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.

Shmoop: Summaries, study questions, character and plot analyses, and other study guides to help make the study of literature and poetry more fun and relevant for students in the digital age.

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.