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Libraries for Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies

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Introduction to Guide

This guide gives tips on all levels of research on Latin American and Spanish Literature. Make sure to start with the Starting Research tab.

Literary Theory

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism This link opens in a new window
A full-text searchable database of articles on individual critics and theorists, critical and theoretical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods. It also treats related persons and fields that have been shaped by or have themselves shaped literary theory and criticism. Each entry includes a selective primary and secondary bibliography

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Literary Theory
An introduction to literary theory, including traditional literary criticism, formalism and new criticism, Marxism and critical theory, structuralism and poststructuralism, new historicism and cultural materialism, ethnic studies and postcolonial criticism, gender studies and queer theory, and cultural studies. Provides a list of print sources and suggestions for further reading.
Glossary of Literary Theory
An alphabetized list of terms used in literary theory and criticism, compiled by the University of Toronto.

Also consult the Literatures and Language's Literary Theory Guide

Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Librarians

Paula Mae Carns, PhD
Head, Literatures and Languages Library
200 South Main Library
1408 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801 U.S.A.
Phone: (217) 333-0076
Fax: (217) 333-2214
Email: pcarns@illinois.edu

Antonio Sotomayor, PhD
Librarian for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
337A Main Library
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217)300-4812
Fax: (217) 333-2214
Email: asotomay@illinois.edu