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Click on "Plan du site" for easy navigation. "Depuis 1961, l’AUF soutient la coopération et la solidarité entre les institutions universitaires travaillant en français, prioritairement avec les pays francophones d’Afrique, du Monde arabe, d’Asie du Sud-Est, d'Europe centrale et orientale et de la Caraïbe. Elle contribue également au développement de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche. Depuis 1989, l’AUF est un opérateur direct de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie."
Click on "Resources" then on "Bonnes Adresses/Links" for access to the Web sites of additional professional associations, such as the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Association québécoise des professeures et professeurs de français, and other types of Web sites.
Offers information about Quebec. For access to links to relevant Web sites, use the "Plan du Site."
Select a topic from a subject category. Provides links to Web sites of organizations and documents related to francophonie.
Includes links to French, African, Canadian, Caribbean, and other sites. Click on "Sites francophones."
Provides information about this organization, its programs, and its publications
Web site of Pi Delta Phi provides information and news of the national organization and the chapters. The Society awards scholarhips and travel grants to students of French language and francophone literature.
Provides links to sites of the American Council for Québec Studies, Association internationale des études québécoises, Centre d'études québécoises, Centre de recherche en littérature québécoise, Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française, and to other sources of information about Québec studies.
An international directory of scholarly organizations. Includes area studies, fine arts, language, linguistics, literature, music, political science, and other topics in its subject guide. French is among the languages offered.
The Center collects international doctoral dissertations from countries other than the United States and Canada. The collection includes all printed French dissertations (except medical) from 1952 forward.
Includes historical and political documents with emphasis on the revolutions of 1789 and 1848. Consists of several important collections of microfilmed primary sources, for example, newspapers from 1848, nineteenth century political pamphlets, the Journal officiel de la république Française, several archival collections of official agencies of the French government, e.g. the Ministère des affaires étrangères (scattered holdings), Enquêtes des préfets de l'Empire (Statistical Sources on the History of France - 1795 - 1815 ), and more.
This collection includes microfilmed material entitled: Eighteenth century French literature : fiction and poetry, French books before 1601, French books, 1601-1700, French drama, French literary journals, Ouvrages sur Voltaire, 1788-1826, and Les Voltairiens.
Quotations are classified by keywords. To display the list of keywords, click on the icon following "Pour atteindre le lexique." For access to links to related Web sites, click on "Quelques liens intéressants."
Click on "Consulter la base" to search for officially approved terms, expressions, and definitions in French provided by the Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France. "CRITER (Corpus du Réseau Interministériel de Terminologie), la base de données terminologiques de la Délégation générale à la langue française, comprend désormais l'ensemble des termes publiés au Journal Officiel par la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie, soit près de 3000 termes français avec leur définition et leurs équivalents en langue étrangère."
Dictionary of synonyms that consists of some 52,000 entries. Click on "Retour à la page de garde" for access to a bilingual dictionary - French/English and English/French.
An easy to use dictionary in French and English. Includes links to additional dictionaries and other reference works, such as La banque de dépannage linguistique, which provides information regarding grammar, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, and abbreviations. Click on "Plan du site" for choices available.
Provides a glossary and guide to pronunciation of the popular speech of Brussels. Le brusseler reflects its bilingual milieu of French and Flemish. "Brusseler c'est s'exprimer en français populaire de la capitale, un français mâtiné de dialecte flamand brabançon, un français particulièrement opportun quand il s'agit de traiter sur le mode plaisant de sujets empruntés à l'actualité ou au folklore bruxellois."
Provides links to 800 electronic French dictionaries, glossaries, and wordlists.
Database consisting of 48,000 words from Altfranzösisches Wörterbuch.
Useful for language/linguistics as well as literature, this informative site offers a choice of alphabetical searches by term (e.g. litote or hyperbole) or under a thematic topic. Serves as a thesaurus as well as a dictionary. Monolingual in French. Also provides a link to the Dictionnaire international des termes littéraires.
"Dictionnaires et lexiques" provides links to many dictionaries and other sources of vocabulary. NB: This Web site provides links to many useful resources related to French language, literature, and pedagogie.
Dictionary of French and international acronyms.
Includes vocabulary of: 1. Histoire, histoire littéraire (et histoire des idées), réception des oeuvres et inscription dans un genre, 2. Linguistique, 3. Rhétorique et stylistique, 4. Poétique des genres littéraires, and 5. L’analyse de l’image et du film. "Cette terminologie a été élaborée par un groupe de professeurs et d'inspecteurs."
From the language menu, select "French" to have access to a selection of monolingual and multilingual dictionaries.
More than simply a glossary, this resource provides information on the history of Louisiana French, explanations of grammatical principles, and a guide to pronunciation of Cajun French. Also includes links to related sites.
An extensive selection of dictionaries, both general and specialized. To go directly to French dictionaries, select "French" from the "Dictionaries" menu. Provides links to related French language resources: French morphology, French grammars, and more.
Literature, history, politics, government, education, tables of contents of journals, indexes, and much more.
A compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials organized by region and country. On-line catalogs of libraries with large Africana collections, bibliographies, archive of links to African Studies electronic journals and newspapers, The International Directory of African Studies Scholars, electronic news archives, access to other Web sites with different or broader missions, and much more. Since 1999, the site has been the "official" African Studies Web site for the World Wide Web Virtual Library.
General sites, press and periodicals, culture, music, literature, associations, universities, references by country, and search engines.
Resources for French language and literature with links to related sites. NB: Some files are for subscribers only and are not accessible to UA library users.
Franco-Canadian compilation of Web sites representing various topics, both academic and popular.
"Bibliographie établie par la Bibliothèque nationale de France à partir des documents reçus au titre du dépôt légal." Search books, series, and recent issues of the bibliography.
Consists of two parts: "Black/African Information Sites" and "Africa Web Links; an Annotated Bibliography." Leads to online resources in many subject categories.
News and information from and about francophone regions.
Subject categories include language, literature, dictionaries, press, radio, television, society, arts, cinema, music, daily life, and others. Offers full text of some literary works and periodicals.
Le site du ministère de la culture et de la communication. Seach by keyword or select a subject from the various subject categories offered. Continues: Internet culturel.
A listing of research projects in progress, such as international surveys that involve France, francophone issues, linguistics, literary or cultural theory, or philosophy in an interdisciplinary study. Projects listed are mainly work being carried out by researchers affiliated to universities in the UK and Ireland, but others are invited to submit details of projects that include a French dimension.
Provides searching by subject headings, by author, and by title. Indexes journals and essay collections.
Its focus is principally on France's international relations. Includes a Carnet d'adresses for embassies, consulates, and other places, information about study in France and about the French educational system, as well as a full text E-journal about France,Label France.
A vast international site with links to Web sites focused on French and francophone studies. Here is how the site is described on its welcome page: "FRANCOFIL a sélectionné, classé et commenté les meilleurs liens existant sur le Web francophone dans les domaines des sciences, de la culture et des médias. FRANCOFIL se veut donc une porte d'entrée privilégiée pour découvrir la richesse des nombreuses ressources francophones disponibles sur Internet."
General French Studies and interdisciplinary Internet sites as well as print materials.
Collection of Web links related to French language and culture arranged in several broad categories: culture & history, media, literature & language, country/city tours, and grab bag. Includes both educational and popular sites. Includes some teaching material and lesson planning help. Part of a larger site,Language Links.
Provides access to an extensive collection of resources. Click on "Portals to the World" for electronic resources on the nations of the world, then choose a country from the alphabetical display.
Offers links to a wide variety of topics related to French studies, including arts, literature, history, cinema, government, language, and music.
A vast and rich international source of quality Web sites compiled by subject specialists in the UK. Offers keyword searching or searching by chronological period, resource type, or subject heading. A display of all records is another option. Includes listings of free, peer-reviewed electronic journals. Formerly, French Studies - Humbul Humanities. Humbul and Artifact have now merged to form the new Intute: Arts and Humanities service. The old Humbul site is no longer being updated.
Search by keyword or subject category. Large collection of links to a broad assortment of interesting Internet material.
Features links to many interesting Web sites having to do with minority francophone communities in Acadia, Ontario, western Canada, and the Canadian Territories. Links are grouped into subject categories, such as associations, communautés, culture et patrimoine, éducation, gouvernments, guides et ressources de l'Internet, histoire et géographie, langue, médias, politique et droit, and santé et questions socio-économiques.
Provides a wide variety of links to useful resources for students of French and francophone studies. Includes the following categories (among others): dictionaries, concordances and full-text, histories of the literature, authors, literary movements and genres, French cinema, French and francophone studies, Internet search tools, and associations and libraries.
Offers links to a vast collection of Internet resources. Divided into categories by topic or region.
Provides links to various Web resources with information about 19th century French literature, history, language, and more. "Site sélectionné par Virtual LIbrary Histoire de France."
Offers a broad selection of Internet resources on topics such as: Arts & Culture, Current Events, Francophonie, History & Geography, Language, Literature, Social Sciences, and more.
One of the most extensive collections of Internet resources available for French Studies. Contents include: books and literature, art, music, film, general culture, history, language, press, radio, telephone, and education.
A representative list of URLs covering a broad spectrum of subjects. Includes search engines, newspapers and periodicals, catalogs of libraries, and other categories of materials.
Guides to print and electronic resources related to French Studies compiled by librarians belonging to ACRL/WESS (Association of College & Research Libraries/Western European Studies Section).
Provides links to many sources of information on French language, literature, and civilization.
Provides full text of the works of Jean de La Fontaine, information about his life and times, and more.
Growing collection of French novels, poetry, and other literary genres.
"La Bibliothèque Française," a gold mine of five databases, has links to thousands of full text literary works by francophone authors, to anonymous works in French, and to translations from and into French. Also provides links to other sources of information in Europe and the USA.
Offers more than 100 classics of French literature in full text from the Middle Ages through the early 20th century (1100 - 1923 AD). To display a list of works by a specific author, type the name of the author into the searchbox. Includes works by: Ronsard, Villon, Marguerite de Navarre, Montaigne, Molière, Corneille, Pascal, Bossuet, Montesquieu, Marivaux, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Stendhal, Balzac, Hugo, Nerval, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Rimbaud, Flaubert, Zola, Proust, and others.
A vast and fascinating site that includes full text works, links to related sites, and more.
Makes available rare, unpublished, and out-of-print texts.
Scroll down to "Littérature francophone virtuelle." Poetry and other texts, including Souffles, a literary journal from North Africa, published from 1966 - 1971.
Focuses on works by thirteen women writers from the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries.
A collection of many historically significant documents from France and elsewhere in Europe.
Includes 243 fables of La Fontaine.
Includes the Electronic Text Center's collection of online literary texts as well as links to other full-text material, and a sampling of interdisciplinary French language resources on the World Wide Web. NB: some texts are unavailable to users who are not affiliated with the University of Virginia.
Offers bibliographies, full text manuscripts, and more.
The collection Gallica Classique provides full text versions of the works of the "grands écrivains de la France." Still in progress, the Gallica Classique project will eventually provide coverage of French literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Also includes links to other relevant sites.
"Oeuvres poétiques des grands écrivains français ou étrangers (présentées en recueils complets)." Full text versions of French poetry. Among the poets represented are: Apollinaire, Baudelaire, Boileau, Du Bellay, Gautier, Heredia, Hugo, La Fontaine, Lamartine, Mallarmé, Musset, Nelligan, Nerval, Rimbaud, Verlaine, Vigny, and Villon.
Provides full text versions of La Fontaine's fables, biographical material, and more.
An extensive site that presents links to a mixture of various types of Web sites related to literature and related topics, e.g. cinéma. Full text sources are scattered throughout several of the categories offered.
A resource-bank of critical editions and/or translations of French texts covering a range of areas in French and Francophone studies. Each item contains either unedited or otherwise unobtainable material, or material which for scholarly reasons requires an up-to-date edition.
Access to more than 2000 works of French literature. Provides links to texts, literary criticism, French civilization, sites devoted to individual authors, and other kinds of material.
A collection of literary works (not limited to French) that may be searched by title, author, genre, or language. Provides access to French language works and translations into English of French publications.
Includes texts of Montaigne, Pascal, Diderot, and Rivarol. In addition, this site provides a link to Bribes, a dictionary of quotations.
Provides more than 6000 French poems, some with sound, from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century by poets from France and other countries. Also includes links to other related sources. Search by author, title, keyword, or line of verse.
Covers French poetry in the public domain from the 12th to the 20th centuries. Search by poets' names, by literary movement, or by century. Includes a Petit traité sur la versification française, links to numerous Web sites offering biographical material, full text versions of literary works, and more.
Provides full text of more than 500 selected titles in French. Click on "Advanced Search" to browse by author, title, language, or recently posted titles.
Includes full text of works and sites devoted to poets, including: Ponge, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, Mallarmé, Nerval, Verlaine, Musset, Hugo, and others.
Provides access to full text versions of many of Flaubert's works as well as excerpts from others. In addition, the site includes biographical material and other information about Flaubert.
A growing collection of electronic versions of texts which are not widely available elsewhere. The Web site also includes articles about literary, ideological, and socio-political influences at the time of the original publication of these texts. Authors represented include: Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti; Claude Dubosc-Montandré; Gabriel Gilbert (2 texts); François de La Mothe le Vayer fils; and Charles Sorel (2 texts).
Provides full text of selected poems of well-known and lesser-known French and francophone poets from across the centuries. An audio version of each poem is also available. Three indexes are provided: author's name, title of poem, and opening line (incipit). Includes links to additional Web sites related to French and francophone poetry.
Some Web sites and online journals that provide full text versions of journal articles:
Offers an extensive list of periodicals from Africa with links and brief annotations.
Provides access to some 650 electronic journals and magazines. "Un projet franco-québécois développé et mis à jour par une quinzaine de bibliothécaires et documentalistes. A ce jour, elle répertorie environ 650 revues et magazines électroniques offrant leur contenu sur Internet."
Covers francophone areas. Provides access to archived issues. (Issues available: V. 1, No.1, juillet 1999 - V.1 No.4, mars - aoùt 2001)
Provides access to Souffles, a North African literary journal, and other journals. To find a specific journal, type the title of the journal, e.g. "Souffles," in the search box.
The Directory of Open Access Journals provides free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals on all subjects and in all languages. There are now 2022 journals in the directory. Currently 501 journals are searchable at article level.
Each issue has a theme. Search by keyword or author, or browse tables of contents. (Issues available: Vol. 24, No.1, 1996+)
Click on "Electronic Journals and Newspapers on Africa" for access to a list of periodical publications with links and annotations.
Offers a selection of articles from Number 309 (2000) forward.
From Oxford University Press. Offers articles on history, literature, and social sciences, as well as book reviews. Includes tables of contents and abstracts for 1947 - Jan. 2005 and full text articles since April 2005.
A transdisciplinary journal devoted to the thought and writing of Jean Baudrillard. Includes editorials, scholarly articles, and reviews. (Issues available: Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan. 2004 +)
General interest magazine about France. (Issues available: No. 19, mars 1995 +)
A new electronic journal covering francophone culture and literature from Africa and the Indian Ocean region.
A refereed electronic and international journal on literary and world issues. (Issues available: Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996 - No. 24, June 2003)
An excellent and user-friendly Web site providing retrospective coverage of a selected group of journals in social and human sciences, including Annales .... The PERSEE website has as its mission the digitisation and online distribution of back collections of a vast corpus of periodicals. (Issues available: 1975 +)
"Revue des radicaux noirs de langue française publiée par Mongo Beti et son épouse Odile Tobner de 1978 à 1991." The first five issues of Peuples Noirs, Peuples Africains were made available online in April 2003; subsequent issues will be added to the site at the rate of one per month. (Issues available: No. 1-32, jan./fév. 1978 - mars/avril 1983)
Provides links to various periodicals. Click on "Presse et publications."
"Organe de la Société d'histoire de la révolution de 1848 et des révolutions du XIXe siècle. Semestrielle, elle publie des articles concernant le XIXe siècle sous tous ses aspects [...] en rendant compte des publications récentes, en présentant des thèses, et en proposant des bibliographies." Continues 1848. Révolutions et mutations au XIXe siècle) (Issues available: No. 1, 1985 +)
"La Revue des revues propose tous les deux mois une sélection de cinq articles issus de grandes revues françaises généralistes et spécialisées. Ces articles dans les domaines des sciences humaines, sociales et exactes, de la géopolitique, des questions européennes et internationales, de la littérature et de la philosophie rendent compte de la diversité des champs de la pensée française contemporaine et enrichissent le débat d'idées."
Provides links to Web sites of individual journals and to several mégalistes: 1. La Bibliothèque virtuelle de périodiques, projet franco-québécois. 2. Catalogue des revues francophones (Ent'revues). 3. New Jour (multidisciplinary list of 5000+ electronic journals and newsletters). Some of the journals linked here provide content online; others do not.
Le site et la revue de référence des cultures africaines - Weekly magazine with news and cultural information from Francophone Africa
A source of links to French-language newspapers published on five continents.
Le premier journal cyber de Bénin. The site also provides information about the nation: Le Bénin.
Weekly news magazine from Paris
Daily electronic newspaper from Montreal
Daily newspaper from Paris.
Daily newspaper, Le Matin, from Montréal.
Weekly newspaper from Paris.
Daily newspaper from Paris
Weekly news magazine from France.
Daily newspaper from Montreal.
Daily newspaper from Paris.
Weekly magazine from France. Articles from back issues are available in full text
Source of links to more than 8000 newspapers in the world. Search by title, language, or place name.
Provides the words to a selection of more than 20,000 songs. Quick search provides access by song title or the name of an artist. The latter displays a list of songs recorded by him or her.
A commercial site, but contains many links to useful Web resources related to French Art including image files, definitions, and more.
The Association publishes Studies in French Cinema, holds conferences, offers grants and essay prizes. The Web site provides tables of contents and abstracts for recent volumes of the journal, a list of theses, a list of recent books in French and English on French Cinema, and links to related Web sites and resources.
Select a rubric such as: "arts plastiques," "cinéma," or "musique." "Expositions Virtuelles" leads to links to additional information and images related to the arts. An extensive site that includes much more than these topics.
Covers film, television, and video. Provides citations to articles, reviews, and book reviews. Search the citations or browse by subject headings, personal names, production titles, titles of journals indexed, or corporate names. International and multilingual. Indexing includes several French language journals available in the main library.
Topics include films, actors, directors, essays, and links to related Web sites. Access available in French or in English.
Organization devoted to African cinema.
Provides links to many art history sites.
An extensive collection of resources organized in various rubrics: bibliographies and guides, anthologies and collections, biographical sources, reviews and filmographies, subject collections on film, and electronic sources. A bibliography, an introductory essay, and a selection of the "Top 5 sources for Women in Cinema" round out this internationally oriented site.
Publishes results of opinion polls.
Offers searching by country, language names, and more. Click on "Browse the Web Version."
Includes descriptions of the system of education at all levels, statistical material, and more.
Offers links to sources of official statistics from France, Europe, Canada, Africa, and other places in the world.
Search for survey results from this opinion-polling organization.
From France. Conducts and publishes demographic studies. Includes links to other research organizations.
From France. Conducts polls. Site includes links to additional statistical servers in France and elsewhere in the world.
Official organization of the government of Québec. Provides statistics on culture, demography, education, health, and other topics.
Provides information about 14 francophone African countries. Includes news, directory information, maps (including city maps), and more.
Provides information about the French educational system, links to related sites, and more.
Provides Dynamic Map, Atlas Plate, Printable Outline Map, CIA World Factbook entry, and country profiles from the 2004 edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World.
Provides statistics from member States on subjects such as education, energy, science, and health. Offers French or English display.
Includes a map of monuments and museums of Paris and much more.
Maps of continents, regions, countries, and more.
Provides information about the university and more.
Demographic, political, geographical, and other information about France and other francophone countries. Also a source of maps.
NB: Remember that periodical indexes and databases are an indispensable source of references to journal articles about a given author's works. Select "Database Finder" at the top of this guide for a list of relevant sources such as the Modern Language Association International Bibliography. Printed bibliographies are another important source of references to literary criticism. See French Literary Studies: A Guide to Bibliographies for information on printed bibliographies held by the University Libraries at the University at Albany.
"Les informations du site sont organisées en cinq régions (Océan Atlantique, Caraïbes/Antilles, Méditerranée, Océan Indien et Océan Pacifique) et pour chaque île et région de focalisation, au sein de quatre rubriques: 1) Culture: arts culinaires, arts plastiques, cinéma, danse, langage, littérature, musique, théâtre; 2) Voyages: voyages et tourisme, cartes; 3) Patrimoine: croyances et traditions, faune et flore, généalogie, géographie, histoire, monuments, numismatique, philatélie; 4) Annuaires: annuaires, associations et îliens, enseignement, institutions et gouvernement, presse écrite, radio et télévision, ressources documentaires et culturelles."
A rich source of information about Africa. For access to Web Dossiers on Léopold Sédar Senghor and Mongo Beti, click on "Library." Each dossier includes biographical information, a bibliography of publications by and about the author, and links to related Web sites. Other dossiers are also offered on interesting topics, among them African art and African cinema, Numerous other publications are available from the Centre's Web site; these include a quaterly index entitled African Studies Abstracts, bibliographies, and papers written by researchers at the ASC.
Resources by and about women writers. Browse by author name, century, or country. Includes writers from France (426 names of writers who have lived in France were found in a sample search) and from other francophone regions, but emphasizes anglophone writers. Includes some full text material, e.g.Mémoires de Mlle de Montpensier (in French) and L'Heptaméron (English translation).
Includes biographical information, an almost exhaustive selection of his works, a collection of images (photos and drawings), a discussion forum, and more.
Makes available full text versions of a selection of articles and other publications on francophone African literature and more. Use the Plan du site for easy navigation.
"Bienvenue sur le carnet de liens littéraires du site fabula. Vous trouverez ici des sites Internet sélectionnés pour leur qualité et le sérieux de leur contenu." Includes information about French and Québécois authors and much more.
Francophone women authors from Africa. Click on the name of an author for biographical information and a list of published works. Includes links to other related Web sites.
Guide to print and Internet sources held by McGill's Humanities and Social Sciences Library.
Principally scholarly studies: books, book chapters, articles, and theses related to Gabrielle Roy, one of French Canada's most prominent novelists of the 20th Century. Also includes some references to biographical information. Search by author, keyword, or titles of major works.
An attractive and creative Web site called the "the official site of Apollinaire." Includes an illustrated biography, a bibliography of Apollinaire's works, a selective bibliography of critical works, an illustrated "Promenade Interactive dans le Paris d'Apollinaire," an audio file of Apollinaire reading "Le Pont Mirabeau," links to related Web sites, and more
Web site devoted to the life and works of Flaubert. Includes full text of selected works, correspondence, and much more.
"Une banque de données de littérature haïtienne." [...] "Contes et légendes inédits, les plus beaux écrits d'Haïti et sur Haïti, poètes, écrivains et conteurs haïtiens."
Database of links to biographies and bibliographies of almost 1000 Quebec authors. For full text of selected literary works of the 19th century (e.g. Jeanne la fileuse), click on "Téléchargez gratuitement les textes de nos plus grands auteurs du 19e siècle !" Provides links to related Web sites.
Provides links to literary and many other subjects. Search by keyword or subject category. Among subject categories offered are: littérature et écrivains, livres et bibliothèques, dictionnaires et lexiques, and Francophonie et FLE.
Source of information on literary resources and more. Click on "Plan du Site" for an overview of the various rubrics from which to choose. Includes journal articles, directories, rosters of winners of French literary prizes, and other types of information.
Information on Algerian, Moroccan, and Tunisian literature. Provides full text material from Etudes littéraires maghrébines, Littératures Maghrébines et Comparées, and other texts. Includes links to additional related Internet sites.
Offers a large selection of links to medieval literary texts, history, and reference material.
Collection of Web links, both scholarly and popular, arranged in four rubrics: Auteurs, Dernière heure, Pédagogie, and Recherche. In the section "Auteurs," entries provide: notice biographique, oeuvres de l'auteur, and références sur l'auteur.
A rich resource featuring material about medieval literature, history, art, and more.
Provides tables of contents for the journal, Montaigne Studies, as well as links to other sources of material on the Renaissance.
Provides biographical material, full text of selected poems, and links to related sites. Covers Baudelaire, Hugo, Rimbaud, Mallarmé, and numerous other poets. Includes indexes of themes and titles, chronologies, and more.
Offers biographical information and lists of works of members of the Centre. Provides resumes of the plays as well as other useful information. "Après les notes biographiques des auteurs, les oeuvres sont classées dans l'ordre chronologique de l'écriture. Pour toutes les oeuvres, apparaissent ensuite : l'année d'écriture entre crochets; les notes d'édition; le nom de la compagnie qui a créé la pièce et, si possible, la date, le nombre de personnages, le nombre de chansons et tout autre détail utile au producteur éventuel. "
Includes these rubrics: Cameroon Literature at a glance, Female authors (for information about a specific author and her works, click on her name), Reference Books, Facts & Figures about Cameroon, and To find out more on Cameroon.
Information on print and electronic resources.
Print reference sources for French Studies in the library collections at Stanford University. The University at Albany has most of these resources as well.
Theatre of France and Quebec. Includes bibliographies, theatre history, a glossary, and some full-text material.
An attractive and comprehensive user friendly Web site that provides information on the life and works of Molière. It also includes full text of Molière's works ("tous les textes écits de Molière"). Choice of rubrics: "Actualités, Chronologie, Oeuvres, Dictionnaire, Iconographie, Bibliographie, Filmographie, Liens.
Principally focusing on literature, offers many useful links to Web resources. Users may perform a keyword search or select "Literatures (Other Than English)" for access to resources on French and francophone African literature.
Offers information and links to Web sites about seventeenth century French literature and full text articles. Announces new publications and colloquia, and more.
Select "Links" then "Literature." From there, scroll down to "French Literature." Includes full text versions of works by some French authors as well as critical material and links to other useful Web sites.
Official site of the Academy. Provides information on its role and history.
Arranged in three categories: General or Mixed Vocabulary, Topical Vocabulary, and All Kinds of Dictionaries. In the first category is a link to Leximagne - l'empereur des pages dico described by Peckham as "an exhaustive collection of nearly 800 electronic French dictionaries, glossaries, and wordlists."
"Un répertoire de ressources utiles pour tout ce qui touche à la langue, la littérature et les cultures française & francophones." Subject rubrics offered include: langue française, histoire et caractéristiques, dictionnaires et encyclopédies, littérature française, bibliothèques virtuelles, techniques littéraires, sites & ressources pour le Bac, and français langue étrangère. Access to some of the material is limited to subscribers.
The French government organization charged with managing linguistic policies and practices. Promulgates official decisions regarding vocabulary and other linguistic matters. The "Plan du site" guides the user of this rich source of information about language planning in France.
Wide choice of subjects as well as keyword searching. Many links to sources on the French language and other topics.
Divided chronologically into ten sections. Section 10 is the bibliography of sources.
Traces the history of the French language in Quebec from 1534 forward. Includes an extensive bibliography of sources.
Comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources. Includes online language lessons, foreign language lesson plans and resources, and translating dictionaries. Click on "Languages" near the top of the page to browse the database of Web sites related to French or use the Search box to look for sites matching your criteria. Former title: Human Languages Page.
Summary of changes and list of 800 words affected by the spelling reform of 1990-1991.
Part of a Web site entitled "Aménagement linguistique dans le monde," this resource connects to sites such as: Histoire de la langue française, Histoire du français au Québec, La Francophonie dans le monde, La Charte de la Francophonie (texte intégral), Les états où le français est la langue officielle ou co-officielle (tableau), and Carte des états francophones.
Orthography as an aid to learning genders of French nouns.
See: Dictionaries and Glossaries above.
Information about the dictionaries of the French Academy.
Analysis of a selection of false cognates in French and in English.
Site of the agency responsible for management of the French language in Québec. Provides officially accepted vocabulary and terminology in various domains. Provides Le Grand dictionnaire terminologique, the Banque de dépannage linguistique, links to useful Web sites, and more.
Presents the changes in spelling following the orthographic reform of 1991. Provides general information, history, summary of rules, and more.
See: Dictionaries and Glossaries above.
Rubrics include: "Stages and Historical Landmarks," "Dialect, Patois and Regional Language," "Language Imposed by Decree and Legislation," "French in the World -- History in the Making," and "Organizations and Resources".
Online conjugator of verbs in more than 100 languages. Select "French" from the display and type the infinitive of the verb in the searchbox for access to conjugations in all tenses and moods.
Provides links to many Web sites related to French history.
A rich Web site that includes three categories of online texts: Le monde Arthurien, Le savoir et les sciences, and Théâtre médiéval, as well as links to many other resources relevant to medieval studies.
Full text of many historical documents such as the Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen and the Napoleonic Library.
A useful and user-friendly guide to basic information sources on the Haitian revolution. "The sources include frequently mentioned texts, encyclopedias, bibliographies, biographical sources, indexes and abstracts, and links to Web resources. Although much of the notable research on the Haitian Revolution was written in French, this pathfinder is limited to English language publications."
Consists mainly of documents of historical significance from the public domain. Scroll down to Livre des sources médiévales for access to links to French resources. Also includes a selection of documents from the period of the French Revolution, medieval literary texts in translation, and more.
A very useful site that provides the full text of the charter of Francophonie, tables of nations and regions where French is an official language, the history of the the summit meetings of nations and regions of French speakers, maps of francophone states, and more. Also provides access to "Histoire de la langue française" and "Histoire du français au Québec."
Links to numerous Web sites on French history, including subjects such as Joan of Arc, Kings of France, the French Revolution, History of Quebec and New France, the Middle Ages, Royal Mistresses, and Wars.
French history from 30,000 BC to 1998 divided into four periods: Period 1 (-30 000 - 1000), Period 2 (1010 - 1494), Period 3 (1504 - An VIII (1794), Period 4 (1804 - 1998). Includes texts and images for each historical fact and a monthly theme to explore. Provides the words to the French national anthem, La Marseillaise.
Offers narrative and pictorial material from this exhibit. "Les souverains français ont, depuis les temps les plus reculés et dans des contextes historiques divers, toujours cherché à étendre leur maîtrise sur les différentes formes de culture, y voyant un moyen d'asseoir leur autorité à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur du royaume. [...] L'exposition Naissance de la Culture Française brosse, de Charlemagne à De Gaulle, un panorama de cette histoire culturelle de la France, à la lumière de 200 "trésors," pièces rarissimes prêtées par la Bibliothèque nationale de France [...] Sélectionnées pour leur qualité artistique ou leur valeur de témoin historique.
A very interesting and useful collection of resources on Québec and Franco-American history prepared for one of Professor Bélanger's courses. Includes narrative material, statistical material, charts, chronologies of Quebec history, biographies of prominent historical figures of Quebec, maps, pictures, links to Internet resources for Quebec and Canadian history, and more.
List of diverse links, some in French and some in English. Click on an appropriate place name for a selection of relevant sites.
Homepage of the library. Information on its history, collections, access, online services, and the online public access catalog.
Web site of the museum.
Site includes the story of Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years War, information about the museum, a filmography, photos, and links to other sites dedicated to Joan of Arc.
Extensive collection of sites with information on French art and museums.
User may choose Africa, Canada, France or another francophone region from among the place names offered for virtual museum visits.
Features topical art exhibits, a virtual tour of Paris, and more.
This rich site offers a wide choice of topics such as government, education, society, and history.
Source of the text of the Constitution of the fifth republic, laws, treaties, and much more including material from the Journal officiel de la République française.
Offical site of the Québec government. Search by keyword or subject category. See site index (plan du site) for choices of subject categories.
Choose a topic from the sidebar on the left or conduct a search of more specific terms. Includes news, major projects, and more.
Useful English language subject directories for French and francophone studies are: Bubl Link and Infomine. Useful search engines include: allthe web, Google, and Teoma.
Search by keyword. Choice of languages. Provides access to Babelfish translator. Babelfish can be useful, however, it must be used with care, as some translations may be misleading.
Search by theme or by keyword. Choice of simple or advanced search. Provides access to Babelfish translator. Babelfish can be useful, however, it must be used with care, as some translations may be misleading.
Directory of search engines. Choose a country (e.g. France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland), type of search engine (e.g. Méta-moteur), or display clickable search engine titles alphabetically.
Meta search engine. Includes links to a large number of general and specialized search engines and databases from various French speaking regions of the world. Search by keyword, names of countries, or by broad subject category.
Search by keywords or subject. Subject categories include: art, cinema, culture, society, education, politics, government, news, libraries, dictionaries, and others. Users may select "Web Francité" or "Images" for keyword searching.
French language version of Google, the popular search engine. Choose: "to search Web", "Pages Francophones", or "Pages: France". Offers simple and advanced searching options.
News and information of a popular nature from Canada.
Search by broad subject or keyword. Choice of Toile du Québec or Google francophone for keyword searches.
From Tunisia. Search subject categories such as history, politics, and culture. A useful site map is provided.
Search by keywords or subject categories.
Meta search engine. Search by broad subject or by keyword. Mainly popular topics.
Belgian search engine. Search by keyword or subject category.
Search keywords or subject categories such as arts, education, government. Features browsing by names of countries. In French and English.
French version of the popular subject directory. Subject coverage includes both educational and popular topics. Source of breaking news stories as well.
This Web site offers a simple way to type French words with accented letters usng a standard American keyboard. Type your text in the editing box and then copy it to your e-mail application or word processor document. Also includes characters for French punctuation marks, such as guillemets and tirets.