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English: Literature
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The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
Considered one of the most important words of literary history and criticism, this complete online version of the text contains thousands of essays with topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama to history, theology and political writing.
Bulfinch's Mythology
http://www.bulfinch.org/
A classic source for mythology which includes full-text Greek, Roman, and other classical myths as well as legends of the Middle Ages, including those of King Arthur and Charlemagne, with links to other sources.
Mything Links
http://www.mythinglinks.org/
"An annotated and illustrated collection of worldwide links to mythologies, fairy tales and folklore, sacred
arts and sacred traditions" from the Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Project Gutenberg
http://promo.net/pg/
Full-text classic literature.
Great Writers and Poets
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pwessel/writers.html
Includes important literary prize winners and list index to authors.
Teenreads.com
http://www.teenreads.com/
Caters to young adult readers and provides author interviews, book reviews, a message board and an excellent newsletter.
Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/100/
Bartlett's Dictionary of Familiar Quotations.
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
Full-text folk tales and myths from around the world
Bartleby Library
http://www.bartleby.com/
Full-text classic poetry and prose
A Celebration of Women Writers
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
This site is devoted to promoting an awareness of the importance of women's writing. Can be browsed alphabetically by name, century, or country. Also provides links to sites devoted to specific writers.
Authors on the Web
http://www.authorsontheweb.com/
Provides links to author biographical sketches.
Quoteland.com
http://www.quoteland.com/
Quotations by topic, literary quotes, humorous quotes and more.
Classics Archive Find
http://classics.mit.edu/
Full-text classic literature in a searchable or browsable database.
Great American Speeches
http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/
Popular oratory from American political and literary figures.
Gale's Literary Index
http://www.twu.ca/library/gale.htm
Index of texts available
Poetry
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Bartleby Verse
http://www.bartleby.com/verse/
Archive of American and English Poetry from 1250-1920.
American Verse Project
http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/
Archive of volumes of American verse prior to 1920.
Great Writers and Poets.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pwessel/writers.html
Includes important literary prize winners and list index to authors.
Poets' Corner
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/index.html
This is a searchable anthology of more than 4,700 works by more than 560 poets, which is ever-expanding.
Online Poetry Classroom
http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/
site contains texts of over 1200 poems, biographies of over 450 poets , a timeline of poetry, and clips of authors reading their own poems, teacher forums, lesson plans, and links to more virtual poetry resources.
RPO: Representative Poetry Online
http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/index.cfm
Resources on poets, poetic language, literary criticism, and poems from the University of Toronto.
Galaxy Poetry Links
http://www.galaxy.com/galaxy/Humanities/Literature/Poetry.html
Guide to poetry, arranged alphabetically.
Glossary of poetic terms
http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display_rpo/poetterm.cfm
A study guide for poetry which includes a large glossary that can be downloaded and searched.
A Haiku Homepage
http://home.clara.net/pka/haiku/haiku.html
This site is dedicated to the art of the Japanese Haiku poem, with information about Haiku master Basho and links to additional haiku and Japanese literature sites.
Drama
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Complete Works of Shakespeare
http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/
All of Shakespeare's works, searchable by keyword. Includes related articles and recommended links.
Theatre Central
http://www.playbill.com/index.php
Resources and links for drama and dramatists.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
A very user-friendly Shakespeare site that includes information on his life and times, including a timeline and genealogy, sources for his works, scholarly criticism, the theatre, the Renaissance, teacher materials, links to other good sites and more.
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
http://www.dramatists.com/
A selection of plays
Grammar and Writing
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Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/
From traditional sentence level lessons on parts of speech to more in-depth areas such as essay writing, this is the ultimate guide to grammar and technical aspects of writing
Lynch, Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Terms/
Searchable indexes for both the glossary and the handbook provides definitions and explanations for literary terms and devices.
Acronym Finder- Find out what over 380,000 acronyms & ...
http://www.acronymfinder.com/
A large searchable database, containing about 155,000 acronyms, abbreviations and definitions.
Phrase Finder - How do they do that
http://www.phrasefinder.co.uk/sample-search/how.html
This site provides word resources, including: Meanings and Origins, sayings, cliches, proverbs and quotations. Other features are Euphemisms, Popular Fallacies and phrases with Biblical origins
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
this site provides vast resources for writers and teachers of writing.
MLA Citation Style
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm
This is a help guide with many examples for MLA citation.
Teen Ink- Writing Resources
http://www.teenink.com/Resources/WritingR.html
Research & Writing for High School Guidance, support, resources and links for writing from the internet public library.
Free English grammar online, Learning English letter writing...
http://www.englishforums.com/
On-line Web grammar guide includes an English grammar clinic for questions.
Strunk,William, Jr. 1918. The Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/
provides elementary rules of language usage and principles of composition
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