Selected English Language and Literature Resources

Writer's Resources

Elements of Style
Online version of the 1st edition of the guide to usage written by William Strunk

Glossary of Poetic Terms
Technical language of poetry

WWWebster Dictionary
Look it up!

WritersNet
Information on agents, professional activities, and publishing opportunities

Interesting Literary Collections

Women Writers Online (SLU Community ONLY)
Texts by pre-Victorian women writers, titles in the database have been cataloged in ODYsseus

Dictionary of National Biography (SLU Community ONLY)
Biographies of people noted in British history and culture

Literary Criticism Collection
An exhaustive overview of web-based secondary sources arranged by author, title, and period

Mr. William Shakespeare on the Internet
Best Shakespeare web site

Northwest Passages
Canadian literature meta-site

Romantic Circles
Critical texts on Romanticism

Literary Blogs
Recommended literary blogs compiled by the Complete Review

Poetry Resources

BBC Poetry Out Loud
Collection of poetry recitations by British poets

Electronic Poetry Center
Author web pages, e-journals, and other resources for contemporary poetry on the web

Representative Poetry Online Keyword Search
Searchable online version of the Representative Poetry anthology published by the University of Toronto Press

Shakespearean Poetry Search
A concordance to the sonnets and major poems by Shakespeare

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