LITERATURE

American Authors on the Web: More than 700 authors arranged chronologically by date of birth.

American Folklore: Retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore, and ghost stories.

British and Irish Authors on the Web: Authors arranged chronologically by date of birth.

Encyclopedia Mythica: Covers mythology from around the world.

Glossary of Rhetorical Devices: Dictionary of terms used in literature.

Literary Resources on the Net: Links to literary sources arranged by time periods.

Luminarium: Online anthology of English literature from the medieval period through the 18th century.

Norton Websource to American Literature: Study questions, literary timelines, and links.

Norton Websource to English Literature: Study questions, literary timelines, and links.

Online Literary Criticism Collection: Links to more than 1,300 critical and biographical Web sites compiled by the Internet Public Library.

Poetry Archives: Archive of poetry, searchable by author, title, or first line.

Poet's Corner: Brief bios, criticism, text ,and line-by-line readings on more than 30 poets.

Poets.org: Official website of the Academy of American Poets, with bios, poems, discussion and links to individual poets' websites.

Poetry Society of America: Articles from the society's publications, reviews of recently published poetry, and links to poetry-related sites.

Short Stories: Complete texts, including classics and new stories.

Sonnet Central: An archive of English-language sonnets, commentary, and relevant links.

Surfing with the Bard: Summaries and full-text of Shakespeare plays, discussion, lesson plans, reviews, and some video clips of performances.

Voice of the Shuttle-English Literature: Links to sources for literature written in English.