Literature: Writers & Their Works

General

American Cultural History : the twentieth century - Hosted by Kingswood College Library, this site is a guide to American cultural history, decade by decade. Although it hosts a whole lot more, for resources on literature go to the Books and Literature or the Bestsellers sections.

Luminarium - Medieval, Renaissance and early 17th century English literature. Writers include Ben Jonson, John Donne, John Webster, Thomas Middleton, Francis Bacon, George Herbert, John Milton, Andrew Marvell, Henry Vaughan and others, including sections for the Metaphysical Poets and the Cavalier Poets.

Nebraska Writers and Beyond - Extensive collection of links to websites of literature writers, hosted by the Nebraska Center for Writers at Creighton University.

Nobel Prize Winners for Literature

Women

Celebration of Women Writers - Women have written almost every imaginable type of work: novels, poems, letters, biographies, travel books, religious commentaries, histories, economic and scientific works. The goal of this site is to promote awareness of the breadth and variety of women's writing. Users can browse by Author, Time period or Country, or search for writers by name, date, country or ethnicity

Voices from the Gaps : Women Writers of Colour - An instructional Web site focusing on the lives and works of North American women writers of color.

Individuals

ALEXIE: Sherman Alexie - Native American Authors Project

AUSTEN: Jane Austen Information page - Biography, timeline, books, movies, quotes and fashion

BEOWULF: Beowulf In Cyberspace - An electronic edition of the text, edited and translated by Benjamin Slade at John Hopkins University

CERVANTES: Cervantes Project - A comprehensive reference and research site dedicated to the study of Cervantes' works and life.

COOPER: James Fenimore Cooper Society - 'Promoting the study of the life and works of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851). Encouraging the enjoyment of his 32 novels, and appreciation of his ideas. Providing useful information to students, scholars, and readers'

LONDON: Jack London - A website devoted to the life and times of Jack London, and including online versions of several of his short stories.

TOLSTOY: Leo Tolstoy - The purpose of this site is to provide a comprehensive resource for information about Leo Tolstoy.

TWAIN: Mark Twain in his times - Written by Stephen Railton, 'this interpretive archive, drawn largely from the resources of the Barrett Collection, focuses on how Mark Twain and his works were created and defined, marketed and performed, reviewed and appreciated'.

WHARTON: Edith Wharton Society - The Edith Wharton Society scholars and other interested persons an opportunity to share in the study and appreciation of the life and works of this author.

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