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Spanish Language and Literature Resources: Getting Started

This guide provides materials for the study and teaching of Spanish language and literature.

Spanish Language and Literature Department

Why Study Spanish?

  • Study Spanish…..Study the World!

  • Did you know that more than 44 million people speak Spanish as their first language in the United States?

  • Did you know that Spanish is the third most spoken language in the world?

  • A major, minor or M.A. in Spanish opens up the world to you!

(From Department Website)

Key Resources

Reference Books

Oxford Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms - Ref. PN41.C67 2001

Handbook for Literature - Ref. PN41.H355 2006

Encyclopedia of the Novel - Ref. PN41.E487 1998

Latin American Writers - Ref. PQ7081.A1.L37 1989