Bilingual and Multilingual Dictionaries

Most dictionaries of quotations are in one language only. However, there are some notable collections which provide quotations in the original language accompanied by English translations. Some of the major works in this area are listed below.

Branyon, Richard A. Latin Phrases and Quotations, rev. ed. (New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997). PubCat PA2365 .E5 B73. Arranged by first word of Latin quotation, followed by English translation.

Concise Dictionary of Foreign Quotations, edited by Anthony Lejeune. (London: Stacey London, 1998). *R-RMRR PN6080 .C57. Quotations are in Latin, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, with English translations.

Dalbiac, Lilian. Dictionary of Quotations (German) (New York: Ungar, 1958). JFE 88-1888. This dictionary, arranged alphabetically by the first word of the German quotation, provides an English translation for each quotation. Author and subject indexes provided.

Guterman, Norbert. A Book of French Quotations, with English Translations (Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1963). *R-RMRR PN6086 .G85. This work is arranged chronologically by author's birth date, with English translations opposite the French text. Indexes are by author, first line of the French text, and first line of the English text.

Guterman, Norbert. A Book of Latin Quotations, with English Translations (Garden City: Anchor, 1966). C-13 4763. This is arranged chronologically by author's birth date, with English translations opposite the Latin text. Indexes are by author, subject, and keyword in Latin.

Harbottle, Thomas. Dictionary of Quotations (French and Italian) (New York: Macmillan, 1901). NAY. French quotations are in Part One, while Italian quotations are in Part Two. Each section is arranged alphabetically by first word of French or Italian quotation; English translations immediately follow. Indexes are by author and subject for each language. The 1904 edition of this work is also available under the call number NAY.

Harbottle, Thomas. Dictionary of Quotations (Spanish) (New York: Ungar, 1958). *R-RMRR PN6095 .S5 H3. This dictionary is arranged alphabetically by first word of the Spanish quotation; an English translation immediately follows. Indexes are by author and by subject (both English and Spanish).

Jones, Hugh P. Dictionary of Foreign Phrases and Classical Quotations (Edinburgh: Grant, 1958). *R-RMRR PN6080 .J77d. Covering Latin, Greek, and modern western European tongues, this dictionary is arranged by language and, within that, alphabetically by first word of phrase or quotation. An English-language translation follows each entry. An author index is provided.

King, William F. Classical and Foreign Quotations (New York: Ungar, 1965). *R-RMRR PN6080 .K5. Includes classical and modern western European languages and is arranged alphabetically (without regard to language) by first word of quotation. Each quotation is followed by an English-language translation. Author and subject indexes (in English only) are included.

Ramage, Craufurd. Familiar Quotations from French and Italian Authors, with English Translations (Detroit: Gale Research, 1968). *R-RMRR PN6080 .R3; Familiar Quotations from German and Spanish Authors (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1968). *R-RMRR PN6080 .R32; and Familiar Quotations from Greek Authors, with English Translations (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1968). *R-RMRR PN6080 .R33. Each of these three volumes is arranged alphabetically by author with an English translation immediately following the foreign language quotation. Foreign language indexes (appearing in all volumes) are arranged alphabetically by first lines of quoted matter; English-language indexes (also found in all volumes) are arranged alphabetically by first word(s) of quoted material or by keyword.

Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations, compiled by Jon R. Stone (New York: Routledge, 2005). *R-RMRR PN6080 .R68. Arranged by first word of Latin quotation, followed by English translation. There is an author index and a selected English to Latin index.