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LiteraturE
LinkS Before you begin to use the Internet for research, read A WORD OF CAUTION.
The Nobel Prize for Literature: information about all the Nobel Prize winners -- bios, their Nobel speeches, their work, etc. Sarasota Reading Festival: website for the annual November event. Voice of the Shuttle: THE Web Page for Humanities Research. Constantly updated, exhaustive, and user-friendly (VOS). Texts without Boundaries: a discussion of various types of electronic texts The Electronic Labyrinth is a study of the implications of hypertext for creative writers looking to move beyond traditional notions of linearity. The Electronic Labyrinth: Formal Devices and the Novel: "Hypertext follows in the steps of this counter-tradition, seeking new narrative models that might mirror its structural decentring of the book. The following list is an attempt to show the range of formal devices which have been variously employed by hypertext authors, both in print and electronic forms." Links to Places Literary from the University of Dundee in Scotland. Indigenous Peoples Literature Site: "Dedicated to the 400 million unseen/unheard people on this planet." The Literature of the Gay and Lesbian Experience: A Reading List. Compiled by T. Allen Culpepper, Ph.D., MCC. AFRICA: African Writers: Voices of Change: Information on African writers and links, compiled at UF African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning from the University of Virginia Africa: Arts and Architecture links to a variety of sources from the University of Pennsylvania ASIA Chinese Literature Resources Page from Creighton University. Hindu Students Council from the University of Michigan: contains an enormous amount of information on Hinduism, including a virtual shrine with information on Hindu deities. Guide to Japanese Literature: Links to sites with information about Japanese authors, literature and culture. The Japanese Text Initiative: The University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center and the University of Pittsburgh East Asian Library are pleased to announce additions to the Japanese Text Initiative, a collaborative effort to make texts of classical Japanese literature available on the World Wide Web. WWW sites for Japanese Authors from Duke University EUROPE Western European Literatures: Internet sources for literary texts in the western European languages other than English. NORTH AMERICA American Studies Web: Literature and Hypertext Resources from Georgetown University. Key Sites on African-American Art and Literature Canadian Literature Resource Service -- from the National Library of Canada. SOUTH AMERICA Links to Literature in Latin America in English and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin Latin American Literature links from Dr. Joanne Gass, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, California State University, Fullerton.
Poetry Website from the Library of Congress: contains information about the Poet Laureate, Poetry Webcasts, and lots more. Favorite Poem Project: started by Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, the project contains favorite poems submitted by Americans, videos of poetry readings, anthologies of poems, and an opportunity to submit your own favorite poem. The Academy of American Poets: Sponsors of National Poetry Month, their webpage contains information on over 200 poets (Find A Poet), poetry exhibits, and lots more. Modern and Contemporary Poetry from AL Filreis at the U of Pennsylvania -- hundreds of links to poets, poetry readings, etc. The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry: an index to poetry -- search by author, subject or first line. Contains full text poems as well information about sources for poems. The best way to access this is through LINCC's Electronic Resources -- your G00 # is your borrower ID and the last 4 letters of your G00# are your PIN #. Poetry Society of America: Your link to Poetry Resources, Poetry Awards, and a Poetry Workshop. Or send an audio Poetry Post Card.
Poetry
Resources: a collection of links put together by MCC Professor Courtney Ruffner
-- contains a number of student anthologies, a site about MLA for Poetry, and a
poetry explication page. Strangers to Us All: Lawyers and Poetry: website by law professor, James Elkins. Contains information about lawyer/poets, an anthology of poems by lawyers, and an excellent page on Reading Poetry: Web Resources. Mudlark:
An Electronic Journal of Poetry and Poetics: "never in and never out of
print." The Cortland Review: An online literary magazine in RealAudio, devoted to introducing visitors to spoken poetry. Includes articles that discuss the importance of poetry in the age of technology to reviews and interviews. Sonnet Central: sonnets from around the world, tips on writing sonnets, sonnet contests. Open Here! Poetry: all kinds of poetry links for students and poetry buffs. Fooling with Words with Bill Moyers presents 21 contemporary poets in text sound and image. Links to Florida Poets The Poetry Resource: Patrick Martin's webpage with links to individual poets, collections, publishers, etc. Anhinga Press's Poets Links to poets from the Tallahassee publisher.
MCC's Library Resources and LINCCWEB: Your starting place for library research, the connection to MCC's library and the other community college libraries in Florida. Access to the Britannica Encyclopedia online and journal databases, many with full-text articles online. SUNCAT: Sarasota County Libraries' Online Catalog. Internet Resources: The items on this page focus on instruction for using and creating Internet resources. They will tell you how to use Internet services, but will not tell you what specific resources exist. From the library of the University of California at Berkeley. The Internet Public Library: The Internet Public Library is the first public library of the Internet. "The Internet is a mess. Since nobody runs it, that's no surprise. There are a lot of interesting, worthwhile, and valuable things out there--and a lot that are a complete waste of time. Over the last few hundred years, librarians have become skilled at finding the good stuff, organizing it, and making it easier for people to find and use. Librarians also fight for important ideas like freedom of expression and thought, equality of access to information, and literacy." Modern Language Association: THE MLA site includes "Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style" -- use it! Writing Help and Citing Unusual Sources: from MCC Librarians
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