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Literature
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. 
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.
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.
Project Gutenberg Full-text classic literature. 
Great Writers and Poets.  Includes important literary prize winners and list index to authors.
Teenreads.com Caters to young adult readers and provides author interviews, book reviews, a message board and an excellent newsletter. 
Quotations  Bartlett's Dictionary of Familiar Quotations.
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts Full-text folk tales and myths from around the world
 Bartleby Library  Full-text classic poetry and prose
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.
 Authors on the Web Provides links to author biographical sketches.
Quoteland.com  Quotations by topic, literary quotes, humorous quotes and more.
Classics Archive Find  Full-text classic literature in a searchable or browsable database.
Great American Speeches Popular oratory from American political and literary figures.
Gale's Literary Index  Index of texts available 

              
 

  Poetry  
Bartleby Verse  Archive of American and English Poetry from 1250-1920.
  American Verse Project Archive of volumes of American verse prior to 1920.
Great Writers and Poets.  Includes important literary prize winners and list index to authors.
Poets' Corner  This is a searchable anthology of more than 4,700 works by more than 560 poets, which is ever-expanding.
 Online Poetry Classroom  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.
 RPO: Representative Poetry Online  Resources on poets, poetic language, literary criticism, and poems from the University of Toronto.
Galaxy Poetry Links  Guide to poetry, arranged alphabetically.
Glossary of poetic terms A study guide for poetry which includes a large glossary that can be downloaded and searched.
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.

                 

   Drama
Complete Works of Shakespeare  All of Shakespeare's works, searchable by keyword. Includes related articles and recommended links.
Theatre Central Resources and links for drama and dramatists. 
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.
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. A selection of plays
 

                                  
 

  Grammar and Writing Purdue University's Online Writing Lab this site provides vast resources for writers and teachers of writing.
Guide to Grammar and 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 MLA Citation Style This is a help guide with many examples for MLA citation.
Lynch, Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms Searchable indexes for both the glossary and the handbook provides definitions and explanations for literary terms and devices. Teen Ink- Writing Resources               A+ Research & Writing for High School Guidance, support, resources and links for writing from the internet public
     library.
Acronym Finder- Find out what over 380,000 acronyms & ... A large searchable database, containing about 155,000 acronyms, abbreviations and definitions.  Free English grammar online, Learning English letter writing. ...    On-line Web grammar guide includes an English grammar clinic for questions.
 Phrase Finder - How do they do that This site provides word resources, including: Meanings and Origins, sayings, cliches, proverbs 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 Strunk,William, Jr. 1918. The Elements of Style  provides elementary rules of language usage and principles of composition