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A-Z Literature
About.com's directory of topics ranging from American and British Literature to War Literature, World Literature, and Writing a Literature Paper.
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American Authors on the Web
An extensive list of author links, arranged chronologically. Also included are links to General Literature resources. Site maintained since 1996.
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American Literature on the Web: Literary Movements and Genre: General Resources
Contains links to a variety of web resources arranged by categories such as Indian Captivity Narratives, Gothic Literature/Supernatural and Fantastic Fiction, Naturalism, Postmodernism and others.
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American Literature Site
Provides links in the following categories: American Authors, Timeline, Literary Movements, and American Literature Sites.
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American Literature: Selected Bibliographies
Bibliographies of American authors, works, and literary movements.
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BBC - Arts - Books
Features archived recordings of notable poets reading their own work, a showcase of visual poetry, advice from the "Poetry Surgeon", and other poetry-related resources from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Cambridge History of English and American Literature
Online version of the 18-volume encyclopedia.
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English Literature Resources
Extensive Directory of links from the London School of Journalism site.
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Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism
The IPL 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.
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Literary Criticism Online
Critical reviews of literary works from the Internet Public Library
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Literary History
"LiteraryHistory is an index to full-text internet published articles covering more than 250 major American and British writers. Our links take you directly to thousands of thought-provoking articles by scholars, critics and poets, all screened by a literary scholar."
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SAC LitWeb
Links to chronologies, outlines, and other resources. From San Antonio College.
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Voice of the Shuttle: Literature
Extensive portal to literature links in English.

