English and Authors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHIES:

·         Biography.com

·         Food Timeline

REVIEWS, CRITICISM, AND ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE:

·         Amazon.com

·         Barnes and Noble

·         Booklist

·         Carol Hurst's Newsletter

·         Childrens' Literature Web

·         Gale's Lit Central

o        A master index to every literary series published by Gale.  Searchable by author, title, and nationality

·         Glossary of Literary Terms and A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices

·         Internet Movie Database

·         Internet Public Library Literary Criticism Collection

·         A Literary Index

·         Literary Resources on the Net (Jack Lynch)

·         Mythology

·         The New York Times Books

o        This site features 50,000 reviews

·         The New York Review of Books

·         PAL: Perspectives in American Literature, A Research and Reference Guide

o        This site features material on major writers from early times through the twentieth century.  There are links to notable Web sites and critical discussion questions

·         Random House Reading Group Guides

·         Classic Notes

·         Free Book Notes

·         Novel Guide

·         Pink Monkey Notes

·         Spark Notes

GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, AND WRITING TOOLS:

·         Common Errors in English

·         Conjugue (conjugates verbs in 20 modern and extinct      languages

·         Elements of Style by William Strunk

o        Information on correct usage, spelling, and pointers on composition

·         Grammar Bytes

o        Grammar terms, grammar rules, site creator, and exercises for students and teachers

·         Grammar Handbook

o        Parts of speech, phrases, clauses, usage problems, and sentences

·         Grammar Slammer

·         Guide for Writing Research Papers

o        MLA guidelines for citations and parenthetical documentation

·         Guide to Grammar and Style (Jack Lynch)

o        Suggestions for grammar, style and usage

·         Linguistic Fun Page

o        Idioms, acronyms, anagrams, crossword-solver, clichés, etc.

·         LOGOS Homepage

o        Multilingual e-translation portal

·         Modern Language Association

·         MLA Citations

·         Citing Sources

·         OneLook Dictionaries

o        An online link to 595 dictionaries

·         Online English Grammar

o        Practice your grammar skills

·         Purdue Online Writing Lab

o        Resources for students and teachers

·         Wordsmyth: the Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus

o        All the features of a thesaurus and dictionary in one site 

AUTHORS:

·         Bigeye Literature Links

·         Complete Works of Shakespeare

·         Homer-The Odyssey

 

 

 

 

 

 

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