Curated OER
Mythology Study Guide
In this literature worksheet, high schoolers respond to 20 short answer and essay questions about noteworthy myths. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on The Tempest. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Romance
This slideshow lesson focuses on the genre romance; it provides genre background and common elements. It offers literary examples and an excerpt with explanation.
Harvard University
The Harvard Chaucer Page: English Romance
A survey of Geoffrey Chaucer's work, which was much influenced by romance, the dominant mode of secular fictional narrative in his time.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Saracens and Racial Otherness in Middle English Romance
This article considers how 'Saracen' characters are portrayed in Middle English romances, and what these texts can reveal about ideas of Otherness in this period.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Ballads of Romance and History by Susan Coolidge, Et Al
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Ballads of Romance and History by Susan Coolidge, et al (c1887), a collection of illustrated children's poetry and ballads.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Romance of Adventure
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Romance of Adventure by Oswald R. Campbell, a nonfiction book for children.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: Gothic, Novel, and Romance
This site defines and identifies characteristics for the Romance, the novel, and the Gothic novel. Uses good examples to distinguish between these genres.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Lorna Doone, a Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore
This is the complete text of the novel Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Heroes of Chivalry and Romance
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Heroes of Chivalry and Romance by Alfred John Church, a fiction book for children.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of Holiday Romance
This site provides the complete etext for the Charles Dickens story, Holiday Romance.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Romance of the Line" by Bret Harte
The complete text of the story "A Romance of the Line" by Bret Harte. Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Interpreter. A Romance of the East" by L. Adams Beck
Text of the book "The Interpreter. A Romance of the East" by L. Adams Beck. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Le Roman De La Rose (The Romance of the Rose)
Find a description of a medieval poem about courtly love, and view the digital manuscript of the poem.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Is Romance Dead?
As an introduction to the medieval romances, students compare and contrast the medieval rules of courtly love to the modern "rules" of courtship and romance. Students write a compare/contrast essay after group work and class discussion.
Other
All About Romance: Quilting: Woman's Work, Woman's Joy
A complete history of quilting including its importance in early American history. Sections describe who made the quilts, how they were made, quilting bees, and much more.
BBC
Bbc: Who Was Sir Guy of Warwick?
Discusses Sir Guy of Warwick as part of a local history page provided by the BBC. Discusses the plot of the legend as well as its genre of Ancestral Romance.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Nathaniel Hawthorne
The complete texts of several of Hawthorne's works are available here, including "The Snow Image," "The Blithedale Romance," "The Marble Faun," and "The House of the Seven Gables." The texts can be read online or downloaded by individual...
University of Florida
The Lais of Marie De France a Verse Translation
A hypertext annotated English translation of nine of Marie de France's lais or verse romance poems with an introduction.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Jean Clopinel De Meun
An encyclopedia article about the second author of the Romance of the Rose, Jean Clopines de Meun (or Meung). The article focuses on classical and medieval sources. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" by Anonymous
This is the complete text of the late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written by an unknown author. It is one of the best known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The First Men in the Moon by h.g. Wells
This is the full text of the novel The First Men In The Moon by H.G. Wells, a scientific romance originally serialized in The Strand Magazine from December 1900 to August 1901 and published in hardcover in 1901.
Harvard University
The Harvard Chaucer Page: "The Tale of Gamelyn"
Full text of the Middle English 14th century verse romance, "The Tale of Gamelyn," which was popular during Chaucer's lifetime.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Homo Sum by Georg Ebers
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1878, one work is Homo Sum, a historical romance written by Georg Ebers.
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