Kwajalein Junior/Senior High School Library

Literature:

• Lindex Gale's Literary Index provides an index of authors, titles and subjects to the sets and volumes of Gale's Literary Criticism reference sets. The Kwajalein Junior/Senior library has many of these sets.
  
  
• Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection IPL offers over 4500 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works.
  
  
• Great Writers and Poets. Includes important literary prize winners and list index to authors.
  
  
• Literary Resources on the Net Links to English language resources by subject.
  
  
• PAL: Perspectives in American Literature A research and reference guide to American literature from early American through late twentieth century.
  
  
• Project Gutenberg Full-text classic literature.
  
  
• Classics Archive Find full-text classic literature in a searchable or browsable database.
  
  
• Classic Reader This collection currently contains 651 books and 906 short stories by 196 authors. New works are added to the collections on a regular basis.
  
  
• Bartleby Library Full-text classic poetry and prose.
  
  
• American and English Literature Online Books for Educators Page containing links to online books in American and English literature as well as some foreign language literature and more!
  
  
• Electronic Text Center Full-text English language resources from the University of Virginia.
  
  
• On-Line Books Page Links to full-text books available on the internet. Also includes foreign titles.
  
  
• The Cambridge History of English and American Literature Considered one of the most important words of literary history and criticism, this complete online version of the text contains thousands of essays with topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama to history, theology and political writing.
  
  
• Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts Full-text folk tales and myths from around the world.
  
  
• Mything Links "An annotated and illustrated collection of worldwide links to mythologies, fairy tales and folklore, sacred arts and sacred traditions" from the Pacifica Graduate Institute.
  
  
• Bulfinch's Mythology A classic source for mythology which includes full-text Greek, Roman, and other classical myths as well as legends of the Middle Ages, including those of King Arthur and Charlemagne, with links to other sources.
  
  
• Classical Mythology Provided by a professor of history from Temple University, this site provides excellent information on Greek and Roman mythology, study guides for Homer, Sophocles and Euripides, as well a glossary for mythological terms.
  
  
• Mythweb Offers an encyclopedia of mythology, colorful illustrations and an easy to read text option
  
  
• Today in Literature This is a high-tech page-a-day calendar which offers an "original biographical story each calendar day about the great writers, books, and events in literary history."Articles are footnoted with a wide variety of links to related articles and texts. Free use but requires registration. Archived stories require subscription.
  
  
• Dictionary of Phrase and Fable First hypertext edition of Brewer's dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
  
  
• The Quotations Page Great popular quotations and quotation links plus motivational quotes for the day.
  
  
• Quoteland.com Quotations by topic, literary quotes, humorous quotes and more.
  
  
• The Quotations Archive A comprehensive database of general purpose quotations, searchable by subject, author, or keywords, plus links to other quotation sites.
  
  
• Great American Speeches Great popular oratory from American political and literary figures.
  
  
• Literary Kicks Biographical information of Beat Generation authors and poets and includes articles and samples of their work.
  
  
• Authors on the Web Provides links to author biographical sketches.
  
  
• American Writers This C-SPAN companion site offers an in-depth look at 45 American writers who helped shape a nation, featuring biographical and historical background information for each featured author.
  
  
• A Celebration of Women Writers This site is devoted to promoting an awareness of the importance of women's writing. Can be browsed alphabetically by name, century, or country. Also provides links to sites devoted to specific writers.
  
  
• Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color This site from the University of Minnesota focuses on North American women writers of color, and provides biographical information, some critical analysis and lists of works by and about the writer as well as links to related Web sites.
  
  
• Teenreads.com Caters to young adult readers and provides author interviews, book reviews, a message board and an excellent newsletter.

Poetry:

• American Verse Project Archive of volumes of American verse prior to 1920.
  
  
• Bartleby Verse Archive of American and English Poetry from 1250-1920.
  
  
• Poets' Corner This is a searchable anthology of more than 4,700 works by more than 560 poets, which is ever-expanding.
  
  
• Great Writers and Poets. Includes important literary prize winners and list index to authors.
  
  
• Galaxy Poetry Links Guide to poetry, arranged alphabetically.
  
  
• The Internet Poetry Archive A unique site providing access to some contemporary works, including those by Seamus Heaney, Yusef Knomunyakaa, Phillip Levine, Czelaw Miosz, Robert Pinsky, Margaret Walker and Richard Wilber. Links to biographical, poetry text, bibliography, etc.
  
  
• Academy of American Poets Provides a searchable database of the works of selected major poets.
  
  
• Favorite Poem Project Founded by former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, this is a collection of Americans reading their favorite poems, a continuing database, plus two anthologies of poetry to explore.
  
  
• The Atlantic Online: Poetry Pages Search a collection of poems published in the digital edition of the Atlantic Monthly magazine since 1993.
  
  
• RPO: Representative Poetry Online Extensive resources on poets, poetic language, literary criticism, and poems from the University of Toronto. Includes a glossary of poetic terms.
  
  
• Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools Established by Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the United States, this site is an effor to expose students to poetry on a daily basis.
  
  
• Online Poetry Classroom A resource for teachers and students alike, this site contains texts of over 1200 poems, biographies of over 450 poets , a timeline of poetry, and clips of authors reading their own poems, teacher forums, lesson plans, and links to more virtual poetry resources.
  
  
• A Haiku Homepage This site is dedicated to the art of the Japanese Haiku poem, with information about Haiku master Basho and links to additional haiku and Japanese literature sites.
  

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Drama:

• Theatre Central Resources and links for drama and dramatists.
  
  
• Complete Works of Shakespeare All of Shakespeare's works, searchable by keyword. Includes related articles and recommended links.
  
  
• The Oxford Shakespeare The 1914 Oxford edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published this centruy. The 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse constitute the literary cornerstone of Western civilization.
  
  
• The Folger Shakespeare Library Holds Shakespearean material and also a vast collection of rare Renaissance books and manuscripts on all disciplines.
  
  
• Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet A very user-friendly Shakespeare site that includes information on his life and times, including a timeline and genealogy, sources for his works, scholarly criticism, the theatre, the Renaissance, teacher materials, links to other good sites and more.
  

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Grammar and Writing:

• English Grammar On-line Web grammar guide includes an English grammar clinic for questions.
  
  
• A+ Research & Writing for High School Guidance, support, resources and links for writing from the internet public library.
  
  
• Online Writing Lab From Purdue University, this site provides vast resources for writers and teachers of writing.
  
  
• Guide to Grammar & Writing From traditional sentence level lessons on parts of speech to more in-depth areas such as essay writing, this is the ultimate guide to grammar and technical aspects of writing
  
  
• Strunk's Elements of Style Strunk's Elements of Style on-line provides elementary rules of language usage and principles of composition.
  
  
• MLA Style Provides guidelines and examples on MLA documentation of WEB sites from the Modern Language Association Web site.
  
  
• MLA Citation Format This is a help guide with many examples for MLA citation.
  
  
• Glossary of Literary Terms and a Handbook of Rhetorical Devices Searchable indexes for both the glossary and the handbook provides definitions and explanations for literary terms and devices.
  
  
• Acronym Finder A large searchable database, containing about 155,000 acronyms, abbreviations and definitions.
  
  
• The Searchable Phrase Finder This site provides word resources, including: Meanings and Origins, sayings, cliches, provers and quotations. Other features are Euphemisms, Popular Fallacies and phrases with Biblical origins
  
  
• Common Errors in English Provides lists of common errors in grammar usage and spelling.

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