Classical Philology: Standard & Reference Works
Overview
On this page, you can find the best reference works and guides to research in classical studies and classical philology,
including handbooks and histories of ancient literature, available to UB library users.
General Reference Works in Classical Studies: Best Bets | General Reference Works in Classical Studies: Full List
Research Guides: Best Bets | Research Guides: Full List | Handbooks & Histories of Ancient Literature in General
Handbooks & Histories of Greek Literature | Handbooks & Histories of Latin Literature
Handbooks & Histories of Ancient Drama in General | Handbooks of Poetry, Prosody, & Meter
General Reference Works in Classical Studies: Full List
Metzler Lexikon Antike, 2. Aufl., by Kai Brodersen & Bernhard Zimmermann (2007)
This item is not currently available through UB Libraries, but interested UB users are encouraged to order it through Delivery+.
Famous Firsts in the Ancient Greek and Roman World by David Matz (2000)
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A Dictionary of Ancient History by Graham Speake (1994)
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Lemprière's Classical Dictionary of Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors Writ Large, 3rd ed., by J. Lemprière (1984)
Lockwood: DE5 .L564 1984 | 2nd floor Reference
Online: 1919 edition available at HathiTrust (UB only); 1853 edition available at the Internet Archive.

Everyman's classical dictionary, 800 B.C.-A.D.337 by John Warrington (1984)
This item is not currently available through UB Libraries, but interested UB users are encouraged to order it through Delivery+.
Harper's dictionary of classical literature and antiquities, 2nd ed., by Harry Thurston Peck (1965)
Annex: DE5 .P36 1965
Online: 1898 edition available at HathiTrust (UB only) and at the Internet Archive.

A companion to Greek studies by Leonard Whibley (1963)
Lockwood: DF77 .W5 1963 | 4th floor stacks
Goetz: DF77.W6 1931
Online: 1916 edition available at HathiTrust (UB only) and at the Internet Archive.

Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum. Sachwörterbuch zur Auseinandersetzung des Christentums mit der antiken Welt by Theodor Klauser et al (1950)
Lockwood: BR131 .R3 | 5th floor stacks
Lockwood has: Bde. 16-22, Bd. 23 Lfg. 178-180, Register Bde. 1-15.
Annex: BR131 .R3
Annex has: Bde. 1-15, Autorenregister Bde. 1-16, Suppl. Bd. 1.

A companion to Latin studies by John Edwin Sandys (1910)
Annex: PA2061 .S3
Online: 1921 edition available at HathiTrust (UB only).

A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities, 2 vols., by William Smith, William Wayte, & G.E. Marindin (1890)
Lockwood: DE5 .S65 1890 | 4th floor stacks
Online: 1901 edition available at HathiTrust (UB only): Vol. 1 | Vol. 2; various editions and volumes available at the Internet Archive.

Dictionnaire des antiquités grecques et romaines, etc., 5 vols., by Charles Daremberg (1877-1919)
Lockwood: DE5 .D2 | 2nd floor Reference
Online: 1919 edition available at HathiTrust (UB only): Vol. 1, Pt. 1 | Vol. 1, Pt. 2 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3, Pt. 1 | Vol. 3, Pt. 2 | Vol. 4, Pt. 1 | Vol. 4, Pt. 2 | Vol. 5, Pt. 1 | Vol. 5, Pt. 2; various editions and volumes available at the Internet Archive.
Research Guides: Best Bets

Handbook for Classical Research by David M. Schaps (2011)
Lockwood: DE71 .S27 2011 | 2nd floor Reference
Online: Available as an ebook through Taylor & Francis Ebooks (UB only).
Research Guides: Full List

Handbook for Classical Research by David M. Schaps (2011)
Lockwood: DE71 .S27 2011 | 2nd floor Reference
Online: Available as an ebook through Taylor & Francis Ebooks (UB only).

Introduzione allo studio della cultura classica, 3 vols. (1990)
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Einleitung in die klassischen Altertumswissenschaften : ein Informationsbuch by Johannes Irmscher (1986)
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Guide de l'étudiant latiniste by Pierre Grimal (1971)
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Handbooks and Histories of Ancient Literature in General

Lexikon der antiken Literatur by Rainer Nickel (2014)
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Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire by Albrecht Dihle (2013)
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Metzler Lexikon antiker Literatur by Bernhard Zimmermann (2004)
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Dizionario degli scrittori greci e latini by Francesco Della Corte (1995)
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Handbooks and Histories of Greek Literature
A Companion to Greek Literature by Martin Höse & David Schenker (2015)
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Ancient Greek Literature by Tim Whitmarsh (2004)
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Handbooks and Histories of Ancient Drama in General
A Companion to Greek Tragedy by Justina Gregory (2005)
Online: Available as ebook only through ProQuest eBook Central.
Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama by Kenneth McLeish & Trevor Griffiths (2003)
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Handbooks of Poetry, Prosody, & Meter
A Companion to the Greek Lyric Poets by Douglas E. Gerber (2011)
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