WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Sex & Family in 20th-Century Russian Literature

Russian 282

To begin research for any course paper, start by looking at the Library's Home Page & Library Catalog. Click on the "Search by" line and decide if you need authors, titles of works, a keyword search, etc. It is always good to look at the resources Wellesley has before searching the databases and holdings of other institutions. Other options to examine will be the Reference Books Online, Databases A-Z, Research Resources by Subject, and Search the Web [Just a cautionary note about using the WWW --- Literary comments from articles with no designated author, or an author with no stated credentials, should be suspect. Because it is on the Web does not mean the information is accurate!]. After you have done a Catalog search, go to Research Resources by Subject, and click on the Russian page, noting the mentioned resources, both paper and electronic. The electronic titles are live and will take you directly to that database or Internet site.

To locate books at Wellesley College: Use the Library Catalog and follow these searching tips - To find criticism of a particular author’s work, do a subject search under the author’s name (last name, first name) and look for the subheading "Criticism and Interpretation." To find information on a topic contained in a larger work or when starting to research a topic, use a keyword search, then see what the subject headings are for the item.

Possible title choices from Clapp:

Correspondence. Selections by Marina Tsvetaeva

Critical Essays on Anton Chekhov edited by Thomas A Eekman - Clapp Lib PG3458 .Z8 C75 1989

Dictionary of Russian Women Writers/edited by Mariana Ledkovsky - Clapp Ref PG2997 .D53 1994

International Dictionary of Films & Filmmakers/Films/editors: Nicolet V. Elert & Arune Vasudevan - Clapp Ref PN1997.8 I58 1997 1

Kinoglasnost:Soviet Cinema in Our Time by Anna Lawton - Knapp Reserve PN1993.5.R9 L36 1992

Life in Russia by Michael Binyon - Clapp Lib DK276 .B48 1983

Love & Marriage: Literature & Its Social Context by Laurence Lerner - Clapp Lib PN56 .L6 L45

Phoenix & the Spider; A Book of Essays about Some Russian Writers & Their View of Self [Babel, Bunin, Chekhov, & Dostoevski] by Renato Poggioli - Clapp Lib PG3012.P6

Red Screen: Politics, Society, Art in Soviet Cinema edited by Anna Lawton - Clapp Lib PN1993.5.R9 R4 1992

Reference Guide to Russian Literature edited by Neil Cornwell - Clapp Ref PG2940 .R44 1998

Sexual Knowledge/Sexual Science: The History of Attitudes to Sexuality edited by Roy Porter & Mikulas Teich - Clapp Lib HQ60 .S5 1994

Solzhenitsyn & the Modern World by Edward E. Ericson, Jr. - Clapp Lib PG3488 .O4 Z645 1993

Structure, Style, & Interpretation in the Russian Short Story [Chekhov, Dostoevski, Gogol, Turenev] by Lawrence M. O'Toole - Clapp Lib PG3097 .O85

To find books not at Wellesley College: Use WorldCat (via FirstSearch) to find books and other materials not here at Wellesley. Once your titles have been identified, you can request them via ILL or the Virtual Catalog. Another good FirstSearch possibility for articles dealing with Russia and Russian literature would be: AHSearch . Titles cited in this database deal with authors in the arts & humanities.

To locate other scholarly & non-scholarly articles: Check our Databases A-Z page listing databases in all discipline areas, either in abstract form or full-text articles. Some other good possibilities for articles dealing with topics for this class would be:

ATLAReligion (via CSA) cites articles, books, and essays in all fields of religion.

MLA International Bibliography (via CSA) has articles on literature, linguistics, film, and folklore.

Historical Abstracts - Though this database will not bring up full-text articles. It will give the user scholarly journal articles in English, French, and a number of other foreign languages. Requests for an article we do not have at Clapp can always be requested from ILL or the Virtual Catalog.

Humanities Full Text (via Wilson Web) - Journal articles on the arts, classics, film, literature, philosophy, religion,etc.

InfoTrac: Expanded Academic ASAP - Journal articles covering all academic disciplines, & a good choice for the arts & humanities.

JSTOR - A collection of humanities, social sciences, & natural science journals from the earliest issues but NOT the latest 5 years. A full-text source. Remember to follow these printing instructions once an article has been chosen for your further study. Choose Print @ the top of the JSTOR screen- Click OK on PDF Economy- Click Download - Choose PDF Economy under PDF Format column. Once the article has been formatted into Adobe Acrobat, choose the print icon at the top of that page. Remember to put down only the pages you will need by listing 1 to 5, for instance (under the Print Range box), since JSTOR articles can be lengthy.

LexisNexis Academic - This resource provides full-text articles from European, as well as American newspapers. It is a good source for articles on twentieth century figures, such as Vladimir Nabokov, Ivan Bunin, and Isaak Babel.

New York Times - This database provides an exact replica of the NY Times in PDF format from the years 1851-2001. If more recent articles are needed, please use microfilm on the 1st floor of Clapp.

Project MUSE - This database has the latest 5 years of academic journals in humanities and social sciences. This source will bring up articles dealing with French politics and culture, but in English, not French.

If you have any problems with your paper and would like to make an appointment for an individual session, please feel free to contact me.

Jacqueline B. Fitzpatrick, x3497

jfitzpat@wellesley.edu

Research & Instruction Group

Original text: April 9, 2004 - Revision: September 12, 2005