Arts & Humanities - Literature
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ELECTRONIC TEXTS
GENERAL RESOURCE SITES
PUBLISHERS, RETAIL & BOOK REVIEWS
WRITING RESOURCES
General Resource
Sites
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Cambridge History of English and American Literature
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-"Considered
the most important work of literary history and criticism ever
published, the Cambridge History contains over 303 chapters and 11,000
pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and
essays to history, theology and political writing. The set encompasses
a wide selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper
columnists, religious leaders, economists, Native Americans, song
writers, and even non-English writing, such as Yiddish and
Creole."--site. |
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Children's Literature Web Guide
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- David
K. Brown; University of Calgary. |
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Newbery Classroom Home
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"There are many interesting and dynamic Web pages for children's and
young adult literature.
Organized by educators, librarians, commercial organizations,
private organizations students, and others interested in aspects of our
work, they supply valuable and sometimes unique access to events of
concern to the broad community of children's literature users--including
children. Where readily available, the authors of the following
pages have been identified. In several instances, additional
biographical information has been supplied to credential the information
being provided."--site. |
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Electronic Texts
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Banned Books On-line
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special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or
censorship attempts. The books featured here, ranging from Ulysses to
Little Red Riding Hood, have been selected from the indexes on the
On-line Books Page. |
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Bulfinch's Mythology The Age of Fable or Stories of
Gods and Heroes.
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Complete Works of William
Shakespeare
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Hyperizons
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"For those of you unfamiliar
with it, hypertext fiction (aka hyper fiction, interactive fiction,
nonlinear fiction) is a new art form that while not necessarily made
possible by the computer was certainly made feasible by it. Its creators
make use of hypertext--of which the Web is only one widespread albeit
limited incarnation--to create fiction with many features
uncharacteristic of print fiction: multiple paths through the same text;
multiple endings (and beginnings); questions posed to the reader which,
once answered, influence what the reader will read; audiovisual
attachments; navigable maps; and so on and so on. Readers seeking more
extensive definitions of hypertext fiction are invited to browse through
the Theory and Criticism section or, better yet, simply start reading a
few works--artists always outstrip their would-be definers."--site. |
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The Internet Poetry Archive
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- When completed, the Internet Poetry Archive will highlight the
selected works of famous poets. In its current stage of construction,
the works of Czeslaw Milosz, Phil Levine, and Seamus Heaney are
presented with an intelligent, critical eye. Audio files of the authors
reciting their poetry are included, along with text. A comprehensive
biography is supplied for each author, including poets' commentaries,
and placement of particular works within the artists'
oeuvres. |
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The King's English
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"Publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of
charge for the home, classroom, and desktop of each and every Internet
participant."--site. |
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Legends
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- "A personal
journey through the worlds of Robin Hood, balladry, fiction, and film,
from the shores of Avalon to the dungeons of Zenda. Legends
promises - Guided access to primary source material and up-to-date,
scholarship, Personal essays and extended reviews, Historical surveys
and thoughtful commentary, Romance, adventure, and
panache."--site. |
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Modern English Collect from The Electronic
Text
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The On-line Books Page
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- "The On-Line
Books Page is a directory of books that can be freely read right on the
Internet. It includes: An index of thousands of on-line books on
the Internet, Pointers to significant directories and archives of
on-line texts, Special exhibits, ...and more!"--site. |
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Project Gutenberg
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Universal Library Project
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The mission of the Universal Library Project is to start a worldwide
movement to make available ALL the authored works of mankind on the
Internet so that anyone can access these works from any place at any
time. This is a major new initiative in digital libraries that will
build a technically realistic and economically practical infrastructure
for putting and accessing library documents on the World Wide Web. In
this regard, access to the Universal Library would be free and has the
same stated goal as the Carnegie Library of the last century. In
addition, individuals and existing libraries would be able to purchase
documents in digital form on demand. |
Publishers, Retail &
Book Reviews
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Amazon.com Books
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- Strives
to carry every single book in print, and their online site reflects this
lofty ambition. Amazon.com offers secure online ordering, notification
and search services, and a database of over a million titles. |
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Barnes
& Noble
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Online bookstore and much more. |
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Publishers Weekly
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Bestseller lists, from Publishers Weekly. |
Writing Resources
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David Slack -- Speech Writing
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- "You're just a click away from everything you need to write a
great speech. Help yourself to the extensive speech archive, free
advice, and the one and only Automatic Wedding Speech
Writer." |
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Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) WWW
Pages
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- A "national media watch group offering
well-documented criticism in an effort to correct media bias and
imbalance. FAIR focuses public awareness on the narrow corporate
ownership of the press, the media's allegiance to official agendas, and
their insensitivity to women, labor, minorities, and other public
interest constituencies. FAIR seeks to invigorate the First Amendment by
advocating for greater media pluralism and the inclusion of public
interest voices in national debates." |
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A Glossary of Literary Terms and A Handbook of
Rhetorical Devices
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- "Contains definitions and
examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices, all of which
can still be useful today to improve the effectiveness, clarity, and
enjoyment of your writing."--site. |
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A
Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association
(MLA) Documentation
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