Recommended Websites: Literature

General

• Electronic Text Center (University of Virginia): texts in many languages
• LibriVox: Free public domain audiobooks
• Literary Theory: Links from Voice of the Shuttle
• Literature (in English): Links from Voice of the Shuttle
• Literature (of other languages): Links from Voice of the Shuttle
• OED: Oxford English Dictionary (login required for off-campus access)
• The Online Books Page (University of Pennsylvania)
• Project Gutenberg: the original free ebook site
• Poetry Resources at the Library of Congress
• Technology of Writing: Links from Voice of the Shuttle

Ancient and Medieval

• Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485): guide to online study materials and texts
• Medieval Manuscripts: catalog of digitized manuscripts viewable online
• Perseus Digital Library: History, literature, and culture of the Greco-Roman World
• Shakespeare: The Complete Works

Modern

• American Studies @ the University of Virginia: e-books by great authors
• Antislavery Literature: regarding the antislavery movement in America
• Bartleby.com: classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference
• Beckett, Samuel: Apmonia
• Bibliomania: classic texts, study guides, reference, and more
• Blake Archive: University of Virginia project on William Blake
• Dante's World (University of Virginia)
• Dickinson Electronic Archives: devoted to the study of Emily Dickinson
• First World War Poetry Digital Archive
• Elecbooks Classics: great literature in e-book form
• Norton Anthology of English Literature: a web companion to the textbook
• Romantic Circles: refereed scholarly study of Romantic-era literature and culture
• Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture: a multimedia archive
• Victorian Web (Brown University)
• Walt Whitman Archive: works, biography, reviews, scholarship, and teaching materials

Current

• Author Event Podcasts (Free Library of Philadelphia): author lectures in MP3 format
• Oregon Poetic Voice: comprehensive digital archive of Oregon poetry readings.
• Connie Martinson Talks Books: video interviews with authors, 1983-2007
• Etude: publishes new and emerging voices in literary nonfiction as well as author interviews, book reviews and columns on the art and craft of writing.
• Multicultural Literature in the United States Today (eJournal USA)
• Off the Page audio of poets reading or performing their works before live audiences
• Online Resources for Writers (Amherst College)
• Oregon Authors: information and upcoming events
• Poetry Explication: how to analyze a poem
• Postcolonial Web: contemporary Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English
• Powell's Calendar of Events: author readings and signings in the Portland area
• Writing About Poetry: why, how, and what you should know