English Studies
The Luxemburg Learning Center offers a selection of works and criticism by major English and American writers, especially authors currently taught or researched at the University, academic works on the English language, and a collection of general linguistics and literature. All printed materials as well as electronic resources can be found in the catalogue a-z.lu.
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Subject librarian : Simone Moyen
Organisation
Location
The English Studies collection is located mainly on -2 in the Luxemburg Learning Center :
- English Literature (fiction and criticism) from the Middle Ages to the present day
- American Literature (fiction and criticism) from the 17th century to the present day
- General Literature (criticism) and rhetoric
- English Language and Old English
- General Linguistics
- Journals
Information about Course Readings
A part of the collection is located in the Stacks on -2 at the Learning Center.
Classification
The signage is as follows :
- English Literature : 820
- English authors and their critical appraisal are classified by period and alphabetical order : 82/1-92
- American Literature : 810
- American authors and their critical appraisal are classified by period and alphabetical order : 81/1-52
- General Literature : 800
- English Language : 420
- Linguistics : 400 et 410
The older part of the collection in English Literature is signed according to a former classification (call numbers from L 10001 to L 17000) and is located in the Stacks.
Journals
Journals : PER are located in the display shelves at the beginning of the collection, classified alphabetically by title, and in the closed stacks on -1 at the LLC.
Electronic Resources
The following databases are available via a-z.lu and require the user id and password received when you registered at the Luxembourg Learning Centre. (get information about training).
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Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias
The Oxford English Dictionary Online OED is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of more than 600,000 words, past and present, from across the English-speaking world. |
Credo Reference offers access to ecyclopaedias and dictionaries in English Literature. |
Cambridge Dictionaries Online is a free online dictionary with translations to- and from English. |
Collins Dictionary is a dictionary for English or bilingual word reference, plus thesauruses. |
The Literary Encyclopedia is a constantly evolving and updating repository of authoritative reference work about literary and cultural history. All the articles are solicited by invitation from specialist scholars in higher education institutions all over the world, refereed and approved by subject editors in our Editorial Board. The LE is thus uniquely selective, reliable and authoritative. |
More information about Consortium Luxembourg
University course page
Bachelor en Cultures Européennes - English studies (académique)
Interesting sites
The Project Gutenberg offers thausands of digitized texts, free of copyright (beware of the quality of the reference information!) |
Luminarium is an online anthology of English Literature from the Middle Ages to Restoration (texts, critics, bibliographies, study guides...) |
The Internet Shakespeare Editions publishes high quality materials on Shakespeare's works, his plays in performance and his life and times. |
The Victorian Web and The Postcolonial Web offer a global overview of the authors and their lives, cultural context and great topics of both periods. |
The website of the British Council offers up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers, including biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prize information and photographs. |
American Memory is a Portal of digitized primary resources related to the history and culture of the United States. Many digital heritage collections (texts, photos, audio, videos ...) of the Library of Congress. Multidisciplinary. |