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Global Literature I November 2011
ERHS Ms. Korber/Ms. Fink THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
For this project, you are required to submit an Annotated Bibliography. This means that you will create an alphabetized list of the sources you used for research in your project. Each entry will have a brief note (annotation) after it about what the source was like, whether it was useful to you or not and why, and whether you would recommend it to others. For example, for Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, you might write something like “I found Hamilton’s book interesting, but not very useful for my character, since it only included three lines.” Formatting the bibliography Alphabetize your entries. (Do not number.) Be sure you have at least three sources. One of them must be a primary source (an original text from the time period being studied and have not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation). Indent the second line and every line after the first for each entry. Center the title at the top and double-space the entire page. Formatting examples: Books Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, year. Examples: Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. New York: Warner Books, 1969. Morford, Mark. Classical Mythology. Fifth Edition. White Plains: Longman, 1994. Encyclopedias “Title of entry.” Title of Encyclopedia. Edition number. Year. Example: “Penelope.” Benet’s Readers Encyclopedia. 3rd Edition. 1987. Internet The author of the webpage, if available (last name, first name). “The title of the page.” The name of the website where the page is located. The date you looked up the information. Example: Rubbles, Barney. “Prometheus the Rebel.” Flintstones Greek Myth Overview. . 3 Nov. 2011. * Note: Be sure you are using RELIABLE Internet sources (unlike the Flintstones source above). Typically, you should look for sites ending in “.edu.”
Global Literature I November 2011
ERHS Ms. Korber/Ms. Fink SAMPLE Annotated Bibliography
Andreadis, Athena. Oedipus and His Mother. New York: Crown, 1998. - This book provides a great overview of the relationship between King Oedipus of Thebes and his long-lost mother. Andreadis analyzes emotional and psychological issues behind Oedipus’ behavior as a king, husband and son. This was a very useful text!
Athanassakis, Adam (translator). Hesiod. Theogony, Works and Days. Baltimore: Shield, 1984. - This famous primary source includes Hesiod’s telling of how Oedipus became a hero by defeating the Sphinx. It is a well-told story that told us a lot about Oedipus’ personality. It is useful for a good general overview of the main events in Oedipus’ journey as a hero.
Consalvo, Mia. “Overview of the Ancient City of Thebes.” Famous Greek Places in History and Mythology. . 4 Nov. 2011. - This website has a lot of information about the geography, history and culture of Thebes. Unfortunately the information on this page is really disorganized. We had to search for over five minutes to find the details we needed about King Oedipus. The information is definitely useful and reliable, but not easy to find.
“Oedipus.” Encyclopedia Brittanica. 4th Edition. 1995. - This encyclopedia entry has all the basic details of Oedipus’ childhood, middle years, and the tragedy that happens to him in Thebes. However, it doesn’t really offer any new information that was already presented in Hesiod or other primary sources, so it wasn’t our most important source.