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International Dictionary of Art and Artists
The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms
The Oxford Companion to Western Art
The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art
Food and Feasting in Art
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
The New York Public Library Literature Companion
Literature and Its Times: profiles of 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them
Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature by 
Encyclopedia of the Novel
Encyclopedia of Literature and Politics
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
Historical Dictionary of French Cinema
Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema
Movies in American History
Encyclopedia of Early Cinema
The Oxford Guide to Film Studies
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