Website: French Language & Literature: Internet Resources

Internet Resources

Internet Resources are free, open-access sites related to French Language & Literature. There are many types of sources you may encounter (e.g.: primary, secondary, popular, trade) so be mindful. To learn more about evaluating different types of sources, consult the guide here.

Online Texts

ABU: La Bibliothèque Universelle This link opens in a new window
Consists of 101 francophone authors and 288 texts.
ARTFL This link opens in a new window
The ARTFL (American and French Research on the Treasury of French Language) database consists of nearly 2,000 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. The eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries are about equally represented, with a smaller selection of seventeenth century texts as well as some medieval and Renaissance texts. Genres include novels, verse, theater, journalism, essays, correspondence and treatises.

Online Resources

American Association of Teachers of French This link opens in a new window
The largest national association of French teachers in the world.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France [French] This link opens in a new window
Online catalog of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
FrenchCulture.org This link opens in a new window
The web site of the French Embassy's Cultural Services in the United States.
Voice of the Shuttle: French Literature This link opens in a new window
French literature websites; includes all time periods, many author websites.