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An on-line encyclopedia about mythology, folklore, legends, and more.
Hypertext Edition of The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
This classic work of reference described as a browser's joy has been in popular demand since 1870. The Dictionary is extensively cross-referenced, lending itself ideally, to the hypertext environment. This first Hypertext Edition is taken from Dr.
Brewer's substantially revised and extended edition of 1894.
World Mythology: Myth by Image
Visit the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and look at this great collection of images from Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China. If you click on the picture, you will discover more about the myths of these of these cultures.
Myths and Legends
Large general collection of links to information resources about myths and legends.
The Story of Gods
Information about myths and legends, mostly from ancient Greece.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
An illustrated encyclopedia which explains the Greek myths and illustrates their characters in cartoon form
The Olympic Gods
Fifteen Greek gods and goddesses are listed with links to images and information about them. Very thorough and complete set of resources. Nicely organized and easy to use.
Elizabethan Costuming Page
A large collection of links and information about the costumes and clothing of England in Elizabethan period. Includes lots of pictures and historical information
International Shakespeare Globe
Essay with slides on the Globe Theatre of William Shakespeare¹s time.
Tudor and Stuarts
The Tudors were the royalty of England during the time of Elizabeth and
Shakespeare. The page discusses them and other people and events of their times.
Royalty of England
The names and dates of the English royalty, from the beginnings through 1649
Renaissance Forum Resources
Links to Internet information resources related to the English Renaissance (mainly the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries)
Exploring Poetry
Very high quality collection of poetry and information about the poets, provided by the Gale Group Company. (This is a subscription service available to HHS students)
American Verse Project Texts
The American Verse Project is a collaborative project between the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative
(HTI) and the University of Michigan Press, is assembling an electronic archive of volumes of American verse prior to 1920.
Search the American Verse Project
Search this poetry archive using keywords, names or phrases, or go to the list of poets and poems and scan the list.
American & English Poetry: 1250-1920
This superb poetry site (at Bartleby.com) contains five separate collections of poetry: 1) The Oxford Book of English Verse; 2) Yale Book of American Verse; 3) Modern British Poetry; Modern American Poetry; 4) Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th C.; and 5) The Golden Treasury. The collections may be searched by keyword, and browsed via: Indexes to Poems:
Chronological, Author, Title, First Line.
Poetry (Literature)
A set of links to general poetry resources on the Internet, including poetry, criticism and biography.
Poetry Daily: Poems Arranged by Author Name
A collection of poems, according to their authors. Usually only one poem per author is available. These are mostly modern poems.
To Kill a Mockingbird: Then and Now
This website contains primary source documents, lesson plans, and student work.
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird Index
Links to resources and writings by students on Harper Lee and ³To Kill a Mockingbird². From a Vanderbilt University English class.
BookWire
A comprehensive guide to the book-related resources on the Internet. Book reviews, author information, book-related events, links to
publishers and booksellers, a book-related cartoons gallery, and other
related topics are to be found here.
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