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» Literary Resources - American (Lynch)   - 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   - 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 - 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 - 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 - General resources.




» American Drama - 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 - Literature from the late 19th to early 20th century. Includes full text of several novels.




» American Literature Association - 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 - American Literature Anthology Writers' Index.




» American Literature (Critical Essays) - Critical essays of mainly 19th and 20th century American authors, many written for academic purposes.




» American Literature on the Web - 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 - American poetry, from the classic to the latest contemporary poets.




» American Writers - Companion to C-SPAN TV series. Includes transcripts, links, and background information.




» Brief Timeline of American Literature and Culture, Pre-1620 to 1920 - Includes events in American history and literature, with links to pages on literary movements, bibliographies, and individual authors.




» The Clifton Waller Barrett Library - 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 - Contains essays, syllabi, bibliographies and other resources for teaching the multiple literatures of the United States.




» Key Sites on American Literature - U.S. government's outline of American Literature links.




» KYLIT - Biographies and bibliographies of authors from Kentucky.




» Literary Movements in American Literature - 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 - A collection of internet resources devoted primarily to English and American literatures.




» Project 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 - General overview of American literature, broken down into time periods.




» Wikipedia: Poetry of the United States - A chronological survey of American poetry, from colonial to contemporary work.




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