French - Reference Works

Paper

The Library holds over 300 reference works relevant to French language and literature. These are located in the Sir Duncan Rice Library. French language items have the number range Ref 440-449 and are on Floor 5. French literature items can be found between Ref 840-849 on Floor 4. An indicative selection is given below:

CD-ROMs covering French language and literature are also in the Reference Section on floor 4. Use the dedicated computer in the library on Floor 4 to consult these CD-ROMs.

French Language

A comprehensive set of dictionaries can be found at shelfmark Ref 443. Other more specialised dictionaries and encyclopedias are within the range Ref 440-449.

Merlet, Philippe, Le Petit Larousse 2003: en couleurs Ref 443 Lar p
Stevenson, Anna, Harrap French media dictionary Ref 443.2 Har m
W. Rowlinson, The Oxford guide to the French language Ref 443.2 Oxf
Grieve, James, Dictionary of contemporary French connectors Ref 448 Gri

French Literature

Alden, Douglas W., French XX bibliography: critical and biographical references for the study of French literature since 1885 Ref 840.16 Fre
Conlon, Pierre M., Le siècle des lumières: bibliographie chronologique Ref 840.16 Sie
P. France, Oxford companion to French literature Ref 840.3 Oxf
A. Hughes, Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture Ref 840.3 Hug

Electronic

CD-ROMs

Colloquial French CD-ROM
Oxford-Hachette French dictionary
Dictionnaire Larousse de la langue francaise
Dictionnaires des XVIe et XVIIe siecles
L'encyclopedie de Diderot et d'Alembert
Grande dictionnaire Larousse francais-anglais/anglais-francais
Mallarme on CD-ROM
Larousse multimedia encyclopedique
Le Robert Electronique
Theatre du grand siecle (Corneille, Moliere, Racine).
Voltaire electronique