General Resources

Following is a list of comprehensive web sites which contain electronic resources for
American literature
and include links to other American literature web sites or author sites as well as
electronic
archives for teaching American literature.
General Resources
American Authors (Matsuoka, Nagoya U.
American and !nglish "iterature #nternet $esources (%innie &hyam, &outhern
'onnecticut &tate Univ.
()his bibliography attempts to highlight some of the ma*or internet sites for
American and !nglish "iterature. #ncluded are world wide web sites, gopher
sites, listservs, newsgroups and homepages of various authors.(
American "iterature Anthology + %riters, #nde- (.r. /ill Fleming, &am 0uston
&tate Univ.
American )reasures of the "ibrary of 'ongress
American %riting 1ateway
()he links on this site will direct you to the best online material about some
widely taught American writers.(
)he Archive2 American "iterature (!nglish .epartment, 'olorado Univ.+
/oulder
o American "iterary $esources (!nglish .epartment, 'olorado Univ.+
/oulder
o 'olonial to 3455 American "iterature (!nglish .epartment, 'olorado
Univ.+/oulder
o !arly Nineteenth 'entury American "iterature (!nglish .epartment,
'olorado Univ.+/oulder
o "ate Nineteenth 'entury American "iterature (!nglish .epartment,
'olorado Univ.+/oulder
o Modern American "iterature (!nglish .epartment, 'olorado Univ.+
/oulder
'ontemporary American "iterature (!nglish .epartment, 'olorado Univ.+
/oulder
Avant+6op Authors (euro.net7mark+space
/ohemian #nk
An on+line review of the history and future of e-perimental literature and poery
with e-tensive author resources on the web.
'lassic American Authors (Mining 'o.
'%$" "iterary $esources 6age ('%$",s %%% pro*ect group, Univ. of )e-as,
Austin
'yberpunk %riters $esource (8en %ronkiewic9
()his page often re:uires a slight amount of familiarity with writing and
cyberpunk culture. )his is a compilation of various pieces of cyberpunk that #
feel people should read in order to write cyberpunk.(
!arly American "iterature 3;55 + 3<55, $esources for 8+3= (>ames Madison
University
(&ources of te-ts, biography, criticism and lesson plans for teachers from the
'olonial 6eriod through the 3<th century.(
!lectronic 6oetry 'entre, )he (&UN?, /uffalo
()he !6' serves as a central gateway to resources in electronic poetry and
poetics produced at the University at /uffalo as well as elsewhere on the
#nternet.(
!lectronic Archives for )eaching the American "iteratures (1eorgetown
()he !lectronic Archives contain essays, syllabi, bibliographies, and other
resources for teaching the multiple literatures of the United &tates. )he Archives
are designed as a complementary resource to the electronic discussion list, )+
AM"#).(
o !ssays on )eaching the American "iteratures
o #ssues in )eaching the American "iteratures
o Archive of )eaching Materials
o 0eath Anthology Newsletter
o &yllabus "ibrary for )eaching the American "iteratures
o 'ollaborative /ibliographies in American "iterature and 'ulture
o 1uide to %eb $esources in American "iterature
#ntegrative 6latforms
#ntegrative !+)e-ts
!nglish #nternet $esources (Florida #nternational Univ. !nglish .pt
!nglish Network $esources ($hodes 'ollege, Memphis, )N
!nglish &erver,)he (!nglish .ept. at 'arnegie Mellon Univ.
()he !nglish &erver is a cooperative which has been publishing humanities te-ts
online since 3<<5. )oday it offers over eighteen thousand works, covering a
wide range of interests.(
)he Financial Fiction 1enre
Find A 1rave (>im )ipton
Fire and #ce2 6uritan and $eformed writings (% 'arson
()his page is intended to make available to a wider audience the writings of the
6uritans, &cottish .ivines and other $eformed
authors. Many of the sermons are in modern language. Featured authors include
$ichard /a-ter, &amuel $utherford, >ohn Flavel,
and many others. (
1reat /ooks "iterary 'afes
)he 0eath Anthology of American "iterature + housed at 1eorgetown.
o #nstructor $esources
0yperte-t &yllabus /uilder , A $esource for )eaching the
American "iteratures
0yperte-t #nstructor,s 1uide , >ohn Alberti, !ditor
)e-ts and 'onte-ts , &ample in:uiry and research assignments
linking literary te-ts and cultural and historical conte-ts through
online materials
American "iterature 'urriculum $esources
)+AM"#) ,%eb site for the !lectronic Archives for ()eaching the
American "iteratures( discussion list
o $eader $esources
American "iterature $esources , Annotated list of sites on
American "iterature and 'ulture, organi9ed according to the
Heath Anthology )able of 'ontents
@olume #
@olume ##
)e-ts and 'onte-ts2 )hematic 'onnections , )hematic groupings
of electronic resources building connections among literary te-ts
in the Heath Anthology and primary and secondary materials
online.
"ibrary of 'ongress2
o "ibrary of 'ongress 0ome 6age
o American Memory (0istorical 'ollections for the National .igital
"ibrary
o American &pecial 'ollections
o 6ulp Fiction 'ollection ("ibrary of 'ongress
A "iterary #nde- 2 #nternet $esources in "iterature ('hris Flack,@anderbilt U
(A "iterary #nde- provides both an overview and a review of the more
significant collections of #nternet literary resources of interest to scholars,
students, and lovers of literature. )his site is not intended to be an e-haustive
inde- of all literary resourcesA rather it functions both as a descriptive meta+
inde- to all things literary and as a review of the most important lists of literary
resources and collections of literary links that proliferate on the #nternet.(
"it"inks (University of Alberta, 'anada
)his site lists many of the best literary links on the web. %hile not e-haustive, it
is representative and offers connections to other ma*or online lists.
"iterary "inks2 /eyond the M"A /iography (>ohannes 1utenberg Universitaet
Main9
"iterary $esources on the Net (>ack "ynch, Univ. of 6ennsylvania
)his site includes (a collection of links to sites on the #nternet dealing especially
with !nglish and American literature, e-cluding single electronic te-ts, and is
limited to collections of information useful to academics ++ #,ve e-cluded most
poetry *ournals, for instance.(
o "iterary $esources +American
o )heatre and .rama
o )heory
o %omen,s "iterature B Feminism
o !thnicities B Nationalities
o /ibliography B 0istory of the /ook
o 0yperte-t
"iterary %eb2 New .imensions in "iterature (&chool of #nformation &ciences,
U. )ennessee, 8no-ville
()he "iterary %eb is geared toward readers of fiction and poetry as well as
those who write it, and those who teach it. 'ommunication of great literature,
whether in printed or electronic form, allows the power of ideas e-pressed by
the author to be animated and shared within the community of readers.(
Medical 0umanities2"iterature, Arts, and Medicine .atabase (New ?ork
University
()he "iterature, Arts, B Medicine .atabase is an annotated bibliography of
prose, poetry, film, video and art which is being developed as a dynamic,
accessible, comprehensive resource in M!.#'A" 0UMAN#)#!&, for use in
health7pre+health and liberal arts settings. (
o "iterature .atabase
o Film7@ideo .atabase
o Art .atabase
Cnline "iterary 'riticism 'ollection from the #nternet 6ublic "ibrary
Cutline of American "iterature (8athryn @an&panckeren, U&#A
6ulit9er 6ri9e %eb &ite
$esources For American "iterature D(.aniel Anderson, Univ of )e-as at
Austin
o American "iterature &urvey &ite (.aniel Anderson, Univ of )e-as at
Austin
o An American $eader (.aniel Anderson, Univ of )e-as at Austin
&A' "it%eb (&an Antonio 'ollege
&oon,s 0istorical Fiction &ite
U)!"2University of )oronto !nglish "ibrary
o 0istory of the !nglish "anguage
o U)!" Authors #nde-
o Ma*or %orks of "iterature
o 'riticism and )heory $esources
@ oices From the 1aps2 %omen %riters of 'olor (Univ. of Minnesota
@oice of the &huttle American "iterature 6agesD(Alan "iu, U'&/
%ildernet2 American !nvironment and American 'ulture (?ale Univ.
%orld %ide %eb $esources ++ !nglish and American "iterature (University of
8entucky
%%% $esources for !nglish and American "iterature (#ndiana U "ibraries
$esearch 'ollections
#nformation on various topics in !nglish and American "iterature can be found
here. )his site also contains information on the origin and evolution of fairy
tales, !uropean medieval drama as well as numerous sites related to writing.
)he ?ellow 6ages (Univ. of @irginia American &tudies &ite
o !thnicity
o 1ender
o "iterature
o 6hilosophy7$eligion
o 6opular 'ulture
o &ocial &tudies
o &cience7)echnology
Publishers' Sites
Norton %eb&ource to American "iterature
/edford "inks to $esources in "iterature
0eath Anthology of American "it $esources
0eath @ol ## $esources
$andom 0ouse Academic Marketing
&ee also2 !lectronic Archives for the )eaching of American "iterature++..'.
0eath
Multimedia 'ompanion to Anthology of Modern American 6oetry (C-ford
University 6ress, =555 !dited by 'ary Nelson.
Miscellaneous Resources
)op 0umanities %ebsites (National !ndowment for the 0umanities.