English Language & Literature Resources
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Reference Guides
American Authors - Established for an English course
at Gonzaga University by the professor, this site lists major
American authors and some not so major ones. Each page
provideslinks to biographical sites as well as copies of their
works online.
Bartleby.com - A best site and a reader's dream. This is a literary site that provides full-text reference sources (encyclopedias, books of quotations, the King James Bible, thesauri, dictionary, usage & style books, books of etiquette, cookbook, mythology, Robert's Rules of Order); a wide variety of verse, including Christian hymns; and electronic texts of classics of fiction and non-fiction.
Biographies: The Poets - Search for information on the lives and works of famous poets.
Book Lovers-Great Writers - Biographical information.
Chester County Book & Music Company. Recommended Links for Readers - A great list of sites for dedicated readers, only slightly skewed toward readers in Chester County, PA.
The Encyclopedia Mythica - "An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more." A best site.
Gale Literary Index - An online index to the large array of Gale literature resources.
Geoffrey Chaucer - This page gives a biographic sketch of the famous English writer.
The Geoffrey Chaucer Website - Find translations, history, bibliographic references and more on this wonderful site centering on the work of Chaucer.
Great Books Index - An index to the great books in English Translations with links to online editions if available.
Guide to Critical Reading - A great place to go for insight into how to read difficult poetry, fiction and prose.
Hamletworks - "...offers deep levels of information on Hamlet and related works for scholars, students, theater practitioners, and fans." You will find a concordance feature, text notes, commentary, essays, etc. here.
Literature Network: Online classic literature, poems, and quotes. Essays & Summaries - Has lots of complete novels, short stories and poetry that can be accessed free of charge. Most of the material pre-dates 1920. Published by Jalic (Just A Little Internet Company), Inc.
NoodleTools: Smart Tools for Smart Research - A best site and "a great tool for the novice or younger user who needs help getting started on research and NoodleBib certainly simplifies the process of creating a MLA-style bibliography." (RUSA MARS)
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online - Take a free tour of that most amazing etymological dictionary of 500,000 words in the English language. Come into Gabriele Library to use the real thing.
Voice of the Shuttle - With yet another amazingly comprehensive index of sites, this humanities resource has link upon link of valuable and reliable information pertaining to literature.