1. Introduction
This guide is intended to support the research of graduate students in the Department of Comparative Literature, at Harvard University. It is selective, considering the scope of the fields of comparative literature, literary theory and literary criticism. Intended as a point of departure for your research, this guide will lead you to contextual sources, bibliographies and other resources. When your work requires more specific research strategies, please consult us. Harvard's Reference Librarians will also provide assistance or guidance as you use the libraries’ collections in your coursework and research. We welcome your questions and comments.
Mary Beth Clack
Research Librarian, Widener Library, Liaison to the Departments of Comparative
Literature, Romance Languages and Literatures and the Literature Program
e-mail or 617-496-7465
Laura Farwell Blake
Research Librarian, Widener Library, Liaison to the Departments of English and American Literature and Language and Comparative Literature and the Literature Program
e-mail or 617-496-0108
Sebastian Hierl
Librarian for Western Europe, Germanic Emphasis
e-mail or 617-495-2426
Elizabeth McKeigue
Research Librarian, Widener Library, Liaison to the Department of Celtic
Languages and Literatures, Germanic Languages and Literatures and Slavic
Languages and Literatures
e-mail or 617-496-4023
Cheryl LaGuardia
Research Librarian, Widener Library, Liaison
to East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Middle Eastern Studies, and
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
e-mail or 617-496-4226
For additional research advice from librarians with expertise in other areas and fields, see the listings
for:
HCL
Research Contacts by Subject, Language and Region
See the following HCL research guides for additional research strategies
and resources:
East Asian Studies Research Guide
English
and American Literature: Resources for Graduate Students
Germanic Research Web
Guide to Research in History of Art & Architecture
Latin
American Literature: A Guide for the General Examinations
Online Resources for Music Scholars
Research
in Middle Eastern Studies
Slavic and Eurasian Studies: A Research Guide
Spanish
Literature: A Guide for the General Examinations
Library Research Guide for Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Students
For other guides related to Romance Literatures, see the RLL
Subject Guides link in the Research Guides Section of the Harvard
College Library website.
