I. CLASSICS & HUMANITIES RESEARCH:
AESOP’S FABLES
http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/-
Includes the full public domain texts in html - more than 650 unique fables,
indexed with morals listed. Translated by George Fyler Townsend (1814-1900) and
taken from the Project Gutenberg texts. Some include images (by Gustave'a Dore)
and sound files. Over 120 fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen and 245 fables
from the Fantastic Fables collection by Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914). Several
include Read Audio sound versions.
ANCIENT GREEK (HELLENIC) LINKS
http://www.webcom.com/shownet/medea/grklink.html-
Links to Web resources about Ancient Greek literature, art and images, dance,
maps and geography, archaeology, mythology, heroic legend, drama, Greek gods,
classical studies, Hellenic culture.
ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html-An
extensive hierarchical directory to online materials relating to art, and art
history. The main directory is split into nine broad time/topical categories.
Links to museums and galleries worldwide, as well as some information on prints
and photography are provided. Author: Chris Witcombe (witcombe@sbc.edu)
BULFINCH’S MYTHOLOGY
http://www.bartleby.com/bulfinch/
- Written to “teach mythology not as a study but as a relaxation from study,”
these ageless volumes span the ages: from the Olympus of Zeus and the Valhalla
of Thor, to the Round Table of King Arthur and the escapades of
Robin Hood.
CAMBRIDGE CLASSICS EXTERNAL GATEWAY TO HUMANITIES RESEARCH
http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/Faculty/links.html
"The Cambridge Classics External Gateway to Humanities Resources is
intended to provide a comprehensive list of Classics departments world-wide
(via other metapages' links, where most efficient), and to link to a range of
literary, linguistic, historical, and philosophical resources, beyond the
purely classical."
CLASSICS RESOURCES
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~cwconrad/classics.html-
A very good reference for the study of the classics. Has links to maps, e-texts,
classics associations, images, publishers, journals, and author websites.
ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHICA
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/-
Mythology, folklore, mysticism, and more. Contains well over 4,000 definitions
of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters
from all over the world. Some of the mythologies included are: Chinese, Greek,
Latvian, Native American, Norse, Persian, and Roman.
Searchable.
EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGES
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/index.html-
"We don't ask ourselves where languages come from because they just seem
to be there: French in France, English in England, Chinese in China, Japanese
in Japan, and so forth. Yet if we go back only a few thousand years, none of
these languages were spoken in their respective countries and indeed none of
these languages existed anywhere in the world. Where did they all come
from?"
THE GOLDEN BOUGH
http://www.bartleby.com/196/- A
monumental study in comparative folklore, magic and religion, The Golden Bough
shows parallels between the rites and beliefs, superstitions and taboos of
early cultures and those of Christianity. It had a great impact on psychology
and literature and remains an early classic anthropological resource.
GREAT BOOKS FIVE STAR SITES
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~mcneil/fivestar.htm-
More than 300 important authors, artists, and philosophers are covered at this
site. A page has been created for each person which lists evaluated Web
resources and links to books covering aspects of their life and work.
GREAT BOOKS INDEX
http://www.mirror.org/books/gb.home.html-
Links to Great Books sites in English translation.
GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHY ON THE INTERNET
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/philinks.htm-
A philosophy resource of breathtaking proportions. Highly comprehensive
and extremely useful. One of the best on the Web right now. Contains links to
individual philosophers’ websites, publications and periodicals, organizations
and associations, quotations, dictionaries, newsgroups, mailing lists,
projects, and e-texts. An outstanding reference source for anyone interested in
philosophy.
HERCULES: GREECE’S GREATEST HERO
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/-
A straightforward, easy to understand site which tells the stories of the Greek
mythological hero, Hercules. The tales include Hercules' 12 labors, his triumph
over the giants, and the influential women who took part in his feats.
Excellent photographs of museum pieces depicting the life of Hercules and
pictures of geographical locations highlight the text. This site is part of
Tuft University's Perseus Project.
INFOMINE (SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES)
http://infomine.ucr.edu/search/liberalsearch.phtml-
Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to humanities and the
social sciences, business, and general reference. Resources have been
determined to be of use as a scholarly information resource in research or
educational activites at the university level. Collection can be searched or
browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of
California, Riverside's INFOMINE.
INTELLECTUAL HISTORY FINDER’S GUIDE
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/hist-topics/intelfin.html-
An excellent resource for humanities research.
INTERNET CLASSICS ARCHIVE
http://classics.mit.edu/- Select from a
list of 441 works of classical literature by 59 different authors, including
user-driven commentary and "reader's choice" websites. Mainly
Greco-Roman works (some Chinese and Persian), all in English translation.
http://classics.mit.edu/other.html-
More links to research materials in classical studies.
INTERNET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/-
A very good reference for the study of philosophy. The essays are well written,
concise, and informative.
INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY
http:// www.ipl.org/ref/- An
superlative set of humanities links from the University of Michigan.
ISLAMIC & ARABIC ARTS & ARCHITECTURE
http://islamicart.com/- "This site
explains the historical and cultural significance of Islamic and Arabic
artifacts. The main areas covered are architecture, calligraphy, oriental rugs,
and coins. The site is searchable and includes FAQs, a bibliography, and
links to other sites." Author: Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization
THE LABYRINTH
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html-
Edited by Deborah Everhart and Martin Irvine (both of Georgetown University),
The Labyrinth has become the standard starting point for Medieval Studies on
the Internet.
LANGUAGES ON THE WEB
http://www.languages-on-the-web.com/-
A site that provides links to online language-related resources for dozens of
languages. Resources include dictionaries, grammars, newspapers, courses and
tutorials, bilingual texts and parallel translations. There are also links to
the Web sites of schools, institutions, and organizations that focus on the
study of languages. Author: Crystal Jones and Robert Behar Casiraghi
LIBRARIAN’S INDEX TO THE INTERNET
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex/-
Formerly the Berkeley Public Library site. A thoroughly annotated list of
well-chosen sites, arranged by topic.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/myth.html
Annotated directory of links to sources from all over the world.
NATIONAL HUMANITIES INSTITUTE
http://www.nhumanities.org/links.htm-
Maintained by the NEH, a series of internet links for humanities research.
ONLINE CHINESE TOOLS
http://www.mandarintools.com/- The
dictionary feature on this site allows you to look up Chinese from pinyin or
English. This site contains some additional great features such as Chinese
flashcards, a Western-Chinese calendar converter, and a Chinese namer.
ONLINE MEDIEVAL AND CLASSICAL LIBRARY
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/-
The Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is a collection of some of
the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization.
Douglas B. Killings is responsible for the project, and can be reached at
DeTroyes@EnterAct.Com.
PERSEUS PROJECT
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/- The
Perseus Project is an evolving digital library of resources for the study of
the ancient world and beyond. Collaborators initially formed the project to
construct a large, heterogeneous collection of materials, textual and visual,
on the Archaic and Classical Greek world.
PHILOSOPHERS A-Z
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/phil-1.html-
Maintained by Peter King of Oxford University, this website contains a vast
amount of information on the history of philosophy with links to hundreds of
primary and secondary online texts.
STANFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY
http://plato.stanford.edu/- A very
fine website devoted to the study of philosophy. Alphabetized for easy
reference.
STUDY WEB
http://www.studyweb.com/toc2.htm-
Alphabetized index to hundreds of links on an impressively wide range of
subjects, useful both for the researcher and the educator.
VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE HOME PAGE
http://humanitas.ucsb.edu/- The
starting point for all humanities research on the world wide web. Outstanding
humanities resources.
WEB GALLERY OF ART
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/- The Web
Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting
and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1200-1700),
currently containing over 6,500 reproductions. Biographies, commentaries,
guided tours are available.
WESTERN CANON STUDIES
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/6681/index.html-
Devoted to the intellectual heritage of Western civilization.
WORLD WIDE ARTS RESOURCES
http://wwar.com/- World Wide Arts Resources
offers the definitive, interactive gateway to all exemplars of qualitative arts
information and culture on the Internet. Artists, museums, galleries, art
history, arts education, antiques, performing arts ranging from dance to opera,
classified ads, resume postings and more.
WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY
http://vlib.org/- "The WWW Virtual Library
is a distributed, not-for-profit system of specialized directories and guides,
each maintained by an expert in the field... The VL is the oldest catalog of
the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself.
Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers,
who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert;
even though it isn't the biggest index of the web, the VL pages are widely
recognized as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections
of the web." Divided into 14 broad categories, the VL catalog covers
almost any topic imaginable. Author: Gerard Manning and the WWW Virtual
Library.