LibGuides: English 1102: Websites

Literary Websites

Literary Websites

American Authors: Provides biographical and bibliographic information.
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: Online encyclopedia contains a wide selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists, religious leaders, economists, Native Americans and song writers.
Dictionary of Symbolism: To locate a symbol, simply select the letter it begins with. And user friendly searchable index.
Library of Southern Literature Homepage: The "Library of Southern Literature" includes a wide range of literary works of the American South published before 1924.
American Literature Classics Library: A free library of classic books and novels.
Literary Movements: Website include list of literary movements, bibliographies and information on American authors.

Poetry Websites

Academy of American Poets: (Poetry Archive) The Poetry Archive offers recording of poets (past and contemporary) reading their their poems. The Poetry Archive is searchable by title, author, form and Theme. Its largest organization dedicated specifically to the art of poetry.
Poetry Foundation: Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 100-year archive of POETRY magazine.

Reference

Purdue Online Writing Lab The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation provides free online English Usage Rules.
Research Papers: Writing Introductions
Research Papers: Writing Conclusions
Oxford English Dictionary: Writing Help
Daily Writing Tips: Experts in writing run the blog and provide important writing tips.

Digital Collections

Digital Collections and Primary Resources

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