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Biography.com - A&E
Covers over 25,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the present day. See who was born on your birthday.
Bedford St. Martin’s: VirtuaLit Interactive Fiction Tutorial
Online lessons in literary analysis
Cornell University Library: Critically Analyzing Information Sources
Step-by-step instructions for analyzing literature
IPL2: Internet Public Library Literary Criticism
Search for literary criticism by author, title of work
Bartleby.com
Search for a particular quotation or quotations containing a particular word.
Famous Quotes & Authors
"Browse over 25,000 quotes online from over 6,700 famous authors."
C-SPAN: American Writers Series
Biographical information on American authors spanning 400 years
Library of Congress: American Memory
Online access to audio/visual materials that reflect “the American experience”
New York Times Topics
“News, reference, photos, graphics, audio and visual files” arranged by topic
Ohio University and WUOB: Wired for Books
Author interviews & dramatic readings available for downloading or streaming on the web
PBS Public Broadcasting Service
News, documentaries & streaming videos on an array of topics
The Voice of the Shuttle
Comprehensive database of humanities subjects including literature, history and philosophy
Book Rags
Subscribe for free to access research aids for students and teachers.
Cliffs Notes
Provides study help in many subject guides including literature, writing, math, foreign languages, and science.
Spark Notes
Access study guides online
Shmoop
Study guides for classic literature and poetry
ENG 1210 (English Composition with Research)
Bradbury, Ray
Author’s official website
ENG 2350 (Introduction to Literature)
Authors
Blake, William
William Blake Archive: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chopin, Kate
Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening on PBS
Lee, Harper
Criticism of Harper Lee: Literary History
Poe, Edgar Allan
Edgar Allan Poe Digital Collection: Harry Ransom Center, UT Austin
Shakespeare, William
Hamlet on the Ramparts: MIT Shakespeare Project & Folger Shakespeare Library
Shakespeare, William
Biographical information, educational materials, multimedia: Folger Shakespeare Library
Poetry
The American Academy of Poets
Audio archive, educational resources & publications
Bedford St. Martin’s: Interactive Poetry Tutorial
UC Davis Libraries: British Women Romantic Poets Project
Online archive of British women poets of the Romantic Era
The Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill: Poetry Explication
Techniques for analyzing and describing poetry
Authors
Euripides
Internet Classics Archive: Medea by Euripides at M.I.T.
Ibsen, Henrik
National Library of Norway
Research
Lonely Planet
Information provided through editorials, blogs, and forums on global travel destinations.
National Geographic
Website for “one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world”.
World Fact Book: CIA
“The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. “
ENG 2410 (Children’s Literature)
Authors
Alcott, Louisa May
Louisa May Alcott’s home Orchard House
Baum, L. Frank
The Wizard of Oz, An American Fairytale
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Penguin Books Reading Guide
Cleary, Beverly
The World of Beverly Cleary - author’s official website
Cleary, Beverly
Library of Congress Beverly Cleary website
Gag, Wanda
National Gallery of Art: Wanda Gag
Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm
National Geographic: Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrations by George Cruikshank
Lloyd, Alexander
Washington Post Obituary
Martin, George R. R.
Author’s official website
Munsch, Robert N.
Author’s official website
Taylor, Mildred D.
Scholastic Teachers: Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry
Fairy Tales and the Oral Tradition
D.L. Ashman: Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
Full text fairytales, folklore and mythological stories arranged by topic
Literature
International Children’s Digital Library
Collection of international children’s literature searchable by author, title, country, etc.
Library of Congress: Children’s Literature Center
Project Gutenberg
Copyright-free e-books available for downloading (or reading) online
