World Literature

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• Science: Social Sciences: Area Studies: American Studies  (25)

• Literary Resources - American (Lynch)   - Index of literary resources available on the web, focusing on those of interest to scholars. Searchable and organized by period and topic.
• PAL: Perspectives in American Literature   - Includes images and bibliographical and biographical information on American writers from Anne Bradstreet and Cotton Mather to Langston Hughes and Kurt Vonnegut. The guide has links and study questions.

  All American - A university based reference site, analyzing aspects of American literature, history and culture. The site features a glossary of literary terms, an almanac and student written author biography pages..

  American Authors - Pages on individual authors with picture (when available), links to works online, and other information; most pages also contain a selected bibliography of secondary criticism..

  American Authors on the Web - General resources..

  American Drama - Scholarly studies of dramatic literature from the earliest to the most recent playwrights, featuring critical examination of trends and discussions of diversity..

  The American Literature Archive - Literature from the late 19th to early 20th century. Includes full text of several novels..

  American Literature Association - Organization devoted to the study of American authors and literature. Includes a directory of member-societies, and membership and event information..

  American Literature Chronology - Index - American Literature Anthology Writers' Index..

  American Literature (Critical Essays) - Critical essays of mainly 19th and 20th century American authors, many written for academic purposes..

  American Literature on the Web - Collection of links to sites on the Internet especially dealing with American literature and its social, cultural contexts. Site maintained by Akihito Ishikawa..

  American Poems - American poetry, from the classic to the latest contemporary poets..

  American Writers - Companion to C-SPAN TV series. Includes transcripts, links, and background information..

  Brief Timeline of American Literature and Culture, Pre-1620 to 1920 - Includes events in American history and literature, with links to pages on literary movements, bibliographies, and individual authors..

  The Clifton Waller Barrett Library - Aims to include all fiction, poetry, drama, and essays published by an American in book form up to and including the year 1875, with a substantial collection from the remaining years..

  Electronic Archives - Contains essays, syllabi, bibliographies and other resources for teaching the multiple literatures of the United States..

  Key Sites on American Literature - U.S. government's outline of American Literature links..

  KYLIT - Biographies and bibliographies of authors from Kentucky..

  Literary Movements in American Literature - Contains brief essays on movements and important concepts in American literature. Each page also contains links to a bibliography of secondary sources for further reading and links to outside sites..

  MIT Libraries: Literature Resources - A collection of internet resources devoted primarily to English and American literatures..

  Project CROW - Course Resources on the Web, featuring a directory of American literature web resources, browsable by general resources (Basics), and sites featuring Syllabi/Assignments and Author Chronologies..

  Simonds History of American Literature - General overview of American literature, broken down into time periods..

  Wikipedia: Poetry of the United States - A chronological survey of American poetry, from colonial to contemporary work..

  Works for Children & Adults, 1800-1872 - Anthology of early American works, with summary. Some text available on e-book..

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