WR150: Persian Epic

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Firdowsi encounters the court poets of Ghazna.

REFERENCE WORKS: ENCYCLOPEDIAS, ETC.

Encyclopaedia Iranica: Also available in print: Mugar Reference X DS272.E5M
Encyclopaedia of Islam (BU-px): Also available in print: Mugar Reference X DS37 .E523
Dictionary of the Middle Ages: Mugar Reference X D114 .D5 1982
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism: Volume 43: "Ferdowsi": Mugar Reference X PN610 C53
Companion to Ancient Epic: Mugar Reference X PN1317 .C66 2005
Literary History of Persia, Edward Browne (BU-px)
Wikipedia: "Shahnameh," "Ferdowsi"

LIBRARY CATALOG.

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INDEXES AND DATABASES.

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Humanities Index. 1907- . (BU-px)

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MLA International Bibliography. 1926 - . (BU-px)

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eJournal Locator

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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ADDITIONAL LINKS.

Avoiding Plagiarism, Hamilton College
Catching Digital Cheaters, plagiarism
Thinking Critically about WWW Resources [in general] (UCLA) and
Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources (UCLA)
WR150 Research Guide

http://www.bu.edu/library/instruction/WR150PersianEpic.html Ruth Thomas ( rthomas@bu.edu )