A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN WRITERS
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/
- “The Celebration of Women Writers recognizes the contributions of women
writers throughout history. Women have written almost every imaginable type of
work: novels, poems, letters, biographies, travel books, religious
commentaries, histories, economic and scientific works. Our goal is to promote
awareness of the breadth and variety of women's writing. All too often,
works by women, and resources about women writers, are hard to find. We attempt
to provide easy access to available on-line information. The Celebration
provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical
information about women writers, and complete
published books written by women.”
A LITERARY HISTORY OF THE OLD WEST
http://www.tcu.edu/depts/prs/amwest/contents.html-
An excellent set of resources on the life, literature and culture of the Old West.
ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS
http://www.poets.org/cal/calfrmst.htm-
Here, you can find listings of readings and residencies sponsored by the
Academy, as well as listings from the current issue of NYC Poetry
Calendar. There's also a searchable database, with listings of events
sponsored by other organizations. You can submit an event to the calendar
using an online form, or search the calendar by keyword, poet's name, location,
or date.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/-
This is a collection of 52 works providing "access to the thought,
perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and
pamphlets published prior to 1920." The collection is searchable by
author, title and genre. The latter includes fiction, poetry, biography,
autobiography, and essays. "Each individual title as well as the entire
database can be searched to determine what these women had to say about family,
religion, slavery or any other subject of interest to the researcher or casual
reader." Another project from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black
Culture and Digital Schomburg of the New York Public Library.
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
http://www.ala.org/- A web site for the ALA,
which has long stood for intellectual freedoms.
AMERICAN LITERATURE RESOURCES
http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/AmeLit.html-
A very comprehensive web site devoted to American literature, from the Colonial
Era to the present day. Extensive links presented in chronological order.
AN ARCHIVE OF BOOK FEATURES (NY TIMES)
http://search.nytimes.com/books/home/extra.html-
From the archives of the NY Times, readings and interviews with famous authors,
sound files, and enhanced book reviews.
ANTHOLOGY OF MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/-
Otherwise known as the “Luminarium,” this is beautifully done site on Middle
English literature.
ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLER’S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
http://abaa.org/(Antiquarian Bookseller’s
Association of America) - Home page for the ABAA, a trade organization for
antiquarian booksellers. Since 1949, The ABAA has been promoting ethical
standards and professionalism in the antiquarian book trade in America
and internationally, through their affiliation with The International
League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
BANNED BOOKS ONLINE
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html-Welcome
to this special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or
censorship attempts. The books featured here, ranging from Ulysses to Little
Red Riding Hood, have been
selected from the indexes of the On-line Books Page. (See that page for over
10,000 more on-line books!)
BANNED BOOKS WEEK
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/- The
American Library Association has designated September 25 - October 2 as Banned
Books Week 1999. This web site has information on the observance.
BARTLETT’S QUOTATIONS
http://www.bartleby.com/99/- The
online version. Useful in a pinch.
BEAT LITERATURE RESOURCES
http://www.connectotel.com/marcus/beatfaq.html-
Another set of links to Beat sites around the web.
BEAT LITERATURE
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2730/beats.html-
(Rebop: Beat Links) A page of links to Beat websites, booksellers, and e-texts.
A no-frills format, but very useful.
BEAT NEWS
http://www.charm.net/~brooklyn/News/BeatNews.html(Beat
News) - Updates on Beat news, courtesy of Levi Asher, creator of Literary
Kicks.
BEST INFORMATION ON THE NET
http://vweb.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm-”What
we aim for in this page is to present accurate, objective information on
controversial issues--statistics, full texts of laws and court decisions,
articles, scholarly research, and equally reputable information.”
A website that lives up to its name. This is a great place to go if you need
references or writings topics in a hurry.
BLUE RIBBON CAMPAIGN FOR ONLINE FREE SPEECH
http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html-
All about the legal suit against the Justice Department by the American Library
Association, Center for Democracy and Technology, AOL, Microsoft, Apple and 30
other organizations' suit to halt enforcement of the Communications Decency
Act. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the CDA was unconstitutional
on June 26, 1997. From the Electronic Frontier Foundation
BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Bible.html-
From Nagoya University, this contains excellent resources for the study
of the Bible and Christian theology in relation to English literature.
BOHEMIAN INK
http://www.levity.com/corduroy/-
This includes biographies of writers and poets (as well as links to other
biographies which may be more extensive) who fall under such categories as
absurdist, postmodernist, beat poet, etc. It also includes links to some of
their works, photographs, and links to other related web resources such as
newsgroups, scholarly papers based on the author/poet, articles, essays, and
bibliographic information. A search engine is also provided.
BOOKBYTES
http://marylaine.com/bookbyte/- A
collection of well-written columns about great books, annotated bibliographies
of books too good to put down (ideal for the reluctant reader), book dealers,
and other review resources. Another good resource from librarian Marylaine Block.
BOOKS AND BOOK COLLECTING
http://www.trussel.com/f_books1.htm-
A wealth of resources and search facilities brought together in one place.
BOOKBROWSER: THE GUIDE FOR AVID READERS
http://www.bookbrowser.com/-
“BookBrowser is a site dedicated to reading. We offer fiction reading lists,
book reviews, forthcoming titles, author information and much more. We made
BookBrowser to help avid fiction readers and authors find each other. To keep
in touch with the latest developments join BBChat, a new online community where
you can discuss your favorite books, ask questions, and share your knowledge.”
BOOK LOVERS; FINE BOOKS AND LITERATURE
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pwessel/- A
friendly, readable, and helpful page with a wide-ranging index that
guides one to books as well as to literature. Maintained in the
Netherlands by Piet Wesselman of Wesselman Books.
BRITISH AND IRISH AUTHORS ON THE WEB
http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/EngLit.html-
Maintained by Mitsuharu Matsuoka, Associate Professor of Comparative Language
at Nagoya University Japan, this fine website gives a thorough overview
of English literature from the earliest eras to the present day.
THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE
http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/-
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature is considered the most
important work of literary history and criticism ever published on writings in
the English language. Compiled over fourteen years, from 1907 to 1921, the
Cambridge History contains over 303 chapters and 11,000 pages, with essay
topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and
political writing. The set encompasses a wide selection of writing on
orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists, religious leaders, economists,
Native Americans, song writers, and even non-English writing, such as Yiddish
and Creole.
CENSORSHIP FILES
http://www.clairescorner.com/censorship/banned.htm-
A very extensive index of links to websites that deal with the problem of censorship.
Easy to use and very comprehensive
CENSORSHIP PAGES
http://www.booksatoz.com/censorship/index.htm-
Welcome to The Censorship Pages. Here you will find information about the
freedom of speech and of the press in reference to the written word. These
pages provide the resources needed to explore how, and why censorship happens
not only in the United States, but all around the world.
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE WEB GUIDE
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html-
“The Internet has become a great source of information about a great many
children's writers and illustrators. The websites listed here include authors
personal websites and websites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers.”
DEFINING POST-MODERNISM
http://web.uvic.ca/~ckeep/hfl0242.html-
This page attempts to give an extended (approx. 1 page) definition of
postmodernism. Author: James Morley
DICTIONARY OF 18TH CENTURY SENSIBILITY
http://www.engl.virginia.edu/~enec981/dictionary/intro.html
A fascinating look at Eighteenth Century sensibility, with well written
articles, links and a bibliography.
DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLISM
http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/-
This symbolism dictionary endeavors to provide some possible cultural
significances of various symbols, and suggest ways in which those symbols may
have been used in context. Most symbols are not code signals, like
trafficlights, where red means “stop” and green means “go,” but part of a
complex language in which green can mean jealousy or fertility or even both,
depending on context. It is up to each of us to explore works of art
sensitively, and decide for ourselves how the symbols in each work function.
This website is offered as an aid in that enriching activity.
DOCUMENTING THE AMERICAN SOUTH
http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/-This
site presents primary source materials documenting the cultural history of the
American South from the viewpoint of Southerners. Currently includes A
Digitized Library of Southern Literature: Beginnings to 1920, with the 100
important Southern literary texts, First Person Narratives of the American
South, with 100 texts that include diaries, memoirs, ex-slave narratives, and
travel accounts, and North American Slave Narratives: Beginnings to 1920. There
are author and title indices, and it's searchable.
DRAMA RESOURCES
http://link.bubl.ac.uk/theatre/-
A superlative set of links to online resources for teachers of drama.
Information here on Kabuki Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Teatro Alla
Scala, Royal Opera House, Irish Theatre, European Theatre Conventions,
Restoration Drama and Musical Theatre. Great for browsing.
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY RESOURCES
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/-
Excellent collection of English language literature by an 18th century
enthusiast, Jack Lynch.
ENGLISH LITERATURE: EARLY 17th CENTURY (1603-1660)
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/index.html-
A beautiful site devoted to such authors as John Donne, John Milton, Andrew
Marvell, and Richard Lovelace. Provides quotes, biographical information, lists
of works (also included are links to electronic texts), essays, articles, and
images.
ESSAYS ON THE CRAFT OF DRAMATIC WRITING
http://www.teleport.com/~bjscript/index.htm-
This site was created and is maintained by Bill Johnson, author of A Story is a
Promise, a workbook that explores the craft of writing through reviews of
popular movies, books and plays, to be published by Blue Heron Press summer of
2000.
FAIRY TALES: ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION
http://www.darkgoddess.com/fairy/-This
site will appeal to children and adults alike. It examines the countries in
which the fables originated, the inspiration behind the heroes and villains,
and the often bleak adult nature of the real-life stories that spawned the
tales. There is a fine list of links to other fairy tale sites.
FIRST AMENDMENT CYBER TRIBUNE
http://w3.trib.com/FACT/1st.webs.html-
A very extensive index of websites relating to First Amendment and censorship.
FIRST AMENDMENT HANDBOOK
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/viewpage.cgi-
Online copy of their basic 1999 guidebook to all areas of media law relevant to
journalists. From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), a
nonprofit organization providing free legal help to reporters and news
organizations.
FREE SPEECH AND CENSORSHIP INTERNET RESOURCES
http://www.aclu.org/issues/freespeech/irfs.html-
The web sites listed here provide comprehensive or unique resources relating to
the work of the ACLU in this issue area. While some of these sites are operated
by organizations that work frequently in coalition with the ACLU, the sites may
also include materials on positions they do not share.
GALE GROUP: LITERARY INDEX
http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex-
“Doing a report on an author, or need to find literary criticism about a
particular work of literature, but aren't finding any useful information on the
Internet? This free index lets you search it by author or by title. Then it
will tell you which reference books (like Contemporary Authors, Contemporary
Literary Criticism, or the Dictionary of Literary Biography) you can find the
information in. You will need to visit your local public or college library to
see if they have these books, since the actual texts of these reference works
are not freely available online.Using this index, though, can save you from
having to look through tons of reference books at your library, since you'll
know exactly what books (and what page numbers) will be helpful to you.”
GLOSSARIES OF POETIC, LITERARY AND RHETORICAL TERMS
http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm-
This online rhetoric, provided by Dr. Gideon Burton of Brigham Young
University, is a guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric. This
site is intended to help beginners, as well as experts, make sense of rhetoric,
both on the small scale (definitions and examples of specific terms) and on the
large scale (the purposes of rhetoric, the patterns into which it has fallen
historically as it has been taught and practiced for 2000+ years).
http://shoga.wwa.com/~rgs/glossary.htmlc An alphabetized glossary of the technical terms commonly used in the study of poetry.
http://www.clearcf.uvic.ca/writersguide/Pages/LiteraryTermsIndex.html- An alphabetized glossary of literary and poetic terms.
http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellibst/lsl01-tm.html- A glossary of terms relating to literary stylistics.
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html- A large glossary of terms commonly used in the study of rhetoric/literary sylistics.
http://www.sccu.edu/faculty/R_Harris/litterms.htm- Another rhetorical glossary compiled by Robert Harris of Vanguard University (Southern California).
http://www.sccu.edu/faculty/R_Harris/rhetoric.htm- A companion website to Harris’ glossary.
http://www.unipissing.ca/faculty/williams/figofspe.htm- A visually accessible glossary of the more common figures of speech.
http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/vclass/terms.htm- An online dictionary of literary terms. Simple, but useful.
GOTHIC LITERATURE PAGE
http://members.aol.com/iamudolpho/basic.html-
The Gothic Literature Page is devoted to study of Gothic Literature in England
from 1764 to 1834. This site is intended to provide students and scholars of
the Gothic novel access to the growing number of resources available on the
web. An introduction to the Gothic novel, collected summaries, papers, critical
and bibliographical information and related sites are assembled together to
expedite research. A good and aesthetically pleasing start to research.
GUIDE TO GRAMMAR AND WRITING
http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/original.htm-
Extensive guide to effective use of the English language. Includes definitions
of sentence parts, rules for comma usage and other punctuation marks, plurals
and possessives, spelling, nouns and modifiers, words and phrases to avoid,
capitalization, spelling and abbreviations, and a lot more. Many interactive
quizzes and exercises are included as well as “Ask Grammar” where you can look
for answered questions or post one.
GUIDE FOR WRITING RESEARCH PAPERS
http://cctc.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm-
A very good set of strategies and guidelines for anyone writing a research
paper. Suitable for high school and college students.
HAIKU SALON
http://mikan.cc.matsuyama-u.ac.jp/~shiki/-
Just about everything you need in order to learn about, write, and exchange
haiku (Japan's17-syllable poetic form.)
HEATH ANTHOLOGY ONLINE
http://college.hmco.com/english/heath/index.html-
An interesting website hosted by the publishers of The Heath Anthology,
containing a number of useful links for English teachers and students of
literature.
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel/html-
Research materials on the history and structure of the English language, done
chronologically. Very well organized with lots of useful information.
HORRORNET HOME PAGE
http://www.horrornet.com/- Billed as
"the most comprehensive Web site for lovers of horror and suspense
fiction," this resource features original fiction and book reviews by
various authors, an annotated list of newly released books, magazines, and
audio books, and links to author, publisher, and bookstore sites (among
others).
INDEX ON CENSORSHIP
http://www.oneworld.org/index_oc/-
Index on Censorship, the bi-monthly magazine for free speech, widens the
debates on freedom of expression with some of the world's best writers. Through
interviews, reportage, banned literature and polemic, Index shows how free
speech affects the issues of the moment.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S LITERATURE
http://www.indigenouspeople.org/natlit/natlit2a.htm-
This site includes various categories of Native Literature, listed by Nation,
geographic location, type of literature (prayers, poetry, stories, famous
documents, etc.), Native Youth, and other headings.
JEWISH AMERICAN LITERATURE RESEARCH HOMEPAGE
http://www.ngc.peachnet.edu/Academic/Arts_Let/LangLit/dproyal/jewish.htm-
This is a web site devoted to contemporary Jewish American authors. It was
designed primarily for researchers in Jewish American Literature, but it
includes material that will interest both the common reader and the
academician. Parts of this site are under construction, but the bibliography is
good and helpful for those interested in doing further research in this field.
Author: Derek Royal (dproyal@ngcsu.edu)
JOURNALISM & MEDIA RESOURCES & REFERENCES
http://home.eznet.net/~wilkins/resources.html-
A collection of indispensable links for journalists, including free
speech organizations, trade publications, newspapers and other media, legal
resources and advocacy groups, reporting and editing tools, jobs and
internships.
THE KING’S ENGLISH
http://www.bartleby.com/116/index.html
The plan for the second edition of this classic reference work, The King’s
English, by H.W. Fowler, was dictated by the following considerations: (1) to
pass by all rules, of whatever absolute importance, that are shown by
observation to be seldom or never broken; and (2) to illustrate by living
examples, with the name of a reputable authority attached to each, all blunders
that observation shows to be common. The King’s English is an indispensable
resource for anyone concerned about correct English Usage.
LITERATURE, ARTS & MEDICINE DATABASE
http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/about.the.database.html-
This is an annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video and art which
is being developed as a dynamic, accessible, comprehensive resource in MEDICAL
HUMANITIES, for use in health/pre-health and liberal arts settings. It is a
multi-institutional project which was initiated by Drs. Felice Aull, Martin
Nachbar, Karen Brewer, Roy Smith and Irene Chen of the New York University
School of Medicine (Summer, 1993).
LITERARY ARTS WEBRING
http://www.lit-arts.com/WebRing/index.shtml-
“The Literary Arts WebRing™ is a community of Internet sites representing the
very best the Web has to offer in the art, craft, and business of fiction, poetry,
essays, and creative nonfiction. Here you will find online publications,
writer's organizations, instructional material, and information of interest to
all readers and writers.”
LITERARY DEVICES
http://dsims.dmans.com/dsims/wings113.htm-
A series of literary devices commonly used in American literature, supplemented
with illustrations, photos, cartoons, drawings, etc.
LITERATURE OF THE FANTASTIC
http://www.sff.net/people/DoyleMacdonald/lit.htm-
Links to a number of fantasy works, by authors like HP Lovecraft, Bram
Stoker, John Polidori, Lord Dunsany, EA Poe, Rudyard Kipling, Mary Shelley and
Ambrose Bierce.
LITERARY KICKS
http://www.charm.net/~brooklyn/LitKicks.html-
This website by Levi Asher of Brooklyn College is the definitive source on the
web for information on the writers of the Beat Generation. Lots of
material on Ginsberg, Kerouac, Burroughs, Corso, McClure, Ferlinghetti, and
other Beat luminaries. Nice graphics, excellent links. Asher shows a real
passion for his subject.
LITERARY LOCALES
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/english/places.htm-
Contains more than 300 picture links to the places that figure in the lives and
writings of famous authors.
LITERARY RESOURCES ON THE NET
http://www.ualberta.ca/~amactavi/litlinks.htm-
Welcome to LitLinks: Literary Links on the Web. This site lists many of
the best literary links on the web. While not exhaustive, it is representative
and offers connections to other major online lists.
http://www.teleport.com/~mgroves/- A good shortcut to many excellent literature websites for high school and college students.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/- A no-frills guide to literature resources around the web. Easy to use.
LITERARY TIMELINE
http://www.ncteamericancollection.org/timeline/Calendar_January.htm-
With this handy search tool, users can look up "significant literary
events" for each day of the year. For example, on January 1st, 1811, James
Fenimore Cooper married Susan Augusta DeLancy. On the same day 139 years later,
Eudora Welty's Short Stories was first published.
LOCUS INDEX TO SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR
http://www.sff.net/locus/0start.html-
A major science fiction resource, this is an index of the Locus Magazine
Book Received columns from 1984 to date, as well as the contents of
anthologies, single-author collections, and other SF magazines. Indexes of
author and title as well as cover artists. Related links leads to a great list
of links to SF & Fantasy resources, including authors, other
bibliographies, conventions, magazines, publishers, bookstores, organizations,
and awards. For SF anthologies and single-author collections printed before
1984 see Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections.
MEGASOURCES FOR JOURNALISTS
http://www.acs.ryerson.ca/~journal/megasources.html-
A set of reference links which journalists and writers of non-fiction will find
especially helpful.
MIDDLE ENGLISH COMPENDIUM
http://www.hti.umich.edu/mec/- The
Middle English Compendium has been designed to offer easy access to and
interconnectivity between three major Middle English electronic resources: an
electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of
Middle English prose and verse, based on the MED bibliographies and an
associated network of electronic resources.
MIDDLE ENGLISH DICTIONARY
http://www.hti.umich.edu/dict/med/-
Welcome to the electronic Middle English Dictionary. The print MED, now nearing
completion, has been described as "the greatest achievement in medieval
scholarship in America." Its projected 15,000 odd pages offer a
comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500, based on
the
analysis of a collection of over three million citation slips, the largest
collection of this kind available.This electronic version of the MED preserves
all the details of the print MED, but goes far beyond this, by converting its
contents into an enormous database, searchable in ways impossible within any
print dictionary
MYSTERIOUS HOME PAGE
http://www.webfic.com/mysthome/-
The place for mystery and crime readers! This meta-index to mystery information
on the Internet is divided into several sections: General Guides; Web Pages for
Authors; for Characters; Conferences; Publishers; Magazines; Organizations;
Film and TV; Book Reviews; Book Dealers; Newsgroups; etc., etc.
NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CENSORSHIP
http://www.ncac.org/- The National Coalition
Against Censorship (NCAC) is an alliance of over 40 national non-profit
organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational,
professional, labor, and civil liberties groups. NCAC strives to create a
climate of opinion hospitable to First Amendment freedoms in the broader
community.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH
http://www.ncte.org/- The National Council
of Teachers of English, with 77,000 individual and institutional members
worldwide, is dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of English and
the language arts at all levels of education. Its membership is composed of
elementary, middle, and high school teachers, supervisors of English programs,
college and university faculty, teacher educators, local and state agency
English specialists, and professionals in related fields.
NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHORS
http://www.ipl.org/ref/native/-
This site features "Native North American authors with bibliographies of
their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources
including interviews, online texts and tribal Web sites." Browsing can be
done by author, title of work, or tribe. The emphasis is on contemporary Native
American authors, although some historical authors are included. Another
excellent website by the Internet Public Library.
NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHORS:TEACHER RESOURCES
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/natauth.htm-
“Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Native American Author
Page. You'll find biography, bibliography, lesson plans, online etexts and
critical reviews of selected authors whose works are taught in the public
schools or at the university level. Literature includes both adult and
juvenile. For general information, see Native Americans - Internet Resources.”
This is an absolutely marvelous resource for anyone teaching about Native
American life and literature to high school students. Invaluable.
OLD ENGLISH PAGES
http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/oe/old_english.html-
A splendid collection of resources on Anglo-Saxon life and literature. Features
e-texts, manuscript images, art, coins, history, language, fonts, sound files,
CD-ROMS, instructional software, references, courses, organizations, etc.
ONLINE BOOKS PAGE
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/-
Contains over 11,000 books online, free of charge and updated regularly.
ONLINE DICTIONARIES
http://www.yourdictionary.com/-
Links to dictionaries in over 200 languages.
ONLINE LITERARY CRITICISM COLLECTION
http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/-
“The IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection contains 3624 critical and
biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author,
by title, or by nationality and literary period. The collection is not
inclusive of all the work on the web, nor does it plan to be. The sites are
selected with some thought to their overall usefulness, but they are among the
best the Web has to offer at this time.” This is a truly outstanding resource
for literary criticism, author biographies, interviews, bibliographies, links,
etc.
ONLINE WRITING LAB (PERDUE UNIVERSITY)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/writers/by-topic.html-
This document is part of a collection of instructional materials used in the
Purdue University Writing Lab. The on-line version is part of OWL (On-line
Writing Lab), a project of the Purdue University Writing Lab, funded by the
School of Liberal Arts at Purdue. Contains over 130 worksheets and handouts
useful in the teaching of grammar and composition.
PERSPECTIVES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/table.html-
Subtitled A Research and Reference Guide, this searchable site provides
outlines and bibliographies of hundreds of authors, themes, and literary
movements in the U.S. from colonial days to the present. There are many
appendices, including the elements of poetry, drama, and fiction. MLA style
citations for each page are included. Based on the 12th edition of the author's
guide to Perspectives in American Literature.
PLAGIARISM
http://www.plagiarism.org/index.shtml-
A godsend for harried teachers who are fed up with students who buy, beg, steal
or borrow their research papers. This website allows automatic checking of
student papers for plagiarism.
POET’S CORNER
http://geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2012/poems/poem-ab.html-
An alphabetized glossary of poets and their work. No frills, but very useful as
a research tool.
POETS AND WRITERS ONLINE
http://www.pw.org/The online version of the
Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers contains almost 4,000 names and
addresses (including e-mail, if available) of writers and is enough to make
this a unique resource. The Literary Links and Great Resources are invaluable
for professional and amateur writers and help to make this not-for-profit site
one of the premier gatherings of literary information on the Web. Also includes
online conferences, literary programs and articles on writing and publishing
POETRY HOW TO’S
http://poetry.about.com/arts/poetry/blhowtos.htm-
“Here's a directory of our pages outlining step-by-step ways to get around in
the poetry world. We wouldn't presume to reduce the writing of a poem to a set
of step-by-step instructions, but if you want to know how to find a poem,
memorize a poem, host a poetry reading or get your poems published, this
is the place to find out....”
POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA
http://www.poetrysociety.org/- The
Poetry Society of America is the nation's oldest poetry organization. Since its
founding in 1910, it has served as a non-profit cultural organization in
support of poetry and of poets, member and non-member, the emerging and the
established. It is committed to securing wide recognition for poetry—from
its annual awards program to the creation of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
PROBLEMS OF MEANING IN LITERATURE
http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/meaning.html-
This is an interesting and readable essay on confronting the problem of
“meaning” in literature by John Lye of Brock University. Good for introducing
students to the problems associated with textual criticism.
READER’S ADVISORY ON THE INTERNET
http://www.fictional.org/ranetfull.html-
Great guide to using the Internet for readers advisory. Divided into several
areas: Definitions and Differences, with information on the most popular
Fiction Mailing Lists; Treasure Hunts (answering difficult patron requests);
Authors; Publishers; Collection Development; Goals for Reader's Advisory
Librarians; and useful Web Resources (Internet Sites for Fiction Lovers). By
librarians Roberta S. Johnson, at Des Plaines (IL) Public Library and Andy
Bullen of the North Surburban Library System.
RESEARCH PAPER INFORMATION PAGE
http://astro.fccj.cc.fl.us/LearningResources/DrGwen/research.htm-This
page is set up to assist the student in doing research/term papers. Here you
will find links that have information to facilitate the process of creating,
and documenting your paper.
Below the "Research Paper Basics" section of this page are links that
show how to reference information using the MLA and APA formats. These links
also include ways to site electronic sources using these same formats.
RESEARCH AND WRITING FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/- An
outstanding resource for students writing a research paper.
ROGET’S THESAURUS
http://www.bartleby.com/62/- A
classic on any shelf, Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus contains 35,000 synonyms,
in an easy-to-use format that eschews the traditionally classified or
category-indexed thesaurus of old. It also contains succinct definitions as
well as synonyms, and numerous cross-references.
ROMANTIC CIRCLES
http://www.rc.umd.edu/indexjava.html-
A website devoted to Romanticism, with emphasis on 19th Century literature and
art.
SCIENCE FICTION RESOURCE GUIDE
http://sflovers.rutgers.edu/SFRG/-
A set of links useful for anyone interested in reading or writing science
fiction.
SONNET CENTRAL
http://www.sonnets.org/- Created as a labor
of love, for poetry lovers, this extensive collection of English language
sonnets can be approached from different points: an alphabetical list of
authors, by time period for sonnets from Great Britain, and by geographical
area for everywhere else - including nineteenth and twentieth century American.
There is also a timeline which places important sonnet writers, pictures,
essays about the sonnet form, Dante Gabriel Rossetti's translation of Folgore
di San Gimignano's Of the Months: Twelve Sonnets criticism, a bibliography, and
a listening room with RealAudio recordings. Most sonnets use modernized
language. Searchable.
SPANISH LITERATURE
http://www.virginia.edu/~libarts/split.htm-
This is a good place to find online Spanish literature available throughout the
world. Links include the National Library of Spain, on-line Spanish texts and
publications, and book review sites.
STATISTICS EVERY WRITER SHOULD KNOW
http://www.robertniles.com/stats/-
A fascinating website for writers which explains how to utilize statistical
information efficiently. An excellent resource for journalists.
STRUNK’S ELEMENTS OF STYLE
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
- “Believing that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic
reference book is a must-have for any student, writer, and conscientious
writer. This book was intended for use in which the practice of composition is
combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief space the
principal requirements of plain English style, and concentrate attention on the
rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.”
SURREALISM SERVER
http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/juju/surr/-
A clever and very comprehensive introduction to Surrealism including surrealist
games, a history of the movement, a bibliography, tips on automatic writing,
“sound surrealism,” Futurism, images and miscellaneous online resources.
SURREALIST WRITERS
http://www.creative.net/~alang/lit/surreal/writers.sht-
This site presents a brief summary of Surrealism in literature, and like the
Universe site, short descriptions (with links) are provided for some of the
major writers. There is also information on Dada and Absurd fiction.
TEACHING ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
http://www.georgetown.edu/tamlit/essays/asian_am.html-
A fine essay on strategies for teaching Asian-American literature by Amy Ling
from the Heath Anthology Newsletter.
TEACHING CHICANO LITERATURE
http://www.georgetown.edu/tamlit/essays/chicano.html-
Also from the Heath Anthology Newsletter, an essay by Raymond Paredes on how to
teach Chicano literature.
TEACHING GAY AND LESBIAN LITERATURE
http://www.georgetown.edu/tamlit/essays/gay_les.html-
From the same source, an essay entitled “The Gay and Lesbian Presence in
American Literature” by David Bergman.
TEACHING NATIVE AMERICAN ORAL LITERATURE
http://www.georgetown.edu/tamlit/essays/native_am.html-
From the same source, an essay entitled “A Talk Concerning First Beginnings:
Teaching Native American Oral Literature,” by Andrew Wiget.
THEATRE RESOURCES
http://www.zuzu.com/perflink.htm-
A wealth of resources for anyone interested in theatre and the performing arts.
Information on acting, theatre companies, backstage and production, acting
links, playwright’s resources, newsgroups and mailing lists.
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN AND AMERICAN CULTURE
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/-
This site provides access to the famous novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which
is said to have been a cause of the Civil War. Users may browse all the primary
material in the archive (texts, images, songs, 3-D objects, film clips, etc.)
one at a time. They may also search all the primary material, or limit by the
site's organizational categories. Use the Interpret Mode, which includes an
interactive timeline, or virtual exhibits (one so far) designed for exploring
and understanding the primary material.
VICTORIAN LITERATURE OVERVIEW
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/vn/litov.html
This extensive site includes not only information on those authors included
within the Victorian era, but also provides useful background information about
the society at that time. Also included are links to relevant articles from
journals of the period, as well contextual links for authors which provide
information on the the author's politics, religious beliefs, bibliographies,
and symbolism and themes used in their literature. Such links give the user a
thorough background to the literature and the authors of the period.
VINTAGE READING GROUP GUIDES
http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/read/categories.html-This
site offers online reading guides for various books. Designed especially for
book groups, the guides include a description of each book, questions,
discussion topics, and author biographies. Titles are arranged alphabetically,
but they are also grouped according to category such as mystery.
VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE HOME PAGE: ENGLISH LITERATURE
http://vos.ucsb.edu/shuttle/english.html-
Resources for the study of English literature, at the VOS home page. This
section includes works written in English taught in departments of English and
American literature. Some authors are also cross-listed under separate
national, regional, or ethnic categories.
WRITING BLACK USA
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/amlit.black.html-
A page of links to resources on African-American literature with a number of
online e-texts.
WRITER’S GUIDE TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB
http://www.auburn.edu/~fostecd/docs/writerswww.html-
A set of useful links for writers with information on online publications,
grants, contests, finding publishers and agents, how to submit your work,
author homepages and literary organizations.
WRITER’S HANDBOOK
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/main.html-
An excellent website containing a number of strategies for teachers of
writing. Handouts, assignments, academic writing, research, reviews, etc.
WRITER’S INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE
http://www.novalearn.com/wirg/-
The Guide brings you a comprehensive collection of 500+ links for writers of
every kind. Links are checked and upgraded on a regular basis, and include
annotations and detailed descriptions. The Guide saves you months of research
and the frustrating pursuit of dead links. Ideal for fiction-writers,
journalists, playwrights, poets, researchers, and technical writers.
WRITING PAPERS OF LITERARY ANALYSIS
http://www.wmich.edu/english/tchg/lit/adv/lit.papers.html-
A very good resource for anyone writing a paper of literary analysis. Simple
and easy to read.
ZUZU’S PETALS: LITERARY RESOURCES
http://www.zuzu.com/poelink.htm-
An outstanding index of resources for poets and writers. Contains
general writing resources for poetry, fiction, plays, journalism, readings
& spoken word publishing, contests, information on copyrights, zuzu
resources, newsgroups & FAQ’S.