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Some Useful Internet Links for English Literature
ENL 2010, ENL 2022 Before you begin to use the Internet for research, read A WORD OF CAUTION.
A World of Words: Wonderful Linguistic Links from Prof. John Lawler, Linguistics Department, University of Michigan Middle English Dictionary: "The print MED, completed in 2001, has been described as 'the greatest achievement in medieval scholarship in America.' Its 15,000 pages offer a comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500, based on the analysis of a collection of over three million citation slips, the largest collection of this kind available. This electronic version of the MED preserves all the details of the print MED, but goes far beyond this, by converting its contents into an enormous database, searchable in ways impossible within any print dictionary The Great Vowel Shift (from the Harvard Chaucer site)
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Official Website of the British Monarchy
ANTHOLOGIES OF ENGLISH LITERATURE LINKS: Literature Online for Schools: a new service developed to support and extend the teaching and study of English literature; it provides primary texts and secondary materials geared to texts, authors and topics covered in the International Baccalaureate Exam and exams in Great Britain. Luminarium: A collection of links, essays and resources for Medieval, Renaissance, and 17th Century English Literature created by Anniina Jokinen. If you use an essay from here for research purposes, be sure it has been previously published or presented at an academic conference -- some are simply papers by students -- interesting, but not authoritative.
The Middle Ages (to ca. 1485): Norton Topics Online includes "Medieval Estates and Orders: Making and Breaking the Rules," "King Arthur: Romancing Politics," and "The First Crusade" Sanctifying War." The Labyrinth: Sources for Medieval Studies, sponsored by Georgetown University -- an enormous wealth of information. Netserf: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources --many, many links on all things medieval. The Medieval Review: an online scholarly journal from Bryn Mawr Old English: Regia Anglorum: Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History Our Anglo-Saxon Heritage: The Cultural and Historical Inheritance of Old English Readings of Old English Poetry for those of you with sound cards. Beowulf Links: The Electronic Beowulf Project from the British Library and the University of Kentucky Middle English: Anthology of Middle English Literature Articles and Essays: a collection of essays on Chaucer, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Langland, ME Poetry and Drama, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, and Malory from Luminarium. If you use one from here for research purposes, be sure it has been previously published or presented at an academic conference -- some are simply papers by students -- interesting, but not authoritative. Chaucer Links: The Canterbury Tales from Harvard's Geoffrey Chaucer Page -- a wealth of information on each tale. The Electronic Canterbury Tales: An exhaustive series of links to information about Chaucer on the WWW. Links Related to Chaucer and Medieval Studies, created by Professor Michael Hanly at Washington State University The Canterbury Tales Project from the University of Sheffield The Canterbury Web Site: a site devoted to Canterbury and Kent, including links to information on The Canterbury Tales A Chaucerian Feast: recipes Arthurian Literature: King Arthur on Britannia.com History: an exhaustive resource for Arthuriana The Camelot Project from the University of Rochester: Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies and basic information. Arthuriana: a scholary journal of Arthurian literature with links to Arthur pages on the Internet King Arthur: History and Legend A Millennial Quest for Arthur: "In January 2000 two undergraduate students left for a month-long research trip, sponsored by Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. After traveling over 3000 miles across the Island of Britain, we created this site for people who wish to learn more about those places associated with King Arthur and the legends attached to them." Created by students Joseph W.C. Boyles and W. Jacob Livingston, III, this site is beautifully organized and has lots of photographs." Other Medieval Authors: Some Background on the Life of Margery Kempe International Marie de France Society William Langland: The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive from the University of Virginia The William Langland Page from the San Antonio College LitWeb
The Sixteenth Century (1485-1603): Norton Topics Online includes "The Magician, the Heretic and the Playwright: Faustus, Marlowe and the English Stage," "Renaissance Exploration, Travel, and the World Outside Europe," and " Dissent, Doubt, and Spiritual Violence in the Reformation." Early Modern Literary Studies is a refereed journal serving as a formal arena for scholarly discussion and as an academic resource for researchers in the area. Articles in EMLS examine English literature, literary culture, and language during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies This is an excellent site for anything from general information to specific inquiry. It includes links to text sources, dictionaries, resources in non-literary disciplines, library links, links to other schools, and links to journals, among other things. Shakespeare Links: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: the first web edition of Shakespeare's complete works from MIT. Includes a discussion area and a search engine. The
New Globe: "Shakespeare's
Globe was founded by Sam Wanamaker and is dedicated to the experience and
international understanding of Shakespeare Shakespeare Illustrated: a work in progress by Harry Rusche at Emory University, explores nineteenth-century paintings, criticism and productions of Shakespeare's plays and their influences on one another. Enjoying King Lear by Ed Friedlander, M.D. : an excellent introduction with numerous links to other sites Other Renaissance Dramatists and Poets: Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe: An Electronic Edition This is THE website for Marlowe. The site presents "both original and modernized" texts of the plays and poems. The Luminarium Christopher Marlowe page - includes biography, quotations, and links to articles and to student essays. Norton Topics Online: "The Magician, the Heretic and the Playwright: Faustus, Marlowe and the English Stage," The Luminarium Ben Jonson page - includes biography, quotations, and links to articles and to student essays. T.S. Eliot on Ben Jonson from The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism. 1922. The Luminarium John Webster page - includes biography, quotations, and links to articles and to student essays. John Webster: Introduction and Links John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi: good introductory website Aemilia Lanyer: biography, bibliography and complete Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum
The Early Seventeenth Century (1603-1660): Norton Topics Online includes "Gender Family and Households," "Paradise Lost in Context," and "Civil Wars of Ideas." The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century (1660-1785): Norton Topics Online includes "A Day in 18th-Century London," "The Plurality of Worlds," and "Slavery and the Slave Trade in Britain." English Literature: The Early 17th Century: Luminarium's links to 17th c. authors. Early Modern Literary Studies is a refereed journal serving as a formal arena for scholarly discussion and as an academic resource for researchers in the area. Articles in EMLS examine English literature, literary culture, and language during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. BritLit.org currently houses the complete poetry of Richard Crashaw. Future plans are to make available online the complete works in English of minor 17th Century British poets. Website designed and maintained by John Richard Stevens. Academic affiliation: Oklahoma State University. Aphra Behn: site includes information on the life and works of APhra Behn. Includes a Bibliography, links and such essays on Oronooko as "Shifting Power and the Evasion of Responsibility in Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave: A hypertextual essay" by Helen IbbotsonThe Milton-L Home Page: Devoted to the Life, Literature and Times of John Milton. The Emory Women Writers Resource Project is a collection of edited and unedited texts by women writing in English from the seventeenth century through the nineteenth century (from Emory University).
The Romantic Period (1785-1830): Norton Topics Online includes "Tintern Abbey, Tourism and the Romantic Landscape," "Literary Gothicism," and " The French Revolution:Apocalyptic Expectations." Romantic Circles: a Website devoted to the study of Romantic-period literature and culture. Romantics Unbound: a hypertextual learning space on Romanticism The Victorian Age (1830-1901): Norton Topics Online includes "Industrialism: Progress or Decline?" "The Woman Question," and " The Painterly Image in Poetry." The Victorian Web: A guide to all things Victorian from Brown University Victorian Websites: links to scholars and others things Victorian. The Twentieth Century: Norton Topics Online includes "Imperialism to Postcolonialism ," "Technology and Warfare," and " The Meaning of the Millenium ." The Modernism Timeline: 1890-1940
Voice of the Shuttle: THE Web Page for Humanities Research. Constantly updated, exhaustive, and user-friendly. Places of Interest for English Majors: Literary Web Links from Georgetown University. Links to Places Literary from the University of Dundee in Scotland.
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!
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