UVM Libraries Research Guides: Italian Language & Literature: Books

In addition to using the tools listed below to locate Italian Language texts, you may wish to browse the Italian Literature section of the library:

Howe Library/ 3rd floor / call numbers starting with PC 1001 through PC1977

Tools for Finding Books

CATQuest This link opens in a new window
Use CATQuest to search for books in our collection. For best results use the Advanced Search and search within the Library Catalog. After running your search you can limit to language using the options along the right.
Hathi Trust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to books in the public domain (pre-1922). Search a structured Catalog or search for terms in Italian within full-text of content. Includes many Italian texts printed from the 16th century forward.
WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Use to locate information about books in libraries world wide. Materials identified in WorldCat can be ordered through Interlibrary Loan (see link beside area labeled "External Resources").

Fiction - Use the advanced search feature of your chosen search tool and include the word fiction in the subject field of your search. This will limit your search to fiction but due to changes in cataloging over time may not find all fiction. You can add additional search terms to narrow your search further by theme, topic, or writer.
Literary Criticism - Use the advanced search feature of your chosen search tool and include the phrase criticism and interpretation in the subject field of your search. This will limit your search to books that are devoted to literacy criticism. You can add additional search terms to narrow your search further by theme, topic, or writer.
Works in Italian- Use the advanced search feature of your chosen search tool and look for the option to limit your results to a particular language. CATQuest and HathiTrust will let you add this option after you have started searching. Add additional search terms to your search to find what you are looking for.
Works in Translation - If you need a work by an Italian author in English you can add the words translated and italian to your search along with any other search terms.