You can search for books and eBooks in MULibrary Search directly in the search box below. This page contains helpful tips for locating these materials for your specific program.
If you need help finding or accessing a book or eBook, contact a librarian.
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Interested in browsing the shelves for classical literature books, but don't know exactly what you're looking for? Classics falls in one of two areas of the Library of Congress Classification below. If you need help, contact a librarian.
B108 - B708: Ancient philosophy
PA: Classical languages and literature
The Perseus Digital Library is a collection that covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world, and includes access to full text of many classics.
To Search by Subject
The quickest way to search for a subject is by typing one or more keywords or a person’s name in the search box and clicking on Keyword. For additional results, click on a book that addresses your subject and look at the Subjects assigned to that book. Click on that Subject Heading to view additional titles.
TIPS
1. Enter one or more terms which best describe your topic.
2. Use AND, OR, or NOT to combine terms, Greek AND drama
3. Use quotation marks to search words as a phrase, “ancient greece”
For Works by an Author
Classical authors may be listed in the by their popularly known names, their proper names, or by first name rather than last. For example:
• Roman poet Ovid is listed as Ovid
• Orator Cicero is listed as Cicero, Marcus Tullius
• Marcus Aurelius is listed as Marcus Aurelius, not as Aurelius, Marcus
Always assume that we have books on your subject. If you aren’t finding anything, ask for help or email library@marymount.edu
