English & Literature
Copyright Tips and Issues
When writing a paper and using multimedia (recorded interviews, movies, CD-ROM, etc.), it is important to know if you can use it and what the limitations are in using materials. Check here to test your knowledge and to find out if you are doing what is legal.
Crash Course in Copyright
Whether you are going to use something or create something, this University of Texas site allows you to explore the laws of copyright for all kinds of media.
ESLHome: Online Passages and Reading Exercises
The IPD is a multilingual picture dictionary designed to help ESL students with identification and spelling. The different exercises include flashcards, fill-in-the-blanks, unscrambling, straight recall and "stinky spelling". The dictionary includes fifteen categories of words and offers French, Spanish, German and Italian as other language options.
Internet Picture Dictionary
If English is not your first language, this is the site to visit in order to practice this new and often confusing language. Try reading labs, reading comprehension exercises, fill-in-the-gap stories, and recreating the stories. Exercises become more challenging as the difficulty increases.
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
A lisitng of common pitfalls in writing, commentary about style and structure, examples of styles (MLA, APA, etc.) and mechanics lessons. If you have a question about writing, and your teacher is unavailable, you will probably find your answer here.
The Academy of American PoetsLists by poet, poem, or peruse the recordings in the Listening Booth. Many of the poems are read by their authors; some are read by fellow poets. This site does not limit their resources to American poets at all – they are from all over the world.
Classical Mythology Directory
context, providing a family tree for most of them. "Important Links" leads the researcher to chosen sites, and the final link to the Olympian Gods displays a chart with names, associated places, animals, objects and attributes.
Internet Poetry Archive
poets and their poetry on the web, with links from many poems to audio performances.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
provides an annotated list of dozens of sites dedicated to the Bard of Avon, and evaluates them to point you toward the best ones.
Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time
Stems from the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery's exhibit with a number of photographs and pictures of Hemingway and his life's involvement with his family and friends.
The Poetry Pages
Organized and published by The Atlantic Monthly, this website offers articles about classic poetry and new poetry, readings by the poets, or readings by critics and fellow poets, interviews, reviews, and articles online from The Atlantic Monthly publication.
Reading Rants
Looking for the skinny on what to read? Try searching Reading Rants for a "no holds barred" look at books. Browse through subject lists for recommended books - remember that the reviews are succinct and true to form.
Relax with a Book
David Freeman interviews authors about "the how" and "the why" of their writing. Relax with a Book can be seen on BBC television, but this website offers a preview of the upcoming interviews and recordings of the past interviews (available through Real Player). The archives are organized alphabetically by the author's last name.
Representative Poetry Online
Originally a print anthology produced by the University of Toronto's English Departments from 1912 to 1967, the online version was published in 1993 and is still adding poets. The site also includes British and Canadian poetry.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database
Maintained by a librarian at Texas A&M, search this database if you are looking for a specific sci-fi or fantasy title, works by an author, or a particular subject. This is a database of information though, search our catalog to see if we have the items in the library.
Selected Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance
Offers writer bibliographies of primary and secondary works, a resource guide of full-text sources, and a literary glossary of terms. Very useful, but may cover authors who did not necessarily write during the Harlem Renaissance.
Shakespeare's Globe Research Database
Covers the Globe of Shakespeare's day as well as the Globe of today with maps, pictures, excavation details, pictures of performances, and facts about the history. The Research link offers hyperlinks to articles about Shakespeare and the Globe.
State University of New York at Buffalo's Electronic Poetry Center
Offers short bios, samples of works, audio readings, and articles about a wide range of poets; a gallery of images, online electronic and print journals, a discussion form, and links to online sources.
The Victorian Web: Literature, History, and Culture in the Age of Victoria
For an overview on Victorian literature and Victorian times, this site, created for Brown University students, offers information on Victorian writers, science, religion, philosophy, economics, and more.
Please contact Mr. Bell with any questions. Page last updated on April 27, 2007