French language and literature materials have been collected since the founding of the University. The collection was housed in the Harper Library until the building of the Regenstein Library.
The collection encompasses
literature originally written in French and the French language from Medieval
French to the 21st century. The geographic focus of the collection is on
The Romance Languages and Literature department offers a BA, MA & PhD in French literature. In addition, the collection supports students obtaining a PhD in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies; an MA in the Humanities (MAPH); an MA in Latin American and Caribbean Studies; a BA, MA or PhD in Comparative Literature; or a BA or PhD in Linguistics.
The collection supports instruction
and student research through the PhD level, as well as faculty research.
Students and faculty members in the Romance Languages and Literature department
are the primary users of the collection.
However, users from other departments (e.g., Linguistics, Music, and
Comparative Literature) and from other programs (e.g., the MA in the
Humanities, the MA in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and ARTFL), as well
as many of the interdisciplinary centers (e.g.,
Comprehensive, research, instructional support, basic information; for a description of these levels, see the general policy statement.
Includes language and literature, both collected at the basic information level.
Includes language and literature, both collected at the basic information level.
Covers all aspects of the language (political, social, economic), as well as language acquisition, translation, etymology and lexicography. This area is collected at the research level in materials published in Western languages. Bilingual dictionaries from languages other than English are not acquired (unless there is no equivalent available).
Covers all aspects of the language (political, social, economic), as well as language acquisition, translation, etymology and lexicography. Dictionaries, grammars and encyclopediæ are collected at the research level, excluding bilingual dictionaries from languages other than English or French (unless there is no equivalent available). Other materials are collected at the basic information level.
Dictionaries, grammars and encyclopediæ are collected at the research level, excluding bilingual dictionaries from languages other than English or French. Other materials are collected at the basic information level.
Collected at the research level in materials published in Western languages, particularly French and English.
French Literature – Folk Literature (PQ 781-841)
Collected at the instructional support level in Western Languages.
French Literature – Juvenile (PQ 845)
Collected at the basic information level.
Covers literature in French until c1500. Collected at the research level in materials published in Western languages, particularly French and English.
Covers literature in French from
Includes literary history,
biography, criticism, and collections of the literature of provinces, regions,
islands, and places belonging to
Spoken word recordings and performances are acquired on a very selective basis.
Artist’s books are acquired on an extremely selective basis, in consultation with the Art Bibliographer and Special Collections. The library purchases facsimiles very selectively, as funds allow, and based on faculty recommendation or to build on established special collections.
Unrevised dissertations available online through the Library’s subscription to Proquest Digital Theses and Dissertations are excluded
Microform is acquired selectively. Microforms of individual items are usually obtained upon faculty or student request. Large sets of microforms are purchased as funds allow.
CD-ROMs are acquired extremely selectively. CDs and DVDs are collected; however, LPs and videocassettes are not acquired.
The emphasis is on titles published in Western Europe, North
America and Latin America, with a more limited acquisition of bilingual and
English-language works from
Titles from the medieval period to the present are collected. Selection of materials published prior to that period is the responsibility of the Classics Bibliographer.
Increasingly, aspects of other subjects, e.g., psychology, law, medicine, film, are important to literary scholarship. Students in French literature use many of the other subject collections depending on their areas of interest.