This Washington State University site provides a decade-by-decade timeline of American literature with historical events going on at the same time. Most topics on the timeline are links to additional information about the author, work,...

Maya Angelou was not only a poet but also many other things including a teacher, civil rights activist, abuse survivor, mother and dancer. Learn about her remarkable life and why her work is so significant to many people.

This site from The Victorian Web provides information including social and political history and a detailed biography, essays about gender matters, theme, characterization, and more. This site contains a variety of excellent resources...

This on-line encyclopedia article gives information about Phillis Wheatley, the Boston slave who surprised colonial America with her poetry. She was the first African-American woman to have her work published.

This article on Gwendolyn MacEwen is from a series on Young Rebel Poets, poets who made their mark on the world in their youth and continue to be remembered today.

This site from The New Advent contains biographical information about Marie de France. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.