A discussion of Thomas Campion's literary criticism from the Elizabethan period. From the Cambridge History of English and American Literature.

This marvelous site offers a chronology of WWI, an assessment of its cost to society, and links to such poets as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Has a plethora of information on the war.

Collection of poetry and writing encompasses several centuries of Canadian literary production. Many of the writers are well-known historical figures, including explorers, such as Samuel Hearne, whose travel diaries are excerpted here....

Extensive site dedicated to Romantic Studies. Best to use the search function. Includes modern poets reading Romantic poetry.

This site provides a biography of Langston Hughes, followed by several of his poems (some complete with audio clips) and a bibliography of his more influential works.

Detailed biography of John Colet, a famous scholar during the Reformation whose ideas influenced the movements of his day.

This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry for John Skelton defines his place in English Renaissance literature.

Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry for the Transcendental Club's publication, "The Dial." Provides a history of the publication and its contributing writers.

Brief biography of Spenser and his family, with links provided to the entire contents of The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Readers can find additional information on Spenser there.

This Cambridge History of English and American Literature site examines the contributions of Washington Irving to the development of the American short story genre.

Don't miss out on learning more about the female poets of the British Romantic Period. This University of California Davis site provides links to text and information on British women poets of the Romantic Era, many of which are unknown...

Walt Whitman's poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" from Leaves of Grass.

A poem by Emily Dickinson numbered XXIV with the first line, "A narrow fellow in the grass." Links to contents and a bibliographic record are available.

A poem by Emily Dickinson numbered I with the first line, "Success is counted sweetest." Links to contents and a bibliographic record are available.

A poem by Emily Dickinson numbered XCVI with the first line, "My life closed twice before its close." Links to contents and a bibliographic record are available.