ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS LINKS



Use these English/Language Arts links to get started researching anything in the field including authors, full text books, writing guides and a multitude of other resources.

{Updated 09/19/05}


Beowulf Assignment Links

Resources for the Study of Beowulf

Internet Resources for Anglo-Saxon England--check the directions on your assignment sheet for this site.

Sutton Hoo--An Anglo Saxon Ship Burial

Sutton Hoo

Timeline 500 A.D. to 1100 A.D.

The Anglo Saxons

Da Engliscan Gesipas...--attempts to cover all aspects of Anglo-Saxon language and culture

Arms and Armour: Part 1 - The Spear--Arms and Armour of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age

Author Links


American Authors on the Web--General Resources --A huge set of links to all sorts of sites for American literature!

American Verse Projectfrom the University of Michigan--Boolean searchable links to various American authors

Author Guides
http://authoryellowpages.com/">Author Yellow Pages

British & Irish Authors

Free Online Books from Page by Page Books--the link here is to the list of authors.

Citation Styles Links


Citation Guides --from the University of Alberta Libraries

Citation Machine--The Landmark Project

Citing Sources--Common Bibliographic Styles

Columbia Guide to Online Style--includes MLA and citing electronic resources

Duke University's Citation Pages--VERY useful site providing comparisons and actual bibliographic citations in MLA, APA, Turabian and Chicago styles

How to Cite Media --from UC, Berkeley Library

MLA/APA Style Guides --this one from Joyce Valenza. The link is to the MLA Guide, but there's also a link to APA at the top of the page.

MLA Citation Style--from Long Island University comes this good set of examples for MLA

Writing an Annotated Bibliography --advice from the University of Toronto's writing centers.

Literary Criticism Links


Chicago Public Library's Bibliographies, Pathfinders and Research Aids

Literature and Literary Criticism --this one from South Texas College

IPL Online Literary Criticism Guide

A Literary Index --Internet resources in literature prepared by Chris Flack at Vanderbilt.

New York Review of Books

New York Times on the Web--Searchable database of reviews, authors, and archives. You'll have to sign up and log in but it's free! You might also want to check New York Times: Sunday Book Review

Literature Links and Links to Online Full Text


American Women Writers 1890 to 1939 Modernism and Mythology

The Archive --From Colorado comes a list of American Literature links from colonial to contemporary.

The Atlantic Online

Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

The Cambridge History of English and American Literature --fully searchable full text in 18 volumes from bartleby

A Celebration of Women WritersAn extensive set of links to a multitude of women authors in many genres also including many historical links.

Contemporary Literary Theory--ENGL 4F70 Home Page

Digital Librarian's Literature Links ---all kinds of literature links here both to the Invisible Web and specific sites

The English Server --FictionNow located at the University of Washington

Encyclopedia MythicaAn encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and legend

Folktexts: A library of folktales, folklore, fairty tales and mythology --from Pitt

Great Books online---An awesome set of links to all sorts of reference including The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.

Fiction Links --from the English Server

Literary Resources--Feminism and Women's Literature --from Jack Lynch at Rutgers

Literary Resources on the Net --links to Biblical, Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Victorian, American and more from Jack Lynch.

Luminarium --Medieval, Renaissance and 17th Century literature

Masterworks of Western Civilization --a fascinating table with links to works and authors from earliest literature!

Middle English Collection http://www.todayinliterature.com/index.asp">Today in Literature --"Great stories, people, books and events in literary history."

World Myths and Legends in Art--all kinds of information including comparisons, myths by culture, etc.

Myths and Legends

Novel Guide---Find your book here and get information on themes, plot synopsis, etc.

The Online Book Page --Need full text links to books online? Here are links to all of the classics from Aeschylus through Shakespeare and beyond!

The Online Medieval & Classical Library

PAL:Perspectives on American Literature

Project Gutenberg--full text books and a huge quantity of them!

Science Fiction and Fantasy Network --author pages

The Shakespeare Web

Top Humanities Websites: Literature--from the National Endowment for the Humanities Edusitement site.

USIA - Outline of American Literature - Key Literature Sites from the Department of State, International Information Programs

Victorian Web

Victorian Women Writers Project

Voice of the Shuttle --terrific links to all aspects of literature

World Mythology Main Page



Poetry Links


The Academy of American Poets

American Poetry Resources

Bartleby's Poetry Database

British Poetry1780-1910

Find Poetry--from the masters to a chance to post your own!

An Index of Poem Titles in Representative Poetry On-line: P-R

Poetry on the English Server

Poetry Portal --links to all things poetry!

Poetry Resources from Everypoet

Yahoo's Directory of Poetry

Writing Links


Style and Writing Guides--from the Internet Public Library

Classic Word Origins --Greek and Latin roots

The Internet Writing Journal(TM) -- Writers Write(TM)

The Nuts and Bolts Guide to College Writing --a particularly great find from one of our English teachers, helpful for all of us who write!

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

Richard Lederer's Verbivore Page --for the word hungry!

Writing Center Online--from the University of Maine--links for writers

Youth and Teen Reading Links


Children's Literature Web Guide

Recommended Literature List --from the California Department of Education, a K-12 listing of titles searchable by grade level, genre, culture, even curricular area.

READING RANTS! -- Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists! -- Lists Page

Children's Literature Web Guide


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