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Literary Resources - American (Lynch)     andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/american.html Index of literary resources available on the web, focusing on those of interest to scholars. Searchable and organized by period and topic.

PAL: Perspectives in American Literature     www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/table.html Includes images and bibliographical and biographical information on American writers from Anne Bradstreet and Cotton Mather to Langston Hughes and Kurt Vonnegut. The guide has links and study questions.

All American  www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/allam.htm A university based reference site, analyzing aspects of American literature, history and culture. The site features a glossary of literary terms, an almanac and student written author biography pages.

American Authors  www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/aufram.html Pages on individual authors with picture (when available), links to works online, and other information; most pages also contain a selected bibliography of secondary criticism.

American Authors on the Web  www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/AmeLit.html General resources.

American Drama  www.uc.edu/americandrama Scholarly studies of dramatic literature from the earliest to the most recent playwrights, featuring critical examination of trends and discussions of diversity.

The American Literature Archive  www.en.utexas.edu/amlit Literature from the late 19th to early 20th century. Includes full text of several novels.

American Literature Association  www.calstatela.edu/academic/english/ala2 Organization devoted to the study of American authors and literature. Includes a directory of member-societies, and membership and event information.

American Literature Chronology - Index  www.shsu.edu/~eng_wpf/amlitchron_index.html American Literature Anthology Writers' Index.

American Literature (Critical Essays)  www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/american_literature_essays Critical essays of mainly 19th and 20th century American authors, many written for academic purposes.

American Literature on the Web  www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit Collection of links to sites on the Internet especially dealing with American literature and its social, cultural contexts. Site maintained by Akihito Ishikawa.

American Poems  www.americanpoems.com American poetry, from the classic to the latest contemporary poets.

American Writers  www.americanwriters.org/index_short_list.asp Companion to C-SPAN TV series. Includes transcripts, links, and background information.

Brief Timeline of American Literature and Culture, Pre-1620 to 1920  www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/timefram.html Includes events in American history and literature, with links to pages on literary movements, bibliographies, and individual authors.

The Clifton Waller Barrett Library  www.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/barrett.html Aims to include all fiction, poetry, drama, and essays published by an American in book form up to and including the year 1875, with a substantial collection from the remaining years.

Electronic Archives  www.georgetown.edu/tamlit/tamlit-home.html Contains essays, syllabi, bibliographies and other resources for teaching the multiple literatures of the United States.

Key Sites on American Literature  usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oal/amlitweb.htm U.S. government's outline of American Literature links.

KYLIT  www.english.eku.edu/SERVICES/KYLIT Biographies and bibliographies of authors from Kentucky.

Literary Movements in American Literature  www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/litfram.html Contains brief essays on movements and important concepts in American literature. Each page also contains links to a bibliography of secondary sources for further reading and links to outside sites.

MIT Libraries: Literature Resources  libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/literature A collection of internet resources devoted primarily to English and American literatures.

Project CROW  www.millikin.edu/aci/crow Course Resources on the Web, featuring a directory of American literature web resources, browsable by general resources (Basics), and sites featuring Syllabi/Assignments and Author Chronologies.

Simonds History of American Literature  www.bibliomania.com/2/3/270/frameset.html General overview of American literature, broken down into time periods.

Wikipedia: Poetry of the United States  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry_of_the_United_States A chronological survey of American poetry, from colonial to contemporary work.

Works for Children & Adults, 1800-1872  www.merrycoz.org Anthology of early American works, with summary. Some text available on e-book.