Don Quixote Project

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Livonia High School Library February 2014

Books

Here is sampling of the books in our collection that contain information about Cervantes’ life and times. To find more, go to the library catalog on the HS Library webpage. If you can’t find a book specifically on your topic, try to broaden your search: for example, if there are no books on the topic “Horsemanship of Knights”, try looking for books on “knights”.

272 STE Stewart, Gail, 1949-. Life during the Spanish Inquisition. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, c1998. Examines the culture of Spain during the centuries of the Inquisition by focusing on personal aspects of daily life at the time.

914.6 C Crow, John Armstrong. Spain : the Root and the Flower : a History of the Civilization of Spain and of the Spanish People. Rev. ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1975. An interpretative history of Spain, its culture, institutions, and the motivations of its people from its beginnings into the 20th century.

914.604 HOP Hopkins, Adam, 1939-. Fodor's Exploring Spain. 8th ed. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, c2008. A guide to traveling in Spain that provides information on the history and culture of the country, and includes descriptions of significant sights, with suggested itineraries for walks and drives, as well as advice on accommodations, restaurants, transportation, and other topics.

946 SPA Spain. Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, c1987. Describes the geography, history, economy, government, and people of Spain.

R 700 LIV Lives and Works in the Arts. M E Sharpe Reference, 1996. Surveys the lives and works or European and American writers, artists, and composers from the Renaissance into the twentieth century.

R 909.07 STR Dictionary of the Middle Ages. New York: Scribner, c1982-c1989.

R 920 The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography;: an international reference work. New York, : McGraw-Hill, [1973]. Articles:

Click on the Subscription Databases link on the HS Library web page. In the “Login” box (upper left) enter the passcode from the top of your “Passwords” handout.

Try Student Resources in Context for articles from a variety of sources. Try Biography Reference for biographical information. Try Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale E-Books) for articles from a selection of books, including:

Cervantes Don Quixote: The Quest for Modern Fiction Encyclopedia of World Biography Literature and its Times Novels for Students

Websites:

Castles on the Web http://www.castlesontheweb.com/

Don Quixote de la Mancha (a project of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library at Johns Hopkins Univ.) http://quixote.mse.jhu.edu/

The Labyrinth (Resources for Medieval Studies) https://blogs.commons.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/

Medieval and Renaissance Food: Sources, Recipes, and Articles http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html

The ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies http://www.the-orb.net/encyclo.html

Spartacus Educational/ Medieval History http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Medieval.htm