AUTHORS & LITERATURE

AUTHORS & LITERATURE
An Internet Hotlist on AUTHORS & LITERATURE

created by Marilyn Abramowitz
Mineola High School Library

Introduction
Begin your research with the library's REFERENCE collection, of literary resources, that includes: Literature and the Times; Biography Today-Author Series; American Writers; Magill's Survey of American Literature; Critical Surveys of: Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Drama; Poetry Criticism; Drama Criticism; Short Story Criticism; Novels for Students; Short Stories for Students; Drama for Students; Poetry for Students; Writers for Young Adults; Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults; Twentieth Century American Literature; CLC, TCLC, CA, DLB; African American Writers; Black Writers; Modern American Women Writers; & Contemporary Poets. Search the OPAC for books on individual authors. Also, consult the online databases on the Student Resources page of the HS Library website. Check the links below for additional information. *New links may be added to this site, so check back often.

The Internet Resources

General Author & Lit Sites (Amer,Brit,World,Women,)

100 Best Novels of All Time - from 1923 - present (from TIME magazine)
A Celebration of Women Writers -
About Guide: Contemporary Authors -
American Authors on the Web - Authors are listed chronologically by birthdate year
American Writers - from C-Span
An Outline of American Literature: Authors -
Author Guides -
Authors on the Web -
Bibliomania: History of American Literature -
CRITICAL ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE - Hotlist
Contemporary British & American Authors -
Course Materials for the Study of Science Fiction -
English Literature on the Web -
Great Literature Online - Text of works & biographical info
Literary Resources on the Net -
Online Literary Criticism Collection - from the Internet Public Library
Outline of American Literature - Includes Early American & Colonial Pd, Revolutionary writers, Romantic Pd, Realism, Modernism, Prose & Poetry since 1945
Spartacus Encyclopedia: USA Writers -
The Author Page (Ask the Author) -
The Harvard Classics & Shelf of Fiction -
The Online Books Page - Listing over 25,000 free books on the Web
Voice of the Shuttle: English Literature -
Web English Teacher - Author Sites -
Wired for Books - Interviews, in audio and video, of great writers of the 20th century
Women Writers -

Medieval-19th Century Lit

*Romantics -
16th Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603) -
Age of Chivalry OR Legends of King Arthur -
Anthology of Medieval English Literature (1350-1485) -
English Literature: Early 17th Century (1603-1660) -
Legends of Charlemagne OR Romance of the Middle Ages -
Lewis Carroll Scrapbook - Victorian-era children's author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'
Romantic Circles - Devoted to the study of the Romantic pd: lit & culture
Romantic Links -
The Gothic Canon -
The Gothic Literature Page - May be blocked at school.
The Gothic Novel -
The Gothic: Materials for Study -
The Literary Gothic -
The Romantic Era - May be blocked at school.
Wm Shakespeare's Plays & Poems in Audio & Video -

Poets & Poetry Resources

POETRY RESOURCES (Hotlist) -

Ancient & Dark Ages and Mythologies

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS - includes mythology links
Bulfinch's Mythology - Age of Fable OR Stories of Gods & Heroes
Classical Mythology - Greek & Roman
Egyptian Mythology -
Encyclopedia Mythica -
Greek Mythology -
Hawaiian Mythology -
Myth Man presents Myth Mania - Greek mythology
Myth Web -
Mythology - ThinkQuest
Roman Mythology - Mute the music
The Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Egypt -
Winged Sandals - Greek Mythology

Playwrights, Drama & Theatre Resources

Classical Drama Sites -
Doollee.com - online guide to modern playwrights and theatre plays which have been written, or translated, into English since 1956
ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND & THE WORLD OF SHAKESPEARE - Hotlist
English Server Drama Collection - Original plays, criticism & links to other drama sites. May be blocked at school.
The World of London Theater: 1660-1800 -
Theatre History -
Theatre History on the Web -
Theatrepedia - Terms, plots, texts of plays, and biographies of playwrights
Virtual Library: Theatre & Drama -

YA & Child Lit/SciFi & Fantasy

Aesop's Fables -
Authors & Books - Contemporary YA & children's authors: Biogs, booklists, interviews, lesson plans, etc.
Authors & Illustrators (Children's Lit Web) -
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature -
From Verne to Vonnegut: A Century of Science Fiction - explores the development of science fiction literature
Literature for Children & Young Adults - Kay Vandergrift
Tech Teachers: Authors - Author Links

Content by Marilyn Abramowitz, mabramowitz@mineola.k12.ny.us
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listauthorsma4.html
Last revised Mon Sep 8 6:45:01 US/Pacific 2008