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Literature

Children's Literature Web Guide
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.

Gale's Literary Index
The master index on all of the Gale literature series.

Literary Resources on the Net
Links to hundreds of literary resources.  Searchable by a single word.

MLA Style
The Modern Language Association answers the question: "How do document sources from the Web in my works-cited list?"

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
A complete annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on Internet

Online Literary Criticism Collection
The Internet Public Library's Online Literary Criticism Collection contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.

Poets.org
Website of The Academy of American Poets. Contains essays, biographies, poems, authors reading their poetry, poetry awards, and more.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database
A searchable collection of more than 51,000 citations to articles books, news reports, obituaries, motion picture reviews, and other materials about science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Voice of the Shuttle Web Page
A searchable collection of links to sites in all aspects of the humanities including archeology, classical studies, music and dance, and philosophy.

Bible

BibleGateway.com
Provides searching and displaying of Bible passages in six English language versions and other modern languages.

Bible Study Tools
“Designed to facilitate in-depth study and exploration” of the Bible, this website provides access to dictionaries, encyclopedias, commentaries, Biblical history, sermon illustrations, and much more.

The Holy Bible, King James Version
Users can both read and search through the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha.

Critical Reading

Critical Reading: A Guide
This is a guide to what students “might look for in analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction."

Literature and Writing Essay Resources: Analyzing a Text
Provides helpful hints on how to analyze specific passages in literature.

Critical Reading: How is Critical Reading, and Why Do I Need to Do It?
Provides tips and assistance on how to become a critical reader.

English Literature

American Authors on the Web
Provides links to electronic texts and biographical information for American authors from 1550 to 1950.

Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia of Eighteen Volumes
One of the most important works of literary history ever published, the Cambridge history contains over 303 chapters and 11,000 pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry and fiction to drama.

IPL Literary Criticism Collection
The Internet Public Library Criticism Collection contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, title, nationality, and literary period.

Literary Resources on the Net
The directory and guide to literary criticism and author information is searchable by literary genre or by keyword.

PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
Contains information and websites on over 400 American authors and their works, as well as information on specific periods and locations, such as 19th century realism, transcendentalism, and California literature.

SPARKNOTES
Provides plot summaries, character analysis, and themes of major works of fiction and drama.

Voice of the Shuttle: The Site for Humanities Research
By clicking on either Literature in English or Literatures Other than English, researchers can connect with a wealth of literary websites.

Film

Based on the Book
A compilation of over 12,000 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into movies since 1980.

Boxoffice.com
Based on the monthly magazine Boxoffice, the website provides film industry news, boxoffice receipts, browsable and searchable reviews of classic movies dating back to 1931, a weekly top ten list, and recent reviews.

Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
For thousands of movies, both current and historical, the IMDB provides information on directors, producers, actors, plot summaries, character names, running times, trivia, soundtracks, released versions, awards information, and links to online reviews. Also provided is a listing of all reviews that appeared in print sources, such as newspapers and magazines.

Metacritic Film
The searchable site assembles about 30 reviews per movie from publications around the United States, with links to the full reviews. The awards section lists last year’s nominated films and award-winning films chosen by critics and press organizations.

MRQE: Movie Review Query Engine
A searchable database that links to hundreds of thousands of reviews from journals, newspapers, and other online sources.

New York Times: Movies
Users can browse or search through thousands of New York Times reviews. Included in the free review archive are all films reviewed since 1960, reviews of all Best Picture Academy Award winners, as well as the New York Times guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made. Users can browse by year, genre, critic, and foreign films by country of origin.

Silent Era
Devoted to the silent era of film, this website provides filmographies of selected actors and directors, film reviews, information on the silent film era, and an annotated list of films presumed to be lost.

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Most recent revision: Thursday, December 13, 2007