LITERATURE AND READING: Web Catalogs
NOTE: See our AUTHORS and TEXTS pages for many more links to catalogs of writers and their works.
- The English Server (Iowa State University)
- Lots and lots of links, on these topics and more: 18th Century cultural studies,
audio and video recordings of scholarly presentations, non-fiction book texts,
community bulletin boards, calls for papers, literacy, cultural theory,
drama texts, feminism, fiction texts, film and TV, journals, languages,
libraries, poetry and sudden poetry texts, and rhetoric.
- Jack Lynch's Literary Resources on the Net (Rutgers Univ.)
- Search, or browse copious links for topics in these categories: Classical & Biblical,
Medieval, Renaissance, Eighteenth-Century, Romantic, Victorian British,
Twentieth-Century British & Irish, American, Theatre and Drama, Theory,
Women's Literature & Feminism, Ethnicities & Nationalities, Other National Literatures,
Bibliography & History of the Book, Hypertext, Miscellaneous. Intelligent, well-organised site.
- Voice of the Shuttle: Humanities Research Page (Univ. of California - Santa Barbara)
- Big site with all the humanities covered. Use these specific address for
English Literature Links,
Other Literature Links,
and Literary Theory.
- Language and Literature (Vancouver Public Library)
- Briefly annotated links in these categories: Literature Metasites and General Sites; African
Literature; Classical Literature; English Language Literature; Estonian Literature; French
Literature; French Canadian Literature; German Literature; Greek Literature; Icelandic Literature;
Italian Literature; Japanese Literature; Latin Literature; Medieval Literature; Russian
Literature; South American Literature; Spanish and Catalan Literature; and Turkish
Literature.
- World Literature Web Guide (Zeroland, NZ)
- Searchable and browsable. Briefly annotated links in these sections: Ancient literature; Bible; Book arts; Censorship; Children's literature; Criticism; Dictionary
index; E-Book publishing; Epic; Etexts; Grammar; Horror literature; Language; Literary theory;
Manuscripts; Mythology; Poetry etexts; Playwrights; Publishers; Quotations; Rare books;
Religion in literature; Renaissance; Restoration; Romanticism; Science fiction; Short
stories; Surrealism; Symbolism; Victorian literature; and Women's literature. Also has an authors
index and a country index.
- Online Literary Criticism Collection (Internet Public Library)
- Offers over 4,500 critical and biographical websites about authors, their works, genres, etc., that can be browsed by
author, title, nationality, and literary period. Well-annotated. Nationalities include
American Literature, British Literature, Canadian Literature, French Literature, Italian
Literature, German Literature, Russian Literature, Spanish Literature, Latin
American Literature, Japanese Literature, Chinese Literature, Greek (Classical),
Latin, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Scandinavian, Middle Eastern, Indian, South East Asian,
Caribbean, African, Australian & New Zealandic.
- E.W. King Library Literature Subject Guide (King College, Bristol TN)
- General literature site with links divided into these sections: General, Adolescent Lit,
American Lit/Writers, Children's Lit, Christian Lit/Writers, Classical Lit,
Comparative Lit, E-Texts and E-Journals, English Lit (further subdivided by period),
English Writers, French Lit, German Lit, Literary Criticism, Myths, Scottish Lit, Spanish Lit, World Lit,
and Teaching Literature.
- English Language and Literature Resources (Rhodes College - Memphis, TN)
- Sections with links relevant to Children's Lit, E-Texts, Film Studies, Linguistics,
Authors, Drama, Poetry, Prose, Journalism, and English depts. on the WWW. Many links,
little annotation. Revised 11/03.
- The Literary Web (Univ. of Tennessee - Knoxville)
- Good number of links (not overwhelming, not sparse) in each of these sections: Authors, Books,
Children's Literature, Journals, Literary Resources, Poetry, Writing Resources.
- A Literary Index (Chris Flack, Vanderbilt University)
- Annotated links, presented in hypertext paragraph form, to large, "more significant collections of Internet literary resources."
Categories of links are Literary Indices, Doing Literary Research, English Depts.,
E-Text Archives, Books/Presses, Writing, and Teaching Literature.
- Zuzu's Petals Literary Resources
- "Links for creative people." Links for artists, writers, poets, web designers, and book lovers,
and links to literary magazines, library and archival resources, newsgroups, and sites concerning
censorship, among other things. Links for Booklovers includes
long, unadorned lists of bookstores, links for book arts and collecting, and
online poetry, among others.
- New York Times Books
- Searchable archive of 50,000 book reviews since 1980; bestseller lists;
first chapters; book news; book forums.
- Great Books Home Page (Russell McNeil, Malaspina)
- Select category/subject (literature, philosophy, science, etc.) and time period (or all periods).
"Entries and ideas reflect greatness - that is they are selected for their
relevance to global culture." Also offers on-line courses, reading lists, and lots of links to each book.
- Great Books Lists (Robert Teeter)
- Excellent resource, simply formatted. FAQ, and links to online texts, essays, and
lists pertaining to the Western Canon, Eastern and World
Canons, the Contemporary Canon, Other Lists, his personal reading lists,
etc. Recommended.
- Digital Librarian: Literature (Margaret Vail Anderson)
- This site is large, with over 250 links to authors pages, organisations, journals,
e-texts, essays, criticism, other literature sites, and much more. Unfortunately,
there is no organisation; all the sites are mixed together, in alphabetical order
without categorisation, making this site very difficult to browse. Updated 2004.
- Modern Library's 100 Best 20th-Century English-Language Novels (Random House)
- Lists book title and author of books chosen as best by Modern Library judges. Also gives readers' choices
for 100 best. Also 100 Best Non-Fiction Books.
See also our Children's Book Lists
- Children's Literature Navigator (Denise I. Matulka)
- "A compilation of Internet resources for librarians, parents, teachers, and children."
Over 400 links, in these categories: Art Resources; Associations;
Authors--Novels & Picture Books; Author Societies; Awards;
Bibliographies; Book Fairs; Booksellers; Characters; Conferences & Festivals;
Creation; Critics, Editors, and Historians; Databases; Fables, Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths;
History; Illustrators; Internet Resources; International Children's Literature;
Journals; Just for Kids; Listservs; Music; Parents & Caregivers;
Organizations; Picture Books; Products & Merchandise;
Publishers; Public Libraries; Puppets; Reading; School Libraries;
Series; Special Collections; Storytime; Study of Children's Literature;
Teachers; TV & Radio. Updated 2004.
- Children's Literature Web Guide (Univ. of Calgary)
- Highly acclaimed site. Links to authors, stories, awards, bestsellers, resources for storytellers/parents/
teachers/writers, movies and TV based on kids' books, lots more. Only drawback is
that many outside links are not working.
- Children's Literature (Reesa Cohen, University of Manitoba)
- Annotated links to about 80 websites in these categories: Canadian Literature Sites, General Literature Sites,
Teaching Ideas for Children's Literature, Specialty Sites, For Kids, Online Journals, and Listservs.
- Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature (Roxanne Hsu Feldman)
- Children's lit discussion; authors and illustrators; reference links and
thematic booklists; articles and reviews; links to
full texts of children's classics. Intended for adults discussing children's literature. Updated 2004.
- Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page (Kay Vandergrift)
- Books grouped under interesting topics headings: Readings in children's literature;
Cookbooks; Children's book publishers; Sharing literature; Female voices in picture books;
African-American; Asian-American; Hispanic-American; Native-American;
Sensitive issues; Censorship; Traditional literature; Fairy tales;
Snow White; Female stories; etc. This site generally provides articles and books for educators.
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- Children's book reviews; other curriculum areas as they relate to children's literature;
great suggested reading for various themes
and subjects, such as bullies,
food, families, time, trains, color, etc.; professional resources for those teaching
reading or writing, parenting resources, 9 author/illustrator pages, and a newsletter.
- ChildrensLit.Com
- Sections include Meet the Author,
Teaching Materials, Themed Reviews, Commentary, and Bibliograhies.
Themed reviews
include pages on African-Americans, baseball, Christmas and other holidays, dinosaurs,
famous women, Irish interests, Young Adult, more. The Authors section provides satisying
essays about over 20 authors/illustrators and their works.
- Digital Librarian: Children's Literature
- This site is huge, with over 300 links to authors pages, organisations, journals,
e-texts, curriculum units, other children's lit sites, and much more. Unfortunately,
there is no organisation; all the sites are mixed together, in alphabetical order
without categorisation, making this site very difficult to browse. Updated 2004.
- Landmarks in the History of Children's Literature (San Antonio College LitWeb)
- "This chronological list contains not only books specifically intended
for the young but also books which have been sources of materials
considered suitable for youthful readers. These books are the beginning of a
foundation for anyone wishing to acquire a degree of expertise in this subject."
- Loganberry Books: Stump the Bookseller Solved Mysteries (Loganberry Books)
- Excellent site for finding titles for 'lost' children's books. Folks post descriptions of
books, and others post titles based on the descriptions. Answers are posted alphabetically
by title but you can search the pages using keywords.
- Beyond Nancy Drew: Girls' Literature (Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library - Duke University)
- Examples of fiction and handbooks written for American girls from the 18th century through about 1960.
Sections include Early Literature for Girls, A Christian Upbringing,
Etiquettes and Girls' Behavior, Nurses in Girls' Literature, Outdoor and Adventure Series,
Girl Detectives: Mysteries for Girls, Tomboys and Working Girls,
Lollipop Power Press (portraying non-sexist role models), Heroines.
Also a list of secondary sources.
- The Cambridge History of English and American Literature (Bartleby)
- Full-text of this work. Contents: Volumes I-XIV cover English Lit;
Volumes XV-XVII cover American. Vol. I: From the Beginnings to the Cycles of Romance;
II: The End of the Middle Ages; III: Renascence and Reformation;
IV: Prose and Poetry from Sir Thomas North to Michael Drayton;
V: The Drama to 1642: Part I; VI: The Drama to 1642: Part II;
VII: Cavalier and Puritan; VIII: The Age of Dryden; IX: From Steele and Addison to Pope and Swift;
X: The Age of Johnson; XI: The Period of the French Revolution;
XII: The Romantic Revival; XIII: The Victorian Age: Part I;
XIV: The Victorian Age: Part II; XV: Colonial and Revolutionary Literature and
Early National Literature: Part I; XVI: Early National Literature: Part II and
Later National Literature: Part I; XVII: Later National Literature: Part II;
XVIII: Later National Literature: Part III. Searchable.
- History and Development of Prose Style: A Reader (John F. Tinkler - Towson State College, MD)
- Text readings in English and American literature, by time period: Old English, Middle English, Renaissance, Early 17th cent.,
Late 17th cent., Early 18th cent., Late 18th cent., 19th cent., and 20th cent. First work is
c.890 (King Alfred's Preface to St. Gregory's Pastoral Care, in Old English)
to the U.S. Supreme Court's Quarles v New York. Generally non-fiction works.
- Literary Links Speciality Catalog (Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz)
- Catalogs of links to sites relevant primarily to English and American literature, by period from Old English
to Victorian, as well as Modernism/Post-Modernism/Theory, American Studies, Gender Studies,
Regional/Ethnic/Minority Literatures (general catalogs, then Hispanic/Latin, Judaic,
Black and African-American, Native-American, Asian and Asian-American), Drama and Poetry,
and General and Interdisciplinary catalogs (including film and television).
Also provides an index to Authors' home pages (for about 150 authors).
- WWW Resources for English and American Literature (Perry Willett, Indiana Univ. Bloomington Libraries)
- For-the-most-part-not-annotated links, about 10-20 per section, to journal and Web
sites with information on: General Online Library Resources, Online Journals for Literary Studies, General WWW Literary Studies,
Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature, Renaissance and Early Modern Literature,
18th Century British Literature, 19th Century British Romanticism and Regency Period,
19th Century British Victorian Studies, 20th Century British Literature, 18th Century American Literature,
19th Century American Literature, 20th Century American Literature,
Other literatures in English, Creative Writing, and Electronic Text Centers. Also provides
a companion guide to print resources for English and American Lit.
- MIT Libraries Literature Resources (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Provides 5-25 links to mostly large catalogs and indices of English and American literature resources;
separate lists for Classical,
16th-19th Century, and
Twentieth-Century Literature,
as well as for American, Canadian, and Australian Lit,
Poetry, and
Theatre/Drama.
- Literary Periods, Movements, and Topics (Miami Univ. in Ohio)
- Subtitled "Internet Resources for English and American Literature." Links for
Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration, Romantic, Victorian, Twentieth Century American and British,
American Lit, Women Writers, and Native American, each listing five or six links to large sites
concerned with these periods, movements, and topics.
- Contemporary Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English (George P. Landow, Brown University)
- Resources for studying postcolonial literatures of Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, the UK, Canada, the Caribbean. Also sections on specific topichttp://www.postcolonialweb.org/misc/authors.html">links
to authors. Updated 2004.
- Anglo-American Literature Guide (Lower Saxony State and University Library)
- "Gateway to scholarly relevant information in Anglo-American literature and language." Over 1,500
resources, annotated and evaluated. Browse or search. Updated 2002.
- Luminarium (Anniina Jokinen)
- Excellent resource. Texts, biographies, and criticism of authors from the Medieval,
Renaissance and
17th century periods of English Literature. Also
fantastic resource lists for each period, with links to non-literary topics (such as
food and drink, costumes, dance, music, diseases, philosophy, witchcraft, women's roles,
etc.). And links to essays on many of the authors.
- English Literature on the Web (Mitsuharu Matsuoka, Nagoya University, Japan)
- Not annotated, but lots of good links, including to other English Lit catalogs, huge array of British authors,
e-text archives, and resources by time period: Medieval (& Anglo-Saxon),
17th Century (& Renaissance), 18th Century (& Restoration),
19th Century (Romantics & Victorian), and 20th Century.
- Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD)
- Quarterly, scholarly English Lit journal. Winter = English Renaissance; Spring = Tudor and Stuart Drama;
Summer = Restoration and 18th Century; Autumn = 19th Century. Articles available in PDF or HTML.
- Luminarium - Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore and Drama (Anniina Jokinen)
- Excellent resource. Texts, biographies, and criticism of Irish authors.
- Island Ireland: Irish Literature (Island Ireland)
- Hand-chosen and annotated links for resources on Irish writing, Irish poetry,
useful academic organisations, online texts, interviews and reviews, etc.
- BUBL Link: Scottish Literature Resource (BUBL)
- Fifteen annotated links to websites such as Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Robert Louis Stevenson Novels,
Scots-online, Scottish Authors, Sherlock Holmes on the Web, etc.
- Scottish Literature Timeline (The University of South Carolina)
- Extensive timeline, from 1394-1994. Not hypertext.
- An Introduction to Welsh Literature (Go Britannia!)
- Narrative, with 20 separate chapters arranged chronologically, including Heroic Poetry, Arthuriana, Giraldus Cambrensis,
The Mabinogion, The Welsh Bible, 18th Century Wales, Influence of Methodism, 20th
Century, a reading list, and more.
- Northwest Passages: Canadian Literature Online
- Last updated 6/2000. Sections: General Canadian Literature Links, Canadian Studies Programs & Associations,
Canadian Authors (quite a lot listed), Canadian Publishers, Canadian Literary Periodicals,
Canadian Literary Organizations, and Canadian Culture. Not annotated.
- African Canadian Literature (York University, Toronto, Canada)
- The history of African Canadian literature, background and works list for about 50 authors,
book summaries of about 20 children's books, more.
- A History of Italian-Canadian Writing (Joseph Pivato - Athabasca University)
- Extensive text, with overview, early and recent history sections, bibliography. No author or text lists other than the bibliography, but
brief embedded entries on Caterina Edwards, Pasquale Verdicchio, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, Frank Paci, Mary di Michele, Mario Duliani,
and Francesco Giuseppe Bressani.
- Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide (California State Univ. - Stanislaus)
- Very nice site, packed with information about American literature, from pre-1700s to
the present. Arranged in units, each complete with extensive print bibliographies, list of
authors with print and online resources, and suggested research and study topics.
Units are: Early American Lit to 1700; Early American Lit 1700-1800; Early 19th-Century Lit (1800-1865):
The Romantics; Early 19th-Century Lit (1832-1862): The Transcendentalists; Late 19th-Century Lit (1865-1890):
Realism; Late 19th-Century Lit (1890-1910): Naturalism; Modern Lit (1910-1945);
American Drama; The Harlem Renaissance (1919-1937); and Contemporary Lit (1945-present). Perfect for students of
American Lit, whatever their ages.
- Giacobazzi's American Literature Resources (Frederic Giacobazzi, Kirtland Community College, Roscommon, MI)
- Resources listed for these periods: Colonial, Federal, Romantic, Realism, Modernism. Each section
features links to various authors and titles of the period. Also a General section, with
links to other American literature sites.
- American Literature Online (Michael O'Conner, Milliken University)
- Chronological index of unannotated Web links, in these time periods:
Early American, Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism, Modernism, and Contemporary. Also
links to resources similar to this site.
- American Literary Movements (Gonzaga University)
- Fascinating site, with detailed hypertext decriptions of various and interesting Early American literary movements (or
events and movements underpinning the literature of the time),
such as Arminianism, Concord Chronology, Covenant Theology, Native American Literature,
Plantation Tradition, Salem Witch Trials, Southwestern Humor, Travel Narrative, Jeremiads, etc. Part
of Donna Campbell's English 311 course.
- Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events (Gonzaga University)
- Another great site from Donna Campbell. Political and social history in one column,
literary happenings in the other, both with many links, some photos.
- American 19th-Century Literature Resources (Univ. of Connecticut)
- Alphabetical list of on-line resources relevant to this time period, including specific authors as well
as more general indexes. Not annotated, but source of site is given for more resources.
- American 20th-Century Literature Resources (Univ. of Connecticut)
- Alphabetical list of on-line resources relevant to this time period, including specific authors as well
as more general indexes. Not annotated, but source of site is given for more resources.
- Norton Websource to American Literature
- Online companion to the 5th edition of The Norton Anthology of American Literature.
Offers reference timelines with historical-literary
outlines; over 400 annotated Web links; 120 author resource
pages; 7 period topics (Literature of Encounter;
The Puritan Legacy; Romanticism, Trancendentalism, and Individual Voices, 1820-1865; The Age of Isms, 1865-1914;
The Rise of American Literary Modernism; American Prose and Drama since 1945: Atomic Age to Information Age;
and American Poetry after World War I); questions and project suggestions for students; instructor
resources.
(see also AUTHOR CATALOGS: Nationality - African American)
- Voice of the Shuttle: Afro-American Literature
- Links to general resources, listservs, individual authors pages.
- Africa, South of the Sahara: Literature (Karen Fung)
- Over 100 online sources about African literature listed, annotated.
- African Postcolonial Literature in English (George P. Landow, Brown University)
- Includes list of postcolonial and postimperial authors,
and sections on postcolonial theory, specific countries (Morocco, Uganda, Nigeria,
South Africa, Zimbabwe), literary themes, and bibliographies.
- Web Resources on African American Writers and Literature (Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV)
- Briefly annotated links in these categories: African American Culture,
African American Literary Movements, African American Quilts,
Digital Collections, General Biographical Sources, General Literary Sites,
Local History, Periodicals, Women Writers.
- African American Literature (William Karkavelas, African American Resources)
- Links to many black literature resources, including bibliographies, oral tradition sites, authors and
text sites arranged in chronological order, journals/magazines sites, and meta-sites.
- African American Literature Online (source unknown)
- Arranged by decade from 1920-1990, includes introduction to the time period, including literary themes of
African-Americans, and short list and summary of works of the period.
Over 75 novels, poems, autobiographies, and essays offered. Targeted towards high school students.
- WRITING BLACK (Keele University, Staffordshire, UK)
- Links to texts of about 40 writers (not all black), five historical texts, and about 10 sites similar to this one.
- A Brief Chronology of African American Literature (Roger Blackwell Bailey, Ph.D. - SAC LitWeb)
- The compiler notes "I originally wanted it to be a reading list, but I have since linked the
names of several authors to their own pages so that a bit deeper coverage might be possible."
Timeline of African-American literary events from 1746-1990.
- Women of Color, Women of Words: African-American Female Playwrights Homepage (Angela E. Weaver)
- Stylish site, provides info on about 20 female African-American playwrights; their
plays; the plays' production histories, casts, etc.; and theatres. Also sections on announcements,
dissertations, e-group.
- QBR.com: The Black Book Review Online
- Interviews, reviews, bestsellers list, recommendations, forum.
- Children of Al-Mahjar: Arab American Literature Spans a Century (Elmaz Abinader)
- Backgrounder on Arab-American literature, with discussion about and information on
several writers.
- Voice of the Shuttle: Asian-American Literature (Alan Liu)
- Links to general resources on the topic and links for 11 authors.
- Voice of the Shuttle: Jewish-American Literature (Alan Liu)
- Links to info on 5 authors: Cynthia Ozick, Art Spiegelman,
Philip Roth, Chaim Potok, and Stanley Elkin.
- Latino Children's Literature (UCLA)
- An annotated bibliography of books for kids and resources for parents and teachers.
- Voice of the Shuttle: Chicano/Latino Literature (Alan Liu)
- Links to general resources on the topic and links for 7 authors.
- Voice of the Shuttle: Native American Literature
- Links to general resources and online resources for 15 authors.
(see also AUTHOR CATALOGS: Nationality - Regional American)
- Literature in the American South (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Documenting the American South)
- Introductory article, and articles on the antebellum era, biography,
black literature, the civil war, folklore, humor, the local color era,
and regionalism. Links to numerous
texts of the South.
- A Literary History of the American West (Texas Christian University Press)
- Online version of the 1986 text. Sections on Oral Traditions, Folklore,
The Adventure Narrative, The Military, Lawmen and Outlaws, Beginnings of
Genres in the West, World Westerns: The European Writer and the American West,
Western Poetry 1850-1950, Western American Drama to 1960,
The Nature Essay, Early Western Literary Scholars, The
Far West, The Southwest, The Novel of the Cowboy, The Midwest,
The Rocky Mountains, Mormon Novels, Western American Indian
Writers, American Indian Fiction, Early Mexican-American Literature,
Asian-American Literary Traditions, Afro-American Writers
in the West, Scandinavian Immigrant Literature, Small Presses and
Little Magazines in the West 1960-1980, Trends in Western Women's
Writing, and many individual authors.
- Handbook of Texas Online: Literature (Don Graham - Univ. of Texas-Austin and Texas State Historial Society)
- Extensive narrative history of Texas literature, with specific authors
and texts noted. Not hypertext.
- The Development of Iranian Literatures (K. Kianush, Art Arena)
- Extensive work, with these sections: Old Iranian Literature; Epic Literature of Ancient Iran;
Parthian and Middle Persian Written Literatures; The Rise and Development of Persian Literature;
General Features of Persian Literature; The Development of Persian Poetry;
Modernist Poetry; Prose Literature; and Translating Persian Literature.
Excerped from Persian Literature: Columbia Lectures on Iranian Studies 3 by Ehsan Yarshater.
- Middle East & Islamic Studies Collection: Arabic Literature (Cornell University, NY)
- Long page of unannotated links to sites with general background on Arabic literature,
Arabic poetry, Arabic fiction and other literature, and more.
- Japanese Literature (About.Com)
- Links to author pages, Japanese mythology, samplers of texts by Japanese writers, online journals, etc.
- History of Danish Literature (The Danish Literature Information Centre)
- Multimedia timeline spanning 1800 to 2000.
- Projecto Vercial
- In Portuguese. A major database for Portuguese literature. Authors and texts listed
by period (medieval, classical, baroque, neoclassical, romantic, post-romantic,
literature of the 20th century, current lit). Also
a separate authors list
with info on 302 Portuguese authors and a separate
texts list of about 180 works.
- Mexican Genre Fiction
- Sections on science fiction, crime fiction, publications (new books, magazines and
e-zines), a dozen or so Mexican and Latin American authors currently writing
genre fiction, and awards.
- Electronic Resources for Classicists (Maria C. Pantelia, Univ. of California - Irvine)
- Big site. Course materials, K-12 resources, author-specific Web sites, images, links to classics projects, bibliographies,
e-text archives, classics departments, lots more.
- Perseus Project (Tufts Univ.)
- Tufts University's "evolving digital library" on ancient Greece and Rome. Greek texts, maps
of ancient lands, coins, vases, sculpture, etc. Rich in content. Searchable.
- Anthology of Middle English (1350-1485) Literature (Luminarium)
- Links to e-texts, biographical info, more, for Chaucer, Sir Gawain, Wm. Langland, Julian of Norwich,
Margery Kempe, Sir Thomas Malory, Everyman. Also other Medieval lyrics and plays.
- Labyrinth: Medieval Literature and Life (Georgetown Univ.)
- Links to sites related to Arthurian legend, heraldry, art and architecture of the time,
latin manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon culture, Celtic England, the Vikings, religious history, lots more.
- Old English and Medieval Literature Resources (Univ. of Connecticut)
- Alphabetical list of on-line resources relevant to this time period, including specific authors as well
as more general indexes. Not annotated, but source of site is given for more resources.
- Medieval Drama Links (Collectors' Post Ltd.)
- Links to e-texts of plays, articles, news and discussion groups,
performance and set design, props and make-up, Medieval costumes,
illustrated materials, Medieval music and dance, Medieval musical
instruments, and other useful sites.
- Voice of the Shuttle: Modern Literature in English (Alan Liu)
- Includes links to general resources, authors and works, course syllabi, criticism,
journals, listservs, and conferences.
- Modernism in Literature (Holly Ashkannejhad, University of Idaho)
- A multi-age unit on modernism and the arts, including pages on:
modern art; a brief description of modernist writers in categories of Imagist, Stream of
Consciousness, Fabian Society, and others; silent movies; a
chronology of modernism from 1900-1940; and a short bibliography.
- Literature and Culture of the American 1950s (Al Filreis, University of Pennsylvania)
- Alphabetical list of Readings in the American 1950s, with links to each reading.
The Cold War, Communism and McCarthyism, and the Organization Man and
Feminism are all covered. Some fiction, lots of non-fiction and news.
- Attributes of Modernist Literature (Professor John Lye - Brock University, St. Catharine's, Ontario, Canada)
- One page list of attributes.
- Mark/Space: Postmodern
- List of authors in alpha order, many with links to pages (on this site) that offer detailed
information on titles, biography, audio-visual materials, and other links;
Articles & Essays on postmodernism; post-modernist magazines; and other links
and resources.
- Prehistoric Fiction
- Huge site, with everything you need to understand and appreciate this period in fiction.
Some of the offerings: The Roots of Prehistoric Fiction, Cave Man,
The Earliest Prehistoric Fiction, Types of Prehistoric Novel, Publishing Trends,
specific authors profiled, Prehistoric Series Novels list, Prehistoric fun/fact (including
a Prehistoric Fiction Bibliography,
Human Origins/Anthropology Online, On-line Texts and Author Pages, and Book Reviews.
- Sixteeneth Century Renaissance (1485-1603) English Literature (Luminarium)
- Links to e-texts, biographical info, more, for John Lyly, Thomas Nashe, Richard Hooker, Sir Walter Raleigh,
Thomas Hariot, Robert Southwell, Thomas Campion, Mary Sidney Herbert, Sir John Davies,
Samuel Daniel, Michael Drayton, Fulke Greville, Aemilia Lanyer.
- Renaissance Literature Resources (Univ. of Connecticut)
- Alphabetical list of on-line resources relevant to this time period, including specific authors as well
as more general indexes. Not annotated.
- Early Modern Literary Studies [16th and 17th Centuries] (R.G. Siemens)
- On-line materials relevant to Shakespeare, Edward de Vere, Spenser, Milton, Dante, more.
Also journals, and links to sites in other disciplines (art, architecture, history, science, etc.) of the time.
- Romantic Chronology (Univ. of California - Santa Barbara)
- Large, database-driven site, with events from the 17th century to 1851 listed by date, with links. Searchable. Links archive.
- Early Seventeenth Century (1603-1660) English Literature (Luminarium)
- Links to e-texts, biographical info, more, for James I, John Donne, Ben Jonson, Francis Bacon, Edward Herbert, Robert Herrick,
George Herbert, Thomas Carew, Henry Vaughan, John Milton, Andrew Marvell, Lady Mary Wroth, Richard Lovelace,
Sir John Suckling, Margaret Cavendish, Dorothy Osborne, Francis Quarles, James Shirley, John
Fletcher, Thomas Dekker, John Webster, Edmund Waller.
- Eighteenth-Century Resources -- Literature (Jack Lynch)
- Links to general 18th-century lit sites, British authors of the period, theatre and drama resources,
and separate sections on the Gothic genre, Romanticism, women writers, German lit,
French lit, and Italian lit.
- Romantic Literature Resources (Univ. of Connecticut)
- Alphabetical list of on-line resources relevant to this time period, including specific authors as well
as more general indexes. Not annotated.
- Romantic Circles (The University of Maryland)
- Devoted to the study of Romantic-period literature and culture. Features searchable archive
of hypertext editions of Romantic period works, reports and conferences,
list of scholarly publications, resources for studying Romanticism for high school
teachers and students, reviews and critical essays.
- The Romantic Period (1785-1830) (Norton Topics Online)
- Overview of authors and themes of the period. Sections on literary gothicism and
the French revolution.
- Victorian Web Literature Overview (Brown Univ.)
- Victorian Lit Timeline;
Detailed info on about 35 Authors; the Concept of the Literary Canon; Literary Techniques, Genres, and Modes; Victorian Periodicals;
and Literary Convergences. All Victorian, all the time.
- Victorian Web Sites (Mitsuharu Matsuoka, Nagoya University)
- Lots of links, sorted alphabetically. Good starting place for pages
devoted to individual Victorian authors and works. Almost 300 links to
Victorian web sites.
- Victorian Literature Resources (Univ. of Connecticut)
- Alphabetical list of on-line resources relevant to this time period, including specific authors as well
as more general indexes. Not annotated, but source of site is given for more resources.
- Victoria Research Web: Scholarly Resources for Victorian Research
- Offers links to research resources including key works of reference; records offices;
19th-century census data; Victorian holdings guide (Britain and the U.S.);
records of Victorian publishers finding guide; research guides to reference sources in libraries;
library catalogues; new British Library user guide; how to research Victorian periodicals, newspapers,
and pictures; bbliographical resources; book reviews on-line;
online travel guides and places to stay when planning a research trip to Britain;
journals; guide to discussion groups on the Internet;
collection of syllabi and text suggestions contributed by teachers of 19th-century
British history and literature; and an annotated guide to other Victorian resource
lists.
- Victorian British Literary Resources (Jack Lynch)
- Mailing lists, syllabi, links to Victorian lit websites, authors.
- A Few Thoughts on Christian Fiction (William C. Robinson, University of Tennessee)
- Sources (online and print) for information about Christian fiction, definitions of
subgenres (including apocalyptic, Biblical, Christian Contemporary,
Christian Fantasy and Science-Fiction, Christian Romance, etc.), elements of Christian fiction,
discussion questions, quotes about the genre, etc.
- Selection Sources for Congregational Libraries: Religious Best Sellers and Book Awards (Ellen Bosman)
- Well-annotated list of 12 links to religious fiction awards websites and info. The parent website,
Selection Sources for Congregational Libraries,
offers sections on Library Associations, Print Reviews, Electronic Reviews, Best Sellers & Awards,
Software, Related Links, Australian Church Libraries, Church Librarian Resources, Starting A Library,
Space Planning, and Church Library Procedural Outline.
- The Christian Guide to Fantasy
- Mostly book reviews from a Christian perspective of fantasy novels and series, but also offers
essays (e.g., "Magic, Middle-earth, Merlin, Muggles, and Meaning: A Christian Reading of Spells
and the Supernatural in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and in J. K.
Rowling's Harry Potter books," by Stephen D. Greydanus;
"The Definition, Development and Defense of Political Fantasy, " by Emily Snyder).
Review sections include New Voices - Modern Christian Fantasy
Authors; High Fantasy Quest Adventures; In a World of Their Own - Worldbuilders;
Young at Heart - Children's Literature; Talking Potter; Traditional Fairy Tales;
Modern Fairy Tales; Sword & Sorcery; Alternate Reality; Alternate History; Science Fiction.
Also a glossary of terms and fantasy links. Not updated since Aug. 2002 (as of Aug. 2004).
- Medieval Drama Links (Collectors' Post Ltd.)
- Links to e-texts of plays, articles, news and discussion groups,
performance and set design, props and make-up, Medieval costumes,
illustrated materials, Medieval music and dance, Medieval musical
instruments, and other useful sites.
- Women of Color, Women of Words: African-American Female Playwrights Homepage (Angela E. Weaver)
- Stylish site, provides info on about 20 female African-American playwrights; their
plays; the plays' production histories, casts, etc.; and theatres. Also sections on announcements,
dissertations, e-group.
- glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender & Queer Culture: Literature (glbtq)
- Extensive encyclopedia of literature related to gay culture, including entries on
African-American Literature (Gay Male, Lesbian, Gay Male, 1900-1969, Gay Male, Post-Stonewall,
Lesbian, 1900-1969, Lesbian, Post-Stonewall, American Writers on the Left and The Harlem Renaissance),
Aestheticism, AIDS Literature, Amazons, Awards, Camp, Coming Out Stories, Ghost and Horror Fiction,
Latina and Latino Literature, Mystery Fiction (Gay, Lesbian), Romantic Friendship (Female,
Male), Sadomasochistic Literature, The Violet Quill, Young Adult Literature, Bisexual Literature,
lots more!
- >
- The Literary Gothic (Jack G. Voller)
- "A Web guide to all things concerned with literary Gothicism, which
includes ghost stories, classic Gothic novels and Gothic fiction
(1764-1820), and related pre- and post-Gothic and supernaturalist literature written prior to the mid-C20."
Many authors listed, with links to their e-texts and to sites about them.
Also e-texts, related Gothic resources (overviews, essays, reviews, timelines,
magazines), links to discussion groups/organizations/forums,
excellent hypertext section on how to do research and write on Gothic writers.
Attractive and well-organised site.
- The Gothic: Materials for Study: A hypertext anthology for ENEC 981: The Novel of Sensibility (English Dept., University of Virginia)
- "The project is divided into five sections...; each section is
then broken down into subtopics that include excerpts from both primary and secondary
(critical) texts. These primary and secondary excerpts are intended to provide a kind
of linear critical dialogue about each topic." Sections are
Individual and Social Psychologies of the Gothic; The Female Gothic;
The Gothic and the Supernatural; The Sublime and the Domestic;
Gothic Drama. There's also an annotated bibliography.
- The Gothic Literature Page (Franz Potter)
- This site is "devoted to study of Gothic fiction in England from 1764 to 1840 which is intended to provide students and scholars of the Gothic
novel access to the growing number of resources available on the web. An introduction to the Gothic novel, collected summaries, papers, critical
and bibliographical information and related sites are assembled together to expedite research."
Offers extensive list of titles (indexed by year and by author); plot summaries, course syllabi; and links to online Gothic texts and critical sources.
- The Dark Side of Net: Horror/Gothic Literature (Carrie Carolin)
- Links to many classic dark texts,
including Poe's, Lovecraft's, Gaiman's, Dracula stories, etc.; story collections
and archives; web serials; 'zines. From the same source, links to
about 100 horror authors.
- Intro to Literary Gothicism (Norton Topics Online)
- Overview of literary gothicism and its place in Romanticism.
- Thrilling Detective Website
- Annotated links to mystery-related Newsgroups and List Servs, Web Sites, Magazines & E-Zines,
Excellent and voluminous site.
- A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection (Michael E. Grost)
- "An educational site containing reading lists and
essays on great mysteries, mainly of the pre 1960 era."
Excellent site for mystery lovers. Accompanied by an alphabetic
list of mystery writers. Some topics discussed are A Brief History of Classic Mystery Fiction,
Long Term Trends in Mystery Fiction: A Cladistic Analysis,
19th Century Mystery Fiction, Turn of the Century Mysteries,
The Golden Age (Intuitionist School, Van Dine School, Realist School,
The Bailey School), Pulp fiction, and Contemporary Mystery Fiction.
Also a discussion of canons of mystery fiction.
- Readers Advisory - Mysteries (Palm Beach County Library System, FL)
- Annotated resources in these categories: General Mystery Sites, Mystery Organizations,
Mystery Reviews, Mystery Subgenre, Online Communities, Sleuths.
- Crime Culture: Crime Fiction
- Extensive essays on Victorian detective fiction, Classic detective fiction, American hard-boiled crime fiction,
The era of paperback originals, Black Protest in the Mid-Century American Crime Novel, Fatal Women in the Hard-Boiled Fifties,
Brit grit, and American crime writing 1970-2000.
- Crime Time (UK)
- Reviews, profiles, interviews, features relating to crime fiction.
- Mystery Ink: The Booklover's Guide to Mysteries and Thrillers
- Overview of mystery, thriller, and crime authors and their books/series; reviews;
author interviews; awards and top 10 lists; more. Reference and Recommendations
section has essays and articles on four different types of mysteries;
suggested new authors based on those you know; guide to mysteries by setting;
guide to authors by series character; guide to sidekicks, assistants and gofers;
and 20 rules for writing detective stories. None of the lists is comprehensive but together they
provide adequate info for most mystery fans.
- Whodunit? How? Why? Mystery Definitions (Queens Library, NY)
- Defines police procedurals, private detectives, amateurs, cozies, golden age of mystery,
and hard-boiled, and provides author examples for each. Short, simple intro to the mystery genre.
- Overbooked: Mystery Fiction (Anna Chambers Theis - Central Virginia's Community Online)
- Attractive site. Includes pages on Mystery Awards, Mystery Bookstores, Mystery Folks,
Mystery Links, Mystery Magazines, Mystery Organizations, Mystery
Publishers, Mystery Reviews/Reading Lists, and New Mysteries.
- The Mystery Reader
- News and Reviews of mystery novels, in these categories: Police/Detective;
Thrillers; Suspense; Cozy Mysteries; Historical Mysteries; Eclectica;
and Romantic Suspense. Free newsletter.
- History of the Mystery Timeline (MysteryNet.com)
- History of the mystery from Poe to present, written in narrative with hypertext.
- Mysterious Home Page
- "Links to anything a mystery lover would want." Links to authors' pages,
newsgroups, mailing lists, organisations and awards, publishers, conferences and seminars, etc.
- Mystery/Suspense Books (Terry Frey Weingart, Suite 101.Com)
- Detailed one-page description of mystery subgenres (specific focus on
cozies, procedurals, gothic, romantic suspense, spy, hard-boiled,
and historical) and examples of authors of each.
- Mystery Guide.Com
- Not updated since 1999 (as of 6/02). Extensive (over 400) author list, reviews, author interviews,
seasonal picks, games, forum; and subgenre pages for caper,
classic whodunit, cozy, espionage, forensic, hard-boiled,
historical, legal, military, police procedural, political,
private eye, serial killer, SF mystery, special subject, suspense,
and thriller. Especially helpful is their description, history,
archetypical writers, and list of terms associated with each subgenre.
- New and Forthcoming Mysteries (Clues Unlimited Mystery Bookstore, Tucson, AZ)
- Title, author, summary, awards noted, prices, publisher. Also check out
their Mystery Subgenres
section, with excellent articles about each
subgenre -- Medieval, Academic, Historical, British Historical, American Historical,
Culinary -- as well as suggested authors and titles for each.
- Virtual Murder (Barbara Paul)
- Listing of online mystery-related sources, including mystery booksellers and publishers,
mystery organisations and conventions, mailing lists, newsgroups, murder mystery parties,
newsletters and magazines, and authors (info on about 200). Pretty extensive.
- Series Mysteries (in Two Parts) (Andrea Plaziak, West Warwick Public Library, RI)
- Narrative introduction to and description of series authors and sleuths. Continues with
discussion of subgenres (police procedurals, historical, etc.) on Page 2.
- Famous Sleuths and their Creators (Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, IN)
- The sleuths included in this booklist are popular private investigators, police detectives and amateurs. List
is alphabetical by sleuth, with creator listed in adjoining column. About 500 sleuths listed. List is
also available in alpha
order by mystery author, with sleuth listed in adjoining column.
- Detective Data Files (HarperCollins)
- Provides information on about 50 detectives: ages, marital statuses, pet peeves, first
crimes solved, sidekicks, hometowns, occupations, role models, hobbies, characteristics.
Browse by author, character, and hometown.
- Literary Gangster Slang
- A "glossary of hard-boiled slang," the sort you'd find in crime and ganster novels. Words are listed and
defined in alphabetical order.
- Legends: History, Literature, Folklore, Fiction, The Arts
- Very attractive, content-packed site. Legends is "a personal journey through the worlds of Robin Hood, King Arthur, D'Artagnan,
and other swashbuckling characters of balladry, fiction, and film, from the
shores of Avalon to the dungeons of Zenda. " Sections include
The Robin Hood Pages, King Arthur & the Matter of Britain,
Ballads & Broadsides; Pirates & Privateers; Swashbucklers & Fops;
Erin & Alba; Fairy Tales; Shakespeare's Stories; Beowulf;
Sagas & Sea-Kings; Paladins & Princes; Poets & Painters.
- Aesop's Fables
- Online texts of 655 fables, with more to be added. Some with Real Audio.
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- Search, or browse by type of mythology, over 4,500 articles and many illustrations, maps,
and genealogical tables related to mythology and mythological characters.
- MythSearch.com (Richard Koshak)
- About 350 links to African Mythology & Voodo, Arthurian Legend, British and Celtic Mythology,
Classical Mythology, Creatures of Mythology, Egyptian Mythology,
Far Eastern Mythology, General Mythology, The Hindu Religion,
Jewish, Christian & Muslim Religions, Native American Myths and Legends,
Mythology of the Ancient Middle East, Mythology of the South Pacific,
and Mythology of Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Searchable.
- Mythological Booklist (James R. Greene)
- Reading/source list for works with mythological content (excluding Arthurian legends and Robin Hood tales), in these categories:
African; American; Aztec and Mayan; Celt and British; Christian and Jewish; Egyptian; European;
Fictional Retellings; Finnish; German; Greek and Roman; Gypsy; Indian; Japanese and Chinese; Mesopotamia;
Native American; Norse; Russian; South and Latin America; South Pacific. Author and title listed; sometimes publication info.
- Celtic Folklore (Belinus Press, UK)
- General and Fairy Folklore of the Celtic countries and their myths and legends.
Poorly organised but packed with information about Celtic folklore and
complete texts of Celtic tales. Updated constantly. Introduction section
is lengthy narrative about Celtic folkore and mythology. Full texts of
fairy tales, and works on mythology and folklore, by Thomas Croker, Samuel Lover, Thomas Rolleston,
Thomas Keightley, Patrick Kennedy, Joseph Jacobs, Douglas Hyde,
John M. Synge, Lady Wilde, James Stephens, Jeremiah Curtin,
Wirt Sikes, W. Jenkyn Thomas, A.H. Leahy, Padraic Colum, Ella Young,
William Crossing, Edwin Sidney Hartland, G. M. Faulding.
- Myths & Legends of the World
- Big site, suffers a bit from frames, but comprehensive, with links to mythologies from the commonplace to the esoteric.
Annotated links organised by region and language. This is a good place to start looking for
anything mythological!
- Robin Hood Booklist (Cindy Tittle Moore)
- Lists books concerned with the Robin Hood legend in some way, in categories of fiction, poetry,
and non-fiction/research. Author, title, publication info, some comments.
- Aesop's Fables
- About 655 of Aesop's fables in HTML, some with audio or images. Also
over 125 HTML fairytales.
- Egyptian Mythology Gallery (Richard Deurer)
- A Beginner's Guide. Sections: Egyptian Mummification, Symbol List, Glossary of Egyptian Mythology,
List of Gods and Goddess, The Osiris Legend, The Creation Myths,
The Book of the Dead, The Battles of Horus and Seth, The Legend of Ra and Hathor,
Hieroglyphs, and Reading List.
- Mayan Folktales
- Translated into English.
- Do-It-Yourself Fairy Tale Kit (BBC Onliune - h2g2)
- Create your own!
- The Poetry Resource: Collections (Patrick Martin)
- Links to sites that feature the work of more than one poet, including web-based literary
magazines, on-line publishing ventures, organizations with extensive information
about poets, and on-line anthologies.
- Academy of American Poets
- Poetry news, awards, discussion forums, events, find-a-poem
and find-a-poet
sections, with entries for about 1000 poems and more than 400 poets.
- Modern and Contemporary American Poetry (English 88 - Univ. of Pennsylvania)
- Links to reference material and general resources, followed by an alphabetical list of
phrases, concepts, authors, and other relevant information.
- Science-Fiction Resource Guide (Chaz Bosten Baden)
- Very nice site, with original material and well-annotated links in categories including bibliographies and lists,
authors, bookstores, movies and TV, mailing lists and usenet, fan resources,
games, reviews and criticism, magazines, writers' resources, more.
- 'What is Speculative Fiction?' (D.D. 'Doc' Shades)
- Excellent and detailed essay on the genre, with list of elements, section on why you should read
spec fic, a list of 'bottom line research questions' for a number of spec fic movies and
novels, and titles of exemplary works in subgenres such as
Alternative History, Apocalypse or Holocaust, Coming of Age, Cyberpunk,
Dystopia, First Contact, Genetic Engineering, Military Science Fiction,
Post-Apocalyptic or Post-Holocaust, Space Opera, and others. Useful for
newcomers to the genre as well as aficionados.
- Fantastic Fiction
- Over two thousand bibliographies for Science Fiction, Fantasy and
Horror authors. Browse or search by author name, or see list of 'top 250.' Also
has a separate database of series
with more than one contributing author, as well as lists of
authors born/died in years from 1667-2002.
- Readers Advisory - Science Fiction (Palm Beach County Library System, FL)
- Annotated resources in these categories: General Science Fiction
Sites, Science Fiction Online Magazines, Science Fiction Organizations,
Science Fiction in Other Media.
- The Christian Guide to Fantasy
- Mostly book reviews from a Christian perspective of fantasy novels and series, but also offers
essays (e.g., "Magic, Middle-earth, Merlin, Muggles, and Meaning: A Christian Reading of Spells
and the Supernatural in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and in J. K.
Rowling's Harry Potter books," by Stephen D. Greydanus;
"The Definition, Development and Defense of Political Fantasy, " by Emily Snyder).
Review sections include New Voices - Modern Christian Fantasy
Authors; High Fantasy Quest Adventures; In a World of Their Own - Worldbuilders;
Young at Heart - Children's Literature; Talking Potter; Traditional Fairy Tales;
Modern Fairy Tales; Sword & Sorcery; Alternate Reality; Alternate History; Science Fiction.
Also a glossary of terms and fantasy links. Not updated since Aug. 2002 (as of Aug. 2004).
