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The Cervantes Encyclopedia, Greenwood Press, c2004.

Main Level, Reference: R 863.3 M312C [2 vols]

Professor Howard Mancing endeavors to put Cervantes and his works into "a series of contexts: historical, cultural, personal, literary, critical, textual and intertextual."

Diccionario de Argumentos de la Literatura Universal, Editorial Gredos, 1994.

Main Level, Reference: R 803 F889D

Published in Spanish; entries on "Cid" and "Don Quijote."

Chronology of the Medieval World, 800-1491, Simon & Schuster, 1994.
Main Level, Reference: R 909.002 M487C v.2

Medieval Folklore: an Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs, ABC-CLIO, 2000.

Main Level, Reference: R 398.03 M468M [2 vols]

Motif Index of Folk Literature, Stith Thompson, Rosenkilde and Bagger, [1955-58].

Main Level, Reference: R 398.012 T377N    [6 vols]
A classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends.

New Catholic Encyclopedia, Thomson Gale, 2003.

Main Level, Reference: R 282.03 N42N [15 vols]

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The Cambridge History of Spanish Literature, Robert T Gies, 2004.

Chapters chart a wide range of literary periods and movements. This volume concludes with a consideration of the influences of film and new media on modern Spanish literature.

The Cambridge History of Christianity [9 vols]

The Cambridge History of Judaism [4 vols]

The New Cambridge History of Islam [6 vols]

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Chambers Dictionary of World History [CREDO Reference], Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd., 2005.
Authoritative coverage of the most significant people, ideas and events of world history, 1000 AD to present.

A Dictionary of Literary Symbols [CREDO Reference], Cambridge University Press, 2003.  

Print edition also available, Main Level, Reference: R 809.915 F373D [2000 ed.]   

The first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than "universal" psychological archetypes, myths, or esoterica. Concentrates on English literature, but its entries range widely from the Bible and classical authors to the twentieth century, taking in American and European literatures. 

Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature [CREDO Reference], Robert Thomas Lambdin and Laura Cooner Lambdin, eds. Greenwood Press, 2000.

While the volume is devoted primarily to the literature of medieval England, its multicultural scope also encompasses Islamic, Mongolian, Celtic, Hispanic, Italian, Russian, and Germanic works.

The Readers Companion to Military History [CREDO Reference], Houghton Mifflin, 1996.

Includes major events and battles, commanders and theorists, weaponry and technological advances, and strategy and tactics. Covers Asian, African, and South American history as well as that of Europe and North America with the latest in contemporary scholarship.

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Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature, Gale, 2009.

Renaissance: an Encyclopedia for Students, Gale, 2004.

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Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable[Oxford Reference Online], Oxford University Press, 2006.

Explores the stories behind names and sayings that can be found in classic literature or today's news.

A Dictionary of World History [Oxford Reference Online], Oxford University Press, 2007.

Includes biographies of key figures in world history, historical summaries for each country, and entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and key battles and places from pre-history to the present.

Oxford Companion to Military History [Oxford Reference Online], Oxford University Press, 2004.

Essential guide to how the world has been shaped by conflict. Entries on key topics such as intelligence, propaganda, tactics, women in the military, and peacekeeping are included, with over 70 maps showing the course of famous battles and campaigns.

Gran Enciclopedia Planeta

[Spanish Reference Center, PlanetaSaber, Britannica]
A comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia featuring 145,000 articles plus timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.

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