn Mawr College and University of Pennsylvania,
An online journal providing reviews of books, software and other resources in Classical Studies. The reviews are generally well informed and detailed.
III. Finding Journal Articles:
Journal articles and other periodical publications provide scholarly information on specific aspects of Classical history and literature. Since articles are generally published on a shorter schedule than books, they can be more-up-to-date. The following indexes are the best ways for you to find journal articles on topics of interest.
AnneĢe philologique
This online version of the print edition offers bibliographic records of journal articles, conference proceedings and collection articles. This database focuses on many subject areas relating to Classical Studies including Philosophy, History and the antiquities.
If you have problems doing a search, please e-mail me (mschaus). Covers 1959-present.
If you have problems doing a search, please e-mail me (mschaus). Covers 1959-present.
TOCS-IN
Provides the tables of contents from a selection of Classics,Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals. Subjects covered include: Greek and Latin linguistics and literature, Greek and Roman history, archaeology, mythology,and the Ancient Near East. About ten percent of the entries link to the full text of the articles. Covers published works from 1992-present.
IV. Selected Resources for Specific Topics:
Archaeology
Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology (Tri-co Web Page)
Pompeian Households: An On-line Companion
This web site provides detailed information about 30 houses in Pompei and the 16,000 artifacts associated with them. See the list of house, house plans, listings of rooms and artifacts, discussion, photos, and location in Pompei. The web site is associated with the book, Pompeian households: an analysis of material culture by Penelope Mary Allison.
Art History
ARTstor
A digital library that provides access to thousands of digital images derived from a variety of museum, library and archival collections. Images support a variety of disciplines including architecture, painting, sculpture, and decorative arts. First time users need to register for a password.
Oxford art online
Includes full-text articles on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory onward. Contains images, links to related sites, and bibliographies of sources for further reading. Coverage of the Classical era is extensive. For example, there are 75 biographical articles on Greek vase painters.
Atlases
Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world
Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2000.
Gender and Women's Studies
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
I, Claudia II
Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2000.
This collection of papers on Roman women follows an earlier catalog and sourcebook, I Claudia, organized by the Yale University Art Gallery. Use both for in-depth views of women's activities and representations in art.