Comparative Literature: Background Information

Below are examples of companions and guides to comparative literature and related subjects. To find others in UC Library Search, type [your topic] AND companions, modeling from the sample searches below:

• companion AND "translation studies"
• companion AND "african american literature"
• literature AND symbol* AND companion  

Use quotation marks to search your term as a complete phrase.

Use the asterisk * wildcard to search all variant endings of your word: symbol* will retrieve symbol, symbols, symbolic, symbolism.

When you get your results select Resource Type > Reference Entries from the left toolbar.

Below are some examples of literary dictionaries. To find others, use UC Library Search and type dictionaries AND [your topic], modeling from the examples.

• dictionaries AND postmodern*

• dictionaries and "literary terms"

Use quotation marks to search your terms as a phrase.

Use the asterisk wildcard * to search for all variant endings to a word: postmodern* will retrieve results containing  postmodern, postmodernism, or postmodernist

When you get your results select Resource Type > Books from the left toolbar.

Below are a few examples of language dictionaries at UCSB Library. To find others, use UC Library Search, modeling from the examples below.

• dictionaries AND postmodern*
• dictionaries AND "comparative literature"

Use the asterisk symbol * to include alternate endings to your word: dictionary, dictionaries

Use quotation marks to search your term as a complete phrase.

When you get your results select Resource Type > Books from the left toolbar.