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The page dedicated to the field of English Studies allows you to quickly access the most important tools (documents, information, and electronic resources) that the libraries of the University of Freiburg provide for the study of English Studies.
Use this page as the starting point for your research!
Presentation of the Discipline
English Studies offers an in-depth understanding of the English language and literature from the Middle Ages to the present, combining historical and systematic perspectives and enriched by the exchange between Medieval Studies, linguistics, and literature. This study program focuses on the major areas of English and American literature, English linguistics, and the evolution of the language over time, from Beowulf to the present day, with written expression and an interdisciplinary approach as essential components.
Where can I find print resources?
BLL-MISBibliothèque de langues et littératures
Av. de l'Europe 20 (2228)
1700 Fribourg
The BLL is a scientific library open to anyone wishing to find information on medieval and modern languages and literatures. The funds of the BLL are in free access. Readers need to go there to check out books. Each section of the BLL has its own abbreviation and its own classification.
Among the English section (SLA), there are reference sources, mainly a wide range of works by English and American authors, as well as works on historical and literary criticism on Anglophone literature produced in English-speaking countries.
Academic journals are also available for on-site consultation.
BCU-Beauregard
Biblothèque cantonale et universitaire (BCU)
Rue de la Carrière 22
1700 Fribourg
The collections of the BCU allow us to reach a large public. BCU holdings are stored in storage facility and are therefore only accessible via Discovery Fribourg-Freiburg.
This search interface is used to search, localise and order documents from various sources
Bibliographies
- Bateson Frederick Noel Wilse et Watson George (éds.), The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, New York : Cambridge, Macmillan ; University Press, 1940.
- Daims Diva, Grimes Janet et Robinson Doris, Toward a feminist tradition: an annotated bibliography of novels in English by women: 1891-1920, New York ; London, Garland Publ, 1982 (Garland reference library of the humanities 201).
- Howard-Hill Trevor Howard, Bibliography of British literary bibliographies, 2nd ed. revised and enlarged, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1987 (Index to British literary bibliography 1).
- Modern Humanities Research Association, Annual bibliography of English language and literature, Cambridge, The University Press ; then London, 1924.
- Modern Language Association of America, American bibliography, New York, MLA, 1922.
- Modern Language Association of America. American Literature Section, American literature: a journal of literary history, criticism, and bibliography, Durham, Duke University Press, 1929.
- Suchan Elke et Meyer Paul Georg, Bibliographie linguistischer Literatur: (BLL) : Bibliographie zur allgemeinen Linguistik und zur anglistischen, germanistischen und romanistischen Linguistik, Frankfurt am Main, VKlostermann, 1979.
- University of Leeds. School of history, International medieval bibliography, Leeds, University of Leeds, 1968.
- Watson George, The shorter Cambridge bibliography of English literature, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1981.
Encyclopedias
- Andrews William L., The concise Oxford companion to African American literature, New York, Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Birch Dinah (éd.), The Oxford companion to English literature, 7th ed, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Day Gary, The encyclopedia of British literature 1660-1789, Chichester, Wiley-Blackwell, 2015 (The Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of literature).
- Ervin Hazel Arnett, The handbook of African American literature, Gainesville, University Press of Florida, 2004.
- Kastan David Scott (éd.), The Oxford encyclopedia of British literature, Oxford [etc.], Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Lambdin Robert Thomas (éd.), Encyclopedia of medieval literature, Westport Conn. [etc.], Greenwood Press, 2000.
- Parini Jay (éd.), The Oxford encyclopedia of American literature, Oxford [etc.], Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Shaffer Brian W., O’Donnell Patrick et Ball John Clement, The encyclopedia of twentieth-century fiction, Malden MA, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (The Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of literature).
- The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. 1907-21 – https://www.bartleby.com/cambridge
Grammar and Linguistics
- Bailey Richard W., Speaking American: a history of English in the United States, New York, Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Brinton Laurel J. et Brinton Donna M., The linguistic structure of modern English, Rev. ed, Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, John Benjamins Pub. Co, 2010.
- Collins Peter et Hollo Carmella, English grammar: an introduction, 2nd ed, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- Cummings Louise (éd.), The pragmatics encyclopedia, Abingdon, Routledge, 2010.
- Davies Alan, A glossary of applied linguistics, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2005 (Glossaries in linguistics).
- Heine Bernd (éd.), The Oxford handbook of linguistic analysis, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010 (Oxford handbooks in linguistics).
- Hogg Richard M., Fulk Robert Dennis et Hogg Richard M.-, A grammar of Old English. Vol. 2: Morphology / [revised and completed by] R.D. Fulk, Chichester, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Kortmann Bernd (éd.), A comparative grammar of british english dialects: agreement, gender, relative clauses, Berlin ; New York, Mouton de Gruyter, 2005 (Topics in English linguistics).
- Mitchell Bruce et Robinson Fred C., A guide to old English, 8th ed, Malden, MA, John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
- Nelson Gerald et Greenbaum Sidney, An introduction to English grammar, 4th ed, London, Routledge, 2016.
- Schneider Edgar Werner et Kortmann Bernd, A handbook of varieties of English: [a multimedia reference tool], Berlin etc, Mouton de Gruyter, 2004.
- Smith Jeremy J., Essentials of Early English: an introduction to Old, Middle and Early Modern English, 2nd ed.., London, Routledge, 2005.
- Yadurajan K. S., Modern English grammar: structure, meanings, and usage, New Delhi ; Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2014.
Language Dictionaries
- Le Robert & Collins: dictionnaire français-anglais, anglais français = [Collins Robert French dictionary], 9e éd, Paris, Le Robert-SEJER, 2010.
- Middle English dictionary, Ann Arbor, Univ. of Michigan Press, 1952.
- Collins & Co. (New York, N.Y.) et Langenscheidt-Redaktion (Berlin / München) (éds.), Langenscheidt Collins grosses Schul- und Studienwörterbuch Englisch - Deutsch, Neubearb., Berlin, Langenscheidt, 2011.
- Dalzell Tom et Partridge Eric (éds.), The Routledge dictionary of modern American slang and unconventional English, New York [etc.], Routledge, 2009.
- Kay Christian J. et Kay Christian, Historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary: with additional material from « A thesaurus of Old English », Oxford, University Press, 2009.
- Pearsall Judy (éd.), The new Oxford dictionary of English, Reissued with corrections and print. thumb tabs, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Scriven Rob, Collins & Co et Langenscheidt-Redaktion, Langenscheidt Collins grosses Schul- und Studienwörterbuch Deutsch-Englisch, Berlin, Langenscheidt, 2011.
Literary Dictionaries
- Dictionnaire des littératures de langue anglaise, Paris, Encyclopaedia Universalis, 1997 (Encyclopaedia universalis. Albin Michel).
- Andrews William L., The concise Oxford companion to African American literature, New York, Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Cox Michael, The concise Oxford chronology of English literature, Oxford ; New York etc, Oxford UnivPress, 2004.
- Hart James D., The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature, Oxford University Press, 2002. En ligne: <http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref//9780195047714.001.0001/acref-9780195047714>.
- Ousby Ian, The Cambridge guide to literature in English, [Repr.]., Cambridge ; New York etc, Cambridge UnivPress ; London, 1989.
- Rogal Samuel J., A chronological outline of American literature, Westport Conn; London, Greenwood Press, 1987 (Bibliographies and indexes in American literature 8).
- Todd Janet M., A dictionary of British and American women writers: 1660-1800, London, Methuen, 1987.
Literary History
- The Cambridge history of American literature. Vol. 3: Prose writing, 1860-1920, Cambridge ; New York [etc.], Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005.
- Head Dominic (éd.), The Cambridge guide to literature in English, 3rd ed, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- Kelleher Margaret (éd.), The Cambridge history of Irish literature, Cambridge [etc.], At the University Press, 2006.
- Lees Clare A. (éd.), The Cambridge history of early medieval English literature, Cambridge, Cambrige University Press, 2013 (The new Cambridge history of English literature 6).
- Loewenstein David (éd.), The Cambridge history of Early Modern English literature, Cambridge, Cambridge University press, 2006 (The new Cambridge history of English literature).
- Magennis Hugh, The Cambridge introduction to Anglo-Saxon literature, Cambridge ; New York, Cambridge University Press, 2011 (Cambridge introductions to literature).
- New William H. (éd.), Literary history of Canada: Canadian literature in English. Vol. 4, 2nd ed, Toronto ; Buffalo, University of Toronto Press, 1990.
- Richetti John J. (éd.), The Cambridge history of English literature, 1660-1780, Cambridge ; New York [etc.], Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005 (The new Cambridge history of English literature 3).
Style Manuals and Guides
- Gibaldi Joseph, MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing, 2nd ed, New York, The Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
- Löffler Arno, Einführung in das Studium der englischen Literatur, 7., neu durchges. Aufl.., Tübingen, AFrancke, 2006 (UTB 382).
- Modern Language Association of America (éd.), MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 7th ed, New York, The Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
- Swales John M., Academic writing for graduate students: essential tasks and skills, 3rd ed.., Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan Press, 2012 (Michigan series in English for academic & professional purposes).
Library's Collection
Printed books can be found both at the Bibliothèque de Langues et Littératures BLL-MIS (Av. de l'Europe 20) and at the BCU-Beauregard (rue de la Carrière 22).
At the BLL, the English library's collection is grouped under the acronym SLA. Books are stored in open access and classified as follows Linguistics and Literature.
The loan conditions are the same as those at the BCU-Centrale
The books located at the BCU-Centrale can be ordered directly from the catalog Discovery Fribourg-Freiburg
At the BLL, the English library's collection is grouped under the acronym SLA. Books are stored in open access and classified as follows Linguistics and Literature.
The loan conditions are the same as those at the BCU-Centrale
The books located at the BCU-Centrale can be ordered directly from the catalog Discovery Fribourg-Freiburg
Reserve Shelves
Books in connection with a given course, seminar or proseminar can be deposited for one semester or more, on special shelves called "Reserve Shelf" and consulted in the library.
You can consult at any time the "Reserve shelves of the current year by following this link.
You can consult at any time the "Reserve shelves of the current year by following this link.
Databases "English"
You will find here some databases available in Fribourg in the field of "English". Please note that the use of a VPN client is required when you are outside the University netwok.
Specialized Databases
- Cambridge Complete Companions – Cambridge University Press (CUP)EN / Cambridge Companions are lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods. All are collections of specially commissioned essays, shaped and introduced to appeal to student readers. Together the chapters add up to a systematic critical account of, for example Plato, Luther, Jane Austen, Tom Stoppard or Stravinsky, the French Novel or Jewish American Literature, and each title is supported by reference features such as a chronology and guide to further reading. DE / Cambridge Companions sind lebendige, leicht zugängliche Einführungen in bedeutende Schriftsteller, Künstler, Philosophen, Themen und Epochen. Alle sind Sammlungen speziell in Auftrag gegebener Essays, die so gestaltet und eingeführt wurden, dass sie studentische Leser ansprechen. Zusammen ergeben die Kapitel eine systematische kritische Darstellung von beispielsweise Platon, Luther, Jane Austen, Tom Stoppard oder Strawinsky, dem französischen Roman oder der jüdisch-amerikanischen Literatur, und jeder Titel wird durch Referenzmerkmale wie eine Chronologie und einen Leitfaden für weitere Informationen. FR / Cambridge Companions sont des ressources d'introduction vivantes et accessibles aux principaux écrivains, artistes, philosophes, sujets et périodes. Tous sont des recueils d'essais spécialement commandés, façonnés et présentés pour plaire aux étudiants lecteurs. Ensemble, les chapitres s'ajoutent à un compte rendu critique systématique, par exemple de Platon, Luther, Jane Austen, Tom Stoppard ou Stravinsky, du roman français ou de la littérature juive américaine, et chaque titre est étayé par des éléments de référence tels qu'une chronologie et un guide pour approfondir.
- Cambridge DictionaryEnglish definitions Choose from corpus-informed dictionaries for English language learners at all levels. They’re ideal for anyone preparing for Cambridge English exams and IELTS. The English dictionary includes the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, and the Cambridge Business English Dictionary. The Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary is perfect for intermediate learners.
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) – ProQuest
Early English Books Online (EEBO) features page images of almost every work printed in the British Isles and North America, as well as works in English printed elsewhere from 1470-1700. Over 200 libraries worldwide have contributed to EEBO. From the first book printed in English through to the ages of Spenser, Shakespeare and of the English Civil War, EEBO's content draws on authoritative and respected short-title catalogues of the period and features a substantial number of text transcriptions specially created for the product.
More information: https://proquest.libguides.com/eebopqp in english Plus d'informations: https://proquest.libguides.com/eebo-fr en français
- Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) – Gale-CengageEighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) is a vast eighteenth-century library at your desktop—a fully text-searchable corpus of books, pamphlets and broadsides in all subjects printed between 1701 and 1800. It currently contains over 180,000 titles amounting to over 32 million fully-searchable pages
- JSTOR – IthakaEN / JSTOR is a digital library of more than 1,500 academic journals, 12 million journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. JSTOR helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for future generations. More informations : https://about.jstor.org/ FR / JSTOR est une bibliothèque numérique de plus de 1500 revues universitaires, 12 millions d'articles scientifiques, livres et sources primaires dans 75 disciplines. JSTOR aide les gens à découvrir, utiliser et développer un large éventail de contenus grâce à une puissante plateforme de recherche et d'enseignement, et préserve ce contenu pour les générations futures. Plus d'informations : https://about.jstor.org/ DE / JSTOR ist eine digitale Bibliothek mit mehr als 1.500 wissenschaftlichen Zeitschriften, 12 Millionen Zeitschriftenartikeln, Büchern und Primärquellen in 75 Disziplinen. JSTOR hilft Menschen dabei, eine breite Palette von Inhalten zu entdecken, zu nutzen und darauf aufzubauen, und zwar über eine leistungsstarke Forschungs- und Lehrplattform, und bewahrt diese Inhalte für zukünftige Generationen auf. Weitere Informationen: https://about.jstor.org/
- MLA International Bibliography – EBSCOProduced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the MLA International Bibliography is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present. International in scope, it includes citations to journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations, with links to full text in JSTOR, Project MUSE, and other resources. The database also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus, a proprietary, searchable collection of thousands of subject terms, and personal names used in indexing the bibliography. More information: link
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) – Oxford University Press (OUP)
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
As a historical dictionary, the OED is very different from Dictionaries of current English, in which the focus is on present-day meanings. You’ll still find present-day meanings in the OED, but you’ll also find the history of individual words, and of the language—traced through 3 million quotations, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
The OED started life more than 150 years ago. Today, the dictionary is in the process of its first major revision. Updates revise and extend the OED at regular intervals, each time subtly adjusting our image of the English language.
- Project MUSEENG / Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content; since 1995, its electronic journal collections have supported a wide array of research needs at academic, public, special, and school libraries worldwide. MUSE books and journals, from leading university presses and scholarly societies, are fully integrated for search and discovery. More informations : https://about.muse.jhu.edu/about/ DE / Project MUSE ist ein führender Anbieter digitaler geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlicher Inhalte; Seit 1995 unterstützen seine elektronischen Zeitschriftenbestände ein breites Spektrum an Forschungsbedürfnissen in akademischen, öffentlichen, Spezial- und Schulbibliotheken weltweit. MUSE-Bücher und -Zeitschriften von führenden Universitätsverlagen und wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften sind für die Suche und Entdeckung vollständig integriert. Weitere Informationen: https://about.muse.jhu.edu/about/ FR / Project MUSE est un fournisseur de contenu numérique en sciences humaines et sociales ; depuis 1995, ses collections de revues électroniques ont soutenu un large éventail de besoins de recherche dans les bibliothèques universitaires, publiques, spécialisées et scolaires du monde entier. Les livres et les revues MUSE, des principales presses universitaires et sociétés savantes, sont entièrement intégrés pour la recherche et la découverte. Plus d'informations : https://about.muse.jhu.edu/about/
- World Shakespeare Bibliography (WSB) – Oxford University Press (OUP)The World Shakespeare Bibliography Online is a searchable electronic database consisting of the most comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide from 1960 to the present. The World Shakespeare Bibliography is an essential tool for anyone engaged in research on Shakespeare or early modern England. Search international Shakespeare scholarship including articles, books, chapters, dissertations, editions, adaptations, and digital projects.
Table of contents
Academic Journals
Bibliographical Databases for Research of Scientific Articles
Electronic Journals
Bibliographical Databases for Research of Scientific Articles
Electronic Journals
Academic Journals
- Anglo-Saxon England, Cambridge ; London, Cambridge Univ. Press.
- ELH : A Journal of English Literary History, Baltimore Md, The Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1934.
- ELT journal: an international journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
- English world-wide: a journal of varieties of English, Heidelberg : [puis] Amsterdam ; Philadelphia Pa, J. Groos ; J. Benjamins, 1980.
- The New York review of books, New York, The New York review of books, 1963.
- World Englishes: journal of English as an international and intranational langage, Oxford ; New York [etc.] : [then] Oxford ; Boston [etc.], Pergamon Press ; Blackwell.
- Modern Language Association of America (éd.), American literature: a journal of literary history, criticism, and bibliography, Durham, Duke University Press, 1929.
- Modern Language Association of America (éd.), The Chaucer review: a journal of medieval studies and literary criticism, University Park, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1966.
- Morphology - All Volumes & Issues - Springer – https://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/11525
- Natural Language Semantics - All Volumes & Issues - Springer – https://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/11050
- Shakespeare Quarterly – https://www.jstor.org/journal/shakquar
Bibliographical Databases for Research of Scientific Articles
- JSTOREN / JSTOR is a digital library of more than 1,500 academic journals, 12 million journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. JSTOR helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for future generations. More informations : https://about.jstor.org/ FR / JSTOR est une bibliothèque numérique de plus de 1500 revues universitaires, 12 millions d'articles scientifiques, livres et sources primaires dans 75 disciplines. JSTOR aide les gens à découvrir, utiliser et développer un large éventail de contenus grâce à une puissante plateforme de recherche et d'enseignement, et préserve ce contenu pour les générations futures. Plus d'informations : https://about.jstor.org/ DE / JSTOR ist eine digitale Bibliothek mit mehr als 1.500 wissenschaftlichen Zeitschriften, 12 Millionen Zeitschriftenartikeln, Büchern und Primärquellen in 75 Disziplinen. JSTOR hilft Menschen dabei, eine breite Palette von Inhalten zu entdecken, zu nutzen und darauf aufzubauen, und zwar über eine leistungsstarke Forschungs- und Lehrplattform, und bewahrt diese Inhalte für zukünftige Generationen auf. Weitere Informationen: https://about.jstor.org/
- Project MUSEENG / Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content; since 1995, its electronic journal collections have supported a wide array of research needs at academic, public, special, and school libraries worldwide. MUSE books and journals, from leading university presses and scholarly societies, are fully integrated for search and discovery. More informations : https://about.muse.jhu.edu/about/ DE / Project MUSE ist ein führender Anbieter digitaler geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlicher Inhalte; Seit 1995 unterstützen seine elektronischen Zeitschriftenbestände ein breites Spektrum an Forschungsbedürfnissen in akademischen, öffentlichen, Spezial- und Schulbibliotheken weltweit. MUSE-Bücher und -Zeitschriften von führenden Universitätsverlagen und wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften sind für die Suche und Entdeckung vollständig integriert. Weitere Informationen: https://about.muse.jhu.edu/about/ FR / Project MUSE est un fournisseur de contenu numérique en sciences humaines et sociales ; depuis 1995, ses collections de revues électroniques ont soutenu un large éventail de besoins de recherche dans les bibliothèques universitaires, publiques, spécialisées et scolaires du monde entier. Les livres et les revues MUSE, des principales presses universitaires et sociétés savantes, sont entièrement intégrés pour la recherche et la découverte. Plus d'informations : https://about.muse.jhu.edu/about/
- MLA International BibliographyProduced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the MLA International Bibliography is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present. International in scope, it includes citations to journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations, with links to full text in JSTOR, Project MUSE, and other resources. The database also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus, a proprietary, searchable collection of thousands of subject terms, and personal names used in indexing the bibliography. More information: link
Electronic Journals
PSP (Portail suisse des périodiques) is provided by the Swiss National Library (BN) for the simultaneous search of periodical titles in the catalogues of the main Swiss libraries
Online Catalogs
The British Library
Library of Congress
WorldCat is the world’s most comprehensive database of information about library collections.
The Online Classical & Medieval library
Library of Congress
WorldCat is the world’s most comprehensive database of information about library collections.
The Online Classical & Medieval library
Other resources on the Web
Johnson's Dictionary Online
Anthology of Middle-English Literature
Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature
A Guide to 19th Century English Literature on the Internet
From Revolution to Reconstruction : an Outline of American Literature
African American Literature
New Literary History
Journal of Modern Literature
Anthology of Middle-English Literature
Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature
A Guide to 19th Century English Literature on the Internet
From Revolution to Reconstruction : an Outline of American Literature
African American Literature
New Literary History
Journal of Modern Literature
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