Emile Zola Society
The website of The Emile Zola Society will be useful to anyone engaged in study or research relating to the work of Emile Zola, or nineteenth-century French literature more generally. The site provides details about conferences on the work of this prolific French novelist, held both at the Institut Français and elsewhere; biographical and bibliographic material; information about Zola's infamous open letter regarding the Dreyfus Affair, 'J'accuse!'; pages exploring topics such as the poster cam
Les amis de Flaubert et de Maupassant
The website, 'Les Amis de Flaubert et de Maupassant', is the site of the Friends' Association of Maupassant and Flaubert; both celebrated nineteenth-century French authors. Established in 1991, the Association aims to raise awareness and understanding of the life and work of these two novelists. To this end, it organizes visits to places closely associated with Maupassant and Flaubert; runs conferences, seminars and exhibitions focussing on their lives, interests and literary works; publishes te
Balzac's Paris: a guided tour
This is a virtual tour of the Paris which existed at the time of Balzac the great French novelist. It was produced using online maps, engravings and other visual materials from the Vernon Duke Collection, University of California Riverside. The compilers explain that the Paris Balzac knew (1799-1850) has largely disappeared. However, it helps enormously to understand his novels, many set there, if we can know something of the early nineteenth century capital city. The tour is divided into 4 p
Atelier Cézanne
The Atelier Cézanne is the original studio of the artist Paul Cézanne, located in Aix-en-Provence, France, where the artist was born. The studio has been preserved for visitors and turned into a small museum where a range of facilities are offered, such as an audio-visual room, temporary exhibitions and a library-shop. The website has photos of the studio and details for visits. However, it has extra educational information which may be useful for students. This includes a biography of Paul
Cahiers de l'AIEF
AIEF is the Association internationale des études françaises, which is a learned society founded at the end of Second World War. Its aim is to further the study of French language, literature and civilisation. The Cahiers were its yearly annals of research, published between 1951 and 2001, and now freely available here in electronic format, provided by the Persée publishing company. Subjects covered are broad, ranging from literary and philosphical movements in France, to the Encyclopédie
Ville de Sélestat: Bibliothèque Humaniste
The Bibliothèque Humaniste (Humanist Library), at Sélestat in Alsace, France, is one of the great libraries of Europe. Their website provides bibliographic information about the Sélestat treasures, including: a special exhibition of bindings; ancient collections of the religious communities of its region, and 15th-16th century collections from the period during which the city was a leading centre of the Humanism movement in Europe. Most well-known is the collection of Beatus Rhenanus; and it
Force de l'art 02
This website is for 'La Force de l'Art', a triennial exhibition held as part of Monumenta at the refurbished Grand Palais in Paris. There is information on the website about the different venues used for the exhibition in 'Sites', including The Grand Palais, The Eiffel Tower and The Louvre Museum among others, there is also a section about the purpose built architectural work inside the Palais. There is a list of artists taking part in the exhibition, with a brief biography and project descripti
Chartres : sanctuaire du monde
This website provides detailed information about Chartres Cathedral, one of the most notable examples of French Gothic architecture. The website is run by a charitable organisation, Chartres, sanctuaire de Monde, which aims to raise money to support the Cathedral. Sections of the site are devoted to the construction of the cathedral, the major programme of rebuilding undertaken in the 12th century and subsequent alterations to the fabric. Other areas of interest include sections on the iconograp
Goethe-Institut : Deutschland Erlesen
Text and the City: a literary map of Germany is an English translation of the German website, Deutschland Erlesen. The English site is presented by the Goethe Institute in London. The site provides selections from recent and contemporary well-known writers, who hail from, or are associated with, fourteen German towns and cities: Berlin; Bremen; Dresden; Frankfurt am Main; Hamburg; Cologne; Bonn; Leipzig; Mannheim; Heidelberg; Munich; Rostock; Stuttgart; and Weimar. There are some references t
Cultures of knowledge : an intellectual geography of the seventeenth-century republic of letters
Cultures of Knowledge is the website of a project funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation. The project website is hosted by the Faculty of History at the University of Oxford, whose partners in the project include institutions in the UK; Wales; Hungary; the Czech Republic; and Poland. The aim of the project is to catalogue and edit the Bodleian Library's archives of correspondence of some of the 17th century's leading men of science, and make these widely available to international scholars.
Italian academies, 1530-1700: a themed collection database
This website provides access to a bibliography of the British Library’s exceptional collection of material from the Italian Learned Academies of the late Renaissance and early modern periods. During the period covered, the Academies had a vital role in the intellectual culture of Italy and beyond, yet the only comprehensive work available to scholars (Michele Maylender’s ‘Storia delle Accademie d'Italia’) is over 50 years old and in “needs to be in many cases corrected, and updated in the l
American association of teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
Founded in 1917, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese promotes the study and teaching of these languages on the secondary and tertiary levels. Its extensive site provides information about the organisation (membership, officers), lists job postings, provides information about its annual conference, awards and scholarships. The site offers particularly important information about the organisation's publications ('Hispania;' 'Enlace;' the Association's newsletter; 'Portu
Cadernos de história da educação
'Cadernos de história da educação' is an online scholarly journal published in Portuguese addressing itself to educational history in Brazil. It is published by the Educational History Unit of the Faculty of Education at the Universidade Federal da Uberlândia. It first came out in 2002, already in an electronic format in addition to the printed one. Its annual volumes originally focused upon the history of education in one particular state of Brazil, but later issues also embrace wider issu
Francis Lodwick: a working bibliography
'Francis Lodwick: a working bibliography' is a website created by the Centre for Early Modern Studies at the University of Oxford. The site's aim is to provide more detail about the seventeenth-century linguist and philosopher Francis Lodwick and to enable further study of his works in the absence of other detailed bibliographies. The site gives: a brief biography of Lodwick; a short explanation of the rationale behind the bibliography; and the bibliography itself. This resource sheds some li
ALFAL (Asociación de LingüÃstica y FilologÃa de América Latina)
ALFAL (Asociación de LingüÃstica y FilologÃa de América Latina) is an academic association for the study of the literatures of Latin America and linguistics, covering the theory and practice of all the languages in the area: Spanish; Portuguese; and indigenous languages. In addition to up-to-date news, and information about memberships and the association, the website provides bibliographical details about its publications: the journal 'LingüÃstica'; bulletins; and 'Cuadernos de LingüÃs
Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM)
The website of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) provides information about this organisation, which exists under the umbrella of the Center for the Research of Early Christian Documents (CRECD). One of the Center's main projects is the photographing of Greek New Testament manuscripts, with the aim of making these available as widely as possible. The website offers free access to dozens of high-quality digital images of manuscripts and fragments from museums and archi
Art Israel
'Art Israel' is an online arts magazine/directory published by the Contemporary Israeli Art Fund and run by Artis. Art Israel is produced in English, and is free. At April 2009 there are 13 artist profiles and short interviews. The website lists exhibitions and events in Israel, New York, and elsewhere. There is a useful 'Israeli Art Guide' page with details of art galleries in Israel, accompanied by a map and external links to websites. The 'News' page tracks and links to profiles and interview
Dictionary of African Christian biography
The Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB) is a free online reference resource aiming to record the untold stories of African Christians who have impacted the history of the African church, and of Christianity more widely. Presented as an electronic database browsable by name of subject or region, it covers all denominations and branches of African Christianity, including the missionary movement, from earliest times to the present. The DACB aims to foster an understanding of African Ch
Rivista di studi sudasiatici
Rivista di Studi Sudasiatici (Journal of South Asian Studies) is an online periodical published by Firenze University Press. Three editions, from 2006 to 2008, are available via this website. The articles, which are offered as PDFs files, cover a range of topics dealing with aspects of south Asian religion. Titles include: 'The Role of the So-called Asoka Inscriptions in the Attempt to Date the Buddha'; 'Definitions of Kalavu in the Old Tamil Poetological Tradition'; and 'The Sanskrit-Old Javane
Argumentum : the peer-reviewed electronic journal of the graduate school for linguistics, University
This is the home page of the "Argumentum", the peer-reviewed e-journal published by the Graduate School for Linguistics at the University of Debrecen, Hungary. The site is bilingual, Hungarian and English, thus being available to a wide scholarly audience. However, the introduction and the guidelines for submissions of articles are written only in Hungarian. The English version of these can be read under the "technical guide". Argumentum is published once a year. The articles in the review are w
