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Selected Reference Books for Classics

Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World: Antiquity. by Hubert Cancik (Editor); Helmut Schneider (Editor); Manfred Landfester (Editor); Christine F. Salazar (Editor) Brill's New Pauly is the first lexicographic project that both differentiates between Greco-Roman antiquity itself and its subsequent images, and demonstrates the close connection between antiquity and its aftermath. Volumes 1 to 15 (Antiquity) are devoted to Greco-Roman antiquity. Volumes I to V (Classical Tradition) are uniquely concerned with the long and influential aftermath of the classical heritage. Index Antiquity relates to the 15 volumes of Brill's New Pauly that deal with Antiquity. Index The Classical Tradition, relates to the 5 volumes of Brill's New Pauly that deal with the Classical Tradition.
Call Number: DE 5 .N3513 2002 REFERENCE
ISBN: 9004122591
Publication Date: 2011-05-10
Brill's New Pauly: Enclopaedia of the Ancient World: Classical Tradition. by Hubert Cancik (Editor); Helmut Schneider (Editor); Manfred Landfester (Editor); Christine F. Salazar (Editor) Brill's New Pauly is the first lexicographic project that both differentiates between Greco-Roman antiquity itself and its subsequent images, and demonstrates the close connection between antiquity and its aftermath. Volumes 1 to 15 (Antiquity) are devoted to Greco-Roman antiquity. Volumes I to V (Classical Tradition) are uniquely concerned with the long and influential aftermath of the classical heritage. Index Antiquity relates to the 15 volumes of Brill's New Pauly that deal with Antiquity. Index The Classical Tradition, relates to the 5 volumes of Brill's New Pauly that deal with the Classical Tradition.
Call Number: DE 5 .N3613 2006 REFERENCE
ISBN: 9004122591
Publication Date: 2011-05-10
Latin for the Illiterati by Jon R. Stone Contains common words, phrases and abbreviations selected from the worlds of art, music, law, philosophy, theology, medicine and the theatre as well as clever sayings and sage advice from ancient writers. In addition, there is a section on geographical place names, colors, calendar months and days and Roman numerals as well as an English index and a brief guide on Latin pronunciation.
Call Number: PA 2365 .E5 S76 1996 REF
ISBN: 0415917743
Publication Date: 1996-06-19
More Latin for the Illiterati by Jon R. Stone
Call Number: PA 2365 .E5 S77 1999 REF (also in ebook)
ISBN: 0415922100
Publication Date: 1999-06-21
Guide to specialized Latin terms for medical, legal, and religious professions.
Lexicographica Graeca by John Chadwick H.G. Liddell and R. Scott's Greek-English Lexicon (revised and augmented by H.S. Jones in 1940) has been the essential tool of advanced Greek scholars for 150 years; in order to update it a new Supplement has been published (OUP 1996) replacing that of 1968. In this provocative reconsideration both of its lexicographical principles and of individual articles, John Chadwick examines the need for further revision and expansion of the volume through a re-examination of the classical Greek vocabulary. A series of notes are presented, making important and stimulating contributions to the study of classical Greek lexicography, and offering many new interpretations of passages from familiar authors based upon a lexicographical approach. Essential reading for all scholars of classical Greek.
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 0198149700
Publication Date: 1997-03-27

Key databases for Classics

ProQuest (All Databases)
Perseus Digital Library
APh: L'Année Philologique
JSTOR
Project Muse (Standard Collection)
1963 - present (varies by title, emphasis on recent years).
TOCS-IN (Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists)

Other recommended databases for Classics

New E-Resources for Classics

Loeb Classical Library
Founded by James Loeb in 1911, Harvard University Press presents an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing, virtual library of all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. Epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory; the great medical writers and mathematicians; those Church Fathers who made particular use of pagan culture — in short, our entire Greek and Latin Classical heritage is represented here with up-to-date texts and accurate English translations. More than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts are available in a modern and elegant interface, allowing readers to browse, search, bookmark, annotate, and share content with ease.