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The Best of the Web: Ten Excellent American Literature Sites

© Susan Jensen

Since the Web is always growing and changing, it is difficult to keep up with all of the new sites. Since the list of links on this site may be outdated or incomplete, I offer this series of 3 articles listing the best sites in three categories: American Literature, British Literature and World Literature. (Please note: I have not listed homepages for individual authors as these can be found in the biographical articles I have been writing recently. Also, if you have any additions to the list, feel free to e-mail me or post your recommendation in the discussion section.)

Native American Authors by the Internet Public Library at http://www.ipl.org/ref/native --Site offers an alphabetical listing of Native American authors, complete with a short biography, bibliography and a list of Internet resources pertaining to each author.

American Authors on the Web http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka... --Site has a chronilogical list of authors and a list of Internet resources for each writer.

American Literature On the Web http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa... --Site boasts a collection of links to more than 300 authors, e-texts and helpful indexes

Writing Black: Literature and History Written By an On African-Americans http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literatu... --Site offers an alphabetical list of authors with a list of electronic resources and e-texts for each.

PAL (Perspectives In American Literature): A Research and Reference Guide by Paul P. Reuben http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pa... --Author list is divided into literary periods; lists authors, biographies, bibliographies, introductory and supplemental information for each period.

Literature Awards http://www.literature-awards.com --A fun site that lists the winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize and many other literary awards; offers links to author biographies, teacher information, bestseller lists, etc.

Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events Pre-1620 to 1920 http://www.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/... --Site offers a detailed timeline of literary and historical events, links to information on key figures, links. Author list is searchable by author's name or literary movement.

Literary Resources On the Web http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/ --Site is searchable by period or subject; includes lots of links

Suite 101: African American Literature and Poetry by Walter Benefield http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/afri... --Site offers weekly articles, a discussion board and lots of links.

Suite 101: Classic American Literature http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/clas...

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