Literature Web
these links scratch the surface of the web to locate literary texts and related works

American Literature
American Studies at the University of Virginia
Electronic Archives for Teaching the American Literatures
American Memory
Historical Collections for the National Digital Library

American Studies Crossroads Project
links to American Studies programs online, archives of primary texts, syllabi and courses
A Hypertext  on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times
Voice of the Shuttle
American lit is classified under ENGLISH LIT (referring to the language of origin)
American Literature on the Web
homepages and documents on over 300 authors and electronic texts of their works.
PAL: Perspectives in American Literature 442 American author pages
Electronic Texts for the Study of American Literature
Literary Resources-American
maintained by Jack Lynch of Rutgers


Biography
American National Biography Online
Biography
A&E's Biography web site includes a searchable online collection of 15,000 cross-referenced biographies from the Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia

Lives: the Biography Resource
biographies, general collections, resources on biographical criticism and special collections. 
PBS Biographies

detail rich biographies from many PBS specials
The TIME 100
highlights the lives of 100 people who most influenced the last 100 years


Books Online
Bartleby Library at Columbia University
great literary Websites on such people as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, John Keats, Herman Melville, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Gertrude Stein.
Bibliomania
Electronic Text Center at UVA
Etext Archives
On-Line Books Page  University of Pennsylvania
Literary Resources on the Net  Dr. Jack Lynch's list
Project Gutenberg
great works of literature and reference books online



Censorship
Banned Books and Censorship  Loyola University Library
Banned Books On-line
books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts


Children’s Literature
Children's Literature Web Guide
resources related to books for Children and Young Adults

Digital Librarian: Children's Literature
International Children's Digital Library international offerings reflecting diverse cultures, languages and ideas
Literature for Children and Young Adults
links to web guides, multicultural sites, databases, journals, and hot spots for children's lit
Webtime Stories
annotated collection of web sites for people who love children's literature


Classical Literature
The Internet Classics Archive
over 400 classical Greek and Latin texts (in English translation) with user-provided commentary and trivia sections
The Online Medieval and Classical Library
Exploring Ancient World Cultures Essay Index
Greek Mythology Link
collection of the Greek myths written and published online by Carlos Parada
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
links to scholarly articles, encyclopedia entries, longer book-length works on the ancient and medieval worlds
Labyrinth Library
a collection of Medieval texts
Mythography

information about the myths and art of the Greeks, Romans, and Celts.
Studies on Classical Literature

Essays about Greek and Roman classics, and classics in general

Criticism
Arts & Letters Daily
IPL Literary Criticism Collection
Early Modern Literary Studies

Contemporary Literature
Atlantic Unbound
BookBrowse
reviews, excerpts, links to contemporary book sites
Bookwire
more than 5,000 categorized links to book sites around the world.
Electronic Literature Collection
2353 works, searchable
Internet Book Information Center
Literary Review

New York Times: Books
Overbooked
literary and genre fiction information; author web pages, annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews, themed booklists, featured titles lists and hot lists of hard cover US fiction releases
Partisan Review

Salon Books
Washingtonpost.com: Book World
Yahoo! Literature Links

Literary Databases - access is for GCC students on campus
Databases and Periodicals at GCC library


English Literature
VoS English Literature
Voice of the Shuttle has general resources, periods and genres, and links to English & Comparative Literature Departments, course syllabi & teaching resources
  
Essays
Bartleby.com's Great Books Online - Essays

General Lit Links & Archives
About Arts.com Literature Directory
a directory of literature related websites and discussion groups

Cyberguides
Teacher resources and student activities based on core works of literature
English Literature Resources

English Literature Resources
Lit Links
from Bedford/St. Martin's, one of the best lit sites on the web!
Literary Index Vanderbilt University
Voice of the Shuttle  Humanities Research
World as Home
links to writing about the natural world

Modern Literature
The Modern Word
formerly The Libyrinth, a large collection of author's sites

Poetry, in general
Academy of American Poets
includes, among other features, a listening booth where you can hear poems read by their authors, a number of interesting historic and thematic exhibits, and a list of featured poets
Atlantic Monthly Poetry Pages
multimedia feature devoted to poets and poetry, both classic and contemporary
Famous Poets and Poems
a large collection of poems and quotes from over 500 poets
Infinitum Poetry
a unique collection of poets and poetry
Internet Poetry Archive

poems from a number of contemporary poets
Poem Finder
Poetry Modern Poetry Association
Poetry Daily
Poetry Outloud poets perform their own work
Poetry Project at St. Mark's
Poetry Society (UK)
Poetry Tonight
Poets & Writers
Sacramento Poetry Center
Welcome to Johnnie's Poetry Place

College & University Poetry Sites and Centers
American Verse Project University of Michigan
Electronic Poetry Center SUNY, Buffalo
A Small Anthology of Poems Western Michigan University
Modern and Contemporary American Poetry University of Pennsylvania
Poetry Center & American Poetry Archive San Francisco State University
Representative Poetry Online University of Toronto
RIF/T  SUNY
University of Arizona Poetry Center


Science Fiction
Center for the Study of Science Fiction
SF Site

Science Fiction Studies DePauw University
Science Fiction Writers of America

Science Fiction Literature
Science Fiction from BUBL

Shakespeare
Bardware
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
all Shakespeare's plays, searchable

Shakespeare Magazine
William Shakespeare Resources

Short Stories
Bibliomania: Short Stories archive of over 800 short stories
Classic Short Stories
Collection (Short Stories)

"A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell
Short Story Classics: The Best from the Masters of the Genre

Study Guides to Literary Works
Bibliomania Study Guides
Novelguide.com

novel resource guide and literary analysis
Pink Monkey
features online classic texts, textbooks, and over 345 free online literature summaries
Sparknotes
summaries and study guides to literature

Women's Literature
A Celebration of Women Writers
large collection of author links
Victorian Women Writers Project
electronic editions of works by British women writers of the late-nineteenth century.
Voices From the Gaps
the lives and works of women writers of color

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