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Credo Reference (Xreferplus)
Humanities International Complete
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text
Literary Reference Center
Newspaper Source
Novelist
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English subject link.
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Criticisms English lit to 1800 English lit after 1800 |
Full Text Mythology Writing Guide |
The English Server
An online community created by Carnegie Mellon where quality work of
editors, writers, and scholars is shared. Topics include art,
architecture, race, Internet studies, sexuality, drama, design,
multimedia, and current social issues.
Legends
Scholarly and interesting information of European and English folklore
and selected mythology. Billed as "guided access to primary
source."
Literature.org
Collection includes full and unabridged texts of classic works of
English literature.
Literary History.com
Academic, scholarly, and critical articles on British and American
literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
MIT Literature Guide
Collection of scholarly literary Web sites.
Schmoop
A website still in Beta mode that provides study materials in literature
and history. The content and added web 2.0 features invite
learning.
Voice of the Shuttle
Excellent subject search engine for the humanities.
Cambridge History of English
and American Literature
The classic literature encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Gale's Literary Index
Index only to Gale Literature Series. Check with library for full-txt
information.
Glossary of Literary
Terms
These two sources allows searchers to find definitions of literary
and rhetorical terms.
Glossary of Poetic
Terms
Billed as 'a unique guide for the study of poetry'.
Representative
Poetry Online
Search for definitions, examples, and quotations of poems.
Jonathan Edwards
The Jonathan Edwards Center, housed at Yale Divinity School offers an
online learning environment of Edwards' life and work.
Literary Kicks
Page dedicated to writers of the Beat Generation, including Jack Kerouac
and Allen Ginsberg.
Literature and the Culture of the American 1950's
Menu collection of sites reflecting the literature and culture of the
times.
Mark Twain
and His Times
Information rich resource about the American writer Mark Twain. Includes
full-text , primary source material, images, and interactive exhibits.
Created by an English professor at the University of Virginia.
Mississippi Writers Page
A University of Mississippi page on Mississippi writers.
William Faulkner on the Web
Wonderful site about William Faulkner and his works. Gives links
to commentaries, plot synopses to novels, and short stories, biographies
on William Faulkner, trivia, quotes, and other sites.
Internet Library of Early Journals
Digitized collection of early English journals. The collection is
searchable and full text is provided.
Online Literary Criticism
Collection
Collection of critical and biographical sources with more than 2,000
entries on British and American literature and authors.
Spark Notes
Free study guides.
Electronic Beowulf (full-text)
Digital image of original manuscript and links.
Eighteenth-Century Resources/Literature
Huge site with links to sources in the following areas: general
literature, theatre and design, the gothic, romanticism, women writers,
French literature, German literature, research, and miscellaneous.
John Donne
Website created by the Luminarian Society that features information about
one of the most studied of the Metaphysical poets. Includes biographies,
critical essays, works, and more which combines to give easy access to
a lot of scholarly material.
Labyrinth
Library
Resources in medieval literature, including texts in: Latin; old English;
middle English; French; Italian; and Spanish and Iberian. Provides
links to monographs, and journals and reviews, as well.
Luminarium
Medieval, renaissance, and seventeenth-century English literature.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Works and everything else about William Shakespeare.
Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL)
Collection of important literary works of the Medieval Period, plus related
lines.
Shakespeare's Resource Center
Dedicated
to providing information on William Shakespeare and his writing.
Nineteenth Century Literature
Academic, scholarly, and critical articles on British poets, novelists,
and essayists of the nineteenth century, including the Victorian novel
and Romantic poetry; and on American poets, novelists, and essayists of
the nineteenth century. All articles are open access and free.
The Victorian Web
Outstanding site that covers every significant aspect of Victorian life.
American Verse Project
Full text access to American poetry prior to 1920.
Camelot
University of Rochester Project designed to present in electronic
format Arthurian texts, images, and general information.
Google Book Search
Full text books scanned from archives and libraries. Complete text
available only to those publications not under copyright protection.
Explanation given on website.
Online Books Page
Listing over 30,000 free books on the Web.
Project Gutenburg
Collection of electronic books, or etexts of popular, non copyrighted
books, tracts, and reference sources.
Short Stories
Includes full text of stories in the areas of fiction, science fiction
and fantasy, horror, romance, humor, non-fiction, crime, and children’s
stories.
Brewers Dictionary of Phrase
and Fable
Gives the meaning and origin of phrases and fables.
Classical Myth: Ancient Sources
Complete text found online relating to Roman and Greek mythology.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion.
Encyclopedia of ARDA
Includes description and explanantion of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Folklore and
Mythology: Electronic Texts
Edited and translated by a professor with the University of Pittsburg.
In Search of Myths and
Heroes
PBS website.
The Nuts and Bolts of College
Writing
Exactly as its name, this website offers valuable information to the
college student or anyone interesting in becoming a better writer.
Developed by a Washington College professor.
Research and
Documentation Online
Gustavus Adolphus College.
Student
Writing Resources
University of Miami web site.
Writer's Center/Writing Guides
Colorado State University writing center site.
The Writing Center
North Carolina State's online writing lab page.
Writing
Resources
Writing site from Purdue University.