english language arts pathfinder
- 826 Digital (For Students) ~ New ways to learn, to write, and to publish great writing
- Literary History ~ A collection of annotated links on 19th-century British and 20th century British and American writers
- Literature Map ~ A fun tool to find authors similar to those you have read and liked
- Luminarium (Anthology of English Literature) ~ Includes medieval, Renaissance, 17th century, and metaphysical poets
poetry
- Poetry 180 ~ A poem a day from the Library of Congress
- Poetry Foundation ~ Free database of full text poetry from the Poetry Foundation
- Poetry Foundation for Children ~ Featuring children’s poetry and videos of readings
- Poetry4Kids.com ~ The funny poetry playground of children’s author Kenn Nesbitt
- Poets.org ~ From the Academy of American Poets with biographies, poems and recordings of poems (Children’s poetry section)
- Representative Poetry Online ~ Collection of poets and their poetry from the University of Toronto
literary criticism
- Literary Reference Center: Literary Criticism ~ For home access password, click here
- Masterpieces of world literature ~ Plot summaries and critical evaluations of 270 classic literary works, from ancient to modern with discussions of each work’s literary significance and character sketches
- The American novel and its tradition ~ Detailed study of works by Charles Brockden Brown, James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Henry James, Frank Norris, George Washington Cable, William Dean Howells, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Faulkner
Don’t forget to check our library catalog for
- author biographies
- historical, political, and social contexts
- reviews and criticism of specific works, authors and literary genres