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Research Guide to Literary Works: Web Sources

A list of resources available through Truxal Library for finding information about literary works

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Websites

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American Masters: Literature
Companion pages for PBS's American Masters series

Bartleby: Index to Subjects
Full text books of verse, fiction, essays, and literary analysis

British Library Learning: Online Resources
Resources about English-language literature and British history

Literary Theory
Overview of literary theory from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, a peer-reviewed academic resource

Los Angeles Review of Books
Reviews, essays and interviews

Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature
English literary works, medieval—19th century

Modern American Poetry
For the study of modern and contemporary poetry

The Modern English Collection
Historical literary works from the University of Virginia electronic text center

The New York Times Book Review
Book reviews, interviews with authors, and more

PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
A resource and research guide from Prof. Paul P. Reuben, California State University, Stanislaus

PBS Newshour: Poetry Series
Poetry, poetry news, and readings of poetry from PBS

PennSound
Audio archive, maintained by the University of Pennsylvania, of poets reading their own works

Poetry & Literature
Webcasts, podcasts, and more from the Library of Congress

Poetry Foundation
Poems, readings, and more from Poetry magazine

Poets.org
Information about poets and poetry from the Academy of American Poets, including full text of poems and essays on poetry, as well as audio recordings and video files

Project Gutenberg
Audio archive, maintained by the University of Pennsylvania, of poets reading their own works

Representative Poetry Online
Poetry by over 700 hundred poets spanning the last 1400 years, as well as biographical information and criticism

The Victorian Web
Information about literature, history, and culture in the age of Victoria

Writing in Literature
Literary terms and theory, schools of criticism, and more from Purdue's Online Writing Lab

TED Talk

C.K. Williams: Poetry for all seasons of life

Poet C.K. Williams reads his work at TED2001. As he colors scenes of childhood resentments, college loves, odd neighbors and the literal death of youth, he reminds us of the unique challenges of living (23:18). 

For more information about this subject or this speaker, visit this talk at ted.org.

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