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Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

"The North American Association for the History of the Language Sciences (NAAHoLS) was founded in San Francisco in December 1987 to promote the study of the history of the many disciplines concerned with language. These include linguistics and subfields within anthropology, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, sociology, etc."

A search engine designed to help readers locate authors and titles of interest. Available at all NYPL locations and from home with a valid NYPL library card.

"This page provides access to Old French texts and information about the literature, all of which is classified according to century. Some of the documents are in English, some in Old French and others in Modern French translation. Many of the links listed in this website are individual pages from other websites forming entire collections of French literature."

Serves as an index to more than 18,000 public domain books on the web, searchable by author, title, and subject.

A collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization. Searchable and browsable.

Extensive directory of links to "illustrators whose primary design style would be suited to and sought for use in the children's market."

Quarterly journal of fiction and poetry, begun in 1994. Contains links to academic and independent literary websites.

"Other Voices is an award-winning, electronic journal of cultural criticism published at the University of Pennsylvania. Founded in March 1997, Other Voices regularly publishes provocative essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, lecture transcriptions, audio lectures, multimedia projects, translations and reviews in the arts and humanities."

Recommended booklists, starred reviews, genre resources and an extensive list of reader's advisory sites.

Currently, the OTA's holdings of high-quality, well-documented electronic texts include 2500 titles in 25 languages. These include the works of individual authorsm reference works, and a range of linguistic corpora.

"The Papyri Pages focus on topics relating to ancient Egyptian papyri and the history and archaeology of "books" and writing in general. They include an exhibit, texts, and links to related sites."

"Passport was created from an United States perspective and defines international children's literature as anything outside of your borders. Passport regards international literature as distinct from multicultural literature. International children's literature is the body of books originally published in one country and later published in another country." Provided relevant annotated links.

A select bibliography of books and articles focusing on the literature of the Harlem Renaissance.

Transcriptions and images from the manuscripts of "The Planctus for William Longsword", the earliest work written about the Normans from a Norman point of view.

Provides links to poetry events and courses book news competitions text links to e-zines audio poetry literary appreciation, criticism and reviews plus sources to improve your own writing and get it published.

Organization for poets and readers.

Home page of the Academy of American Poets. Founded in 1934 to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation os contemporary poetry, this is the largest organization in the country dedicated specifically to the art of poetry

Emory University site provides an introduction to major topics and issues in Postcolonial Studies, with links divided into the following categories: Introduction, Authors, Theorists, Terms and Issues.

"The Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics is a collaborative project of the Classics Department of Princeton University and the Classics Department of Stanford University. Its purpose is to make the results of current research undertaken by members of Princeton and Stanford Universities in the field of classics available in advance of final publication."

Electronic editions of classic literature from Sweden and the Nordic countries.

Introduction to pulp fiction collecting. Includes a guide to genres, fiction titles placed in yearly historical context, and other web links.

Over 400 digitized texts, in a site constructed to allow the visitor to read some of the world's great books.

An online directory for book clubs and reading groups.

Over 550 guides from publishers. 150 Can be printed from the site.

Site provides "an overview of African women writers writing in French. It provides an opportunity to find out more about the authors' life and interests and to get acquainted with their novels, short stories, plays and poetry." In French and English.

This project has been established to document and analyse the theatrical and literary surge of interest in Greek texts and drama which is a phenomenon of the late twentieth century.

"View 253 digitised Renaissance festival books (selected from over 2,000 in the British Library's collection) that describe the magnificent festivals and ceremonies that took place in Europe between 1475 and 1700."

An online repository of works printed in English between the years 1477 and 1799, including full-text editions of Shakespeare and Spenser.

Bibliography from the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection.

Lists a variety of resources useful to rhetoricians.

Critical analysis of the depiction of Native Americans in James Fenimore Cooper and Mark Twain.

Website "devoted to using computer technologies to investigate critically the languages, cultures, histories, and theories of Romanticism."

A free, downloadable software package that "will help you find the Greek and Latin roots of thousands of words in the English language. . .the hypertext links make it fast and easy to use. The Dictionary also contains background on the history of English and details on the sources of individual words."

Numerous links to English Literature websites covering the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century.

Links to texts, commentaries, and other resources.

Daily book reviews, interviews with writers, and a weekly list of reading recommendations by celebrated authors. Subscription requred.

"An online index to over 60,000 historical and critical items about science fiction, fantasy and horror." Can be searched by author, title, imprint, or subject.

This diverse directory of science fiction sites includes art and artists, authors, awards, comics, animation, conventions, costuming, magazines and e-zines, fandom, movies, music, television, and more.

Directory of links grouped according to categories which include: Primers, Resources, Corollary Sites, Conferences, General Readings, Critical Theorists, and Communication Theory. From the University of Colorado at Denver School of Education.

"The SF Hub is based on the wealth of research resources in the Science Fiction Collections of The University of Liverpool's Special Collections and Archives, including the renowned Science Fiction Foundation Collection. Our advanced search tools will enable you to find the resources you need amongst the extensive collections of books, journals, fiction magazines, fanzines, journal articles and archives at Liverpool University."

Original issues of the Shadow Magazine in zipped-text format.

Links to scholarly articles and essays "Dedicated to the Proposition that Shakespeare Wrote Shakespeare."

During the 1995-96 academic year a group of sixteen college teachers participated in the the Folger Institute,"Shakespeare Examined Through Performance." This site presents a compilation of teaching and staging exercises developed during that program.

An exhibition of illustrated Shakespeare editions from Washington University in St. Louis

A bibliography of printed materials.

Research and post-graduate center at the University of Birmingham.

Site based on a recent PBS Frontline program which explores the authorship question in an impartial fashion.