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Classics

Introductory Handbook

Handbook for Classical Research by David M. Schaps
Call Number: eBook and print at Drexel DE71.S27 2011
ISBN: 9780415425223
Publication Date: 2011
The Handbook for Classical Research offers guidance to students needing to learn more about the different fields and subfields of classical research, and its methods and resources.

The book is divided into 7 parts: The Basics, Language, The Traditional Fields, The Physical Remains, The Written Word, The Classics and Related Disciplines, The Classics since Antiquity. Topics covered range from history and literature, lexicography and linguistics, epigraphy and palaeography, to archaeology and numismatics, and the study and reception of the classics.

Subject-Specific Databases

L'Année Philologique This link opens in a new window
Index of scholarly articles in classical studies and medieval history, covering the Greco-Latin world from 500 BCE-800 CE.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Content of academic journals and university press ebooks.
Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Author biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of literature from ancient times to the present.

ProQuest Research Library: Literature & Language
A subset of ProQuest Research Library containing articles on Literature and Language topics.

Multisubject Databases

Try these for a multidisciplinary topic or a broader perspective on your topic.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Articles from academic and popular publications.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Content from journals, magazines, and newspapers, covering a broad range of subjects.