English Literature Websites
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[edit] Mega-Sites
Writers, editors and scholars publish and discuss their work in a variety of collections on this site, which started in 1990 as the English Server.
This mega-list contains a range of literary categories, including biblical, medieval, renaissance, theory, drama and more.
Maintained by a team at UC Santa Barbara, this extensive site is devoted to all aspects of literary research.
[edit] Reference/Guides
Access to many reference sources, including Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919), Strunk's Elements of Style (1918), the King James Bible, and The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
Brief essays on American literature, as well as resources on authors, a timeline and links to other American literature sites.
Created by the Academy of American Poets the site contains biographical information on poets, full-text poems, essays on poetry, and more.
[edit] Electronic Texts
Fully searchable archive of American poetry volumes published prior to 1920 and a number of works by African-American and women poets.
Over 6000 free electronic texts, which range from public domain works published before 1920 to newly released e-books.
1,800 publicly-available e-books including classic British and American fiction, major authors, children's literature, the Bible, Shakespeare, American history, African-American documents and others.
Current and archived issues of The Atlantic Monthly magazine, which covers local and foreign affairs, current culture, and economics. Also includes short stories, poetry, and book reviews.
This site includes the full-text of public domain works by a variety of women authors.
[edit] Selected Literary Periods
Classical languages and literature website with texts, dictionaries, grammar and links to other resources.
Directory of online resources in medieval studies through a Georgetown Web server, which allows searching by category, type of material or keyword.
Based on Lyle Wright's bibliography, this searchable collection attempts to include every book published in the United States from 1851-1875, from well-known authors such as Mark Twain and Herman Melville to forgotten authors popular at the time.
Searchable collection of about 100 works by British women writers of the late nineteenth century.
Selections of contemporary literature by authors in the former colonies of Great Britain, including, the Caribbean, India, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore and also selected authors in the United Kingdom. Also, background information on the authors and countries.
Introduction to major topics, authors and theories in postcolonial studies.
Literature, history and culture in the Age of Victoria. Web Content from Brown University's resources and supported by the University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore.
[edit] Selected Authors
A site containing links to information on Jane Austen including ebooks, images, criticism, and information on the time period in which she lived.
Multiple copies of Blake's illuminated works along with a searchable online version of David V. Erdman's Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake.
Collection of primary, critical, biographical and supplementary material by and about Willa Cather.
Harvard University's guide to Chaucer provides a glossed version of the Canterbury Tales and other Middle English texts, as well as criticism, Middle English grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation guide.
Johnson's biographies of 17th century poets with selections of their poetry.
John Milton's poetry and most of his prose, often with annotations. Provides a bibliography of criticism and links to biographical, and historical perspectives of Milton.
- The Orwell Diaries
A blog containing the entries of George Orwell's diaries. Each diary entry is published on the blog exactly seventy years after it was originally written by Orwell, beginning in 1938.
Annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on Internet. Resources include Shakespeare timeline and Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare.
A general source and index for Shakespeare's works. The concordance is of particular interest.
View and compare the British Library's copies of 21 quartos printed before the 1642 closure of the theatres.
- Shakespeare on Film, Television and Radio
A database detailing all Shakespearean productions on film, television, and radio from 1898 to the present.
[edit] Associations
In order to support American poets and foster appreciation of contemporary poetry, this association sponsors many awards and events and hosts an extensive online collection of poetry and information about poets.
Professional organization that promotes the study and teaching of language and literature through its publications, conferences and advocacy. Site provides some information on the MLA style.
[edit] Film
Comprehensive guide from Yale University Library.
A database of films and television shows with information on credits, production details, plot summaries, and reviews by professionals and readers.
