{"id":248,"date":"2014-06-09T22:29:04","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T22:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/italian-2500\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2022-06-08T19:09:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T23:09:48","slug":"encyclopedia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/italian-2500\/encyclopedia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dictionary &amp; Encyclopedia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_158\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/italian-2500\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/542\/2014\/06\/brambilla-maestro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"wp-image-158 \" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/italian-2500\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/542\/2014\/06\/brambilla-maestro.jpg\" alt=\"brambilla, maestro\" width=\"595\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/italian-2500\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/542\/2014\/06\/brambilla-maestro.jpg 448w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/italian-2500\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/542\/2014\/06\/brambilla-maestro-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Franco Brambilla, &#8220;Maestro del passato&#8221; by R.A. Lafferty for Urania Collezione 113 (2012)<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>A selection of SF dictionaries and encyclopedias:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sfdictionary.com\/\">The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; \u201dThis work-in-progress is a comprehensive quotation-based dictionary of the language of science fiction. The HD\/SF is an offshoot of a project begun by the <a href=\"http:\/\/oed.com\/\">Oxford English Dictionary<\/a> (though it is no longer formally affiliated with it). It is edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jessesword.com\/\">Jesse Sheidlower<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sf-encyclopedia.com\/\">The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction<\/a>\u00a0(SFE) &#8211; The SGE is an extensive and collaboratively run reference website. Entries are categorized into 27 subsections, by theme, or listed in full on a slow-loading list. The website supports detailed searching capabilities and thorough guidelines on citations. Extra features include \u201cWhat\u2019s New,\u201d \u201cIn Memoriam,\u201d \u201cOn This Day,\u201d \u201c(Picture) Gallery,\u201d \u201cShopping,\u201d \u201cRandom (Entry),\u201d \u201cSFE Facts,\u201d and \u201cEntry Data.\u201d\n<ol>\n<li>Search for entries on authors, themes, critics, publication venues, and more; see the list of entries on specific countries and world regions<\/li>\n<li>Investigate the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction\u2019s image gallery <a href=\"http:\/\/sf-encyclopedia.co.uk\/gallery.php?sample\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Questions, suggestions, and recommendations:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are welcome and may be sent to Arielle Saiber: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">asaiber@bowdoin.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Copyright Information:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe information on this website is licensed under <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons 4.0<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe images are \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/francobrambilla.com\/home.html\">Franco Brambilla<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by-nc\/3.0\/88x31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"31\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of SF dictionaries and encyclopedias: The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction\u00a0&#8211; \u201dThis work-in-progress is a comprehensive quotation-based dictionary of the language of science fiction. 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