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Common Lit: Answer to a Child's Question by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was an English poet, literary critic, and a founder of the Romantic Movement in England, as well as a major influence on American transcendentalism. The following poem is, as the title suggests, the...
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The Alchemical Drama of Goethe's Faust
This essay, written by Adam McLean, contains a synopsis of "Faust" as well as a critical discussion which emphasizes the work's alchemical themes.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
This site provides several selections from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese."
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Blake Digital Text Project
Index page for the full text of Blake's prose and poetry as well as an online concordance and related resources.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Harlem Renaissance: Countee Cullen
This lesson focuses on Countee Cullen, a Harlem Renaissance poet who based his works on Romantic poets and downplayed racism. It features links to three of his poems: "From the Dark Tower," "The Loss of Love," and "Saturday's Child." It...
BBC
Bbc: Robert Burns
See how Robert Burns, British Romantic poet, is celebrated every year on January 25, his birthday. This site provides photos from various "Burns Night" celebrations, as well as samples of Burns-related audio and video programming. Follow...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Complete Poetical Works: Percy Shelley
This site provides links to all of Percy Shelley's poetry, with a search function. It also offers notes at the beginning of each work.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Whittier: Quaker Ancestry and Nature
Biography and analysis of the works of John Greenleaf Whittier. Describes his Quaker upbringing, his role as an abolitionist, honors bestowed upon him, and his ballads. Includes analysis of his anti-slavery poetry and "Snow-Bound." Use...
British Library
British Library: Bronte's Wuthering Heights: Who Is Heathcliff?
This activity involves an exploration of the notoriously multifaceted character of Heathcliff, drawing on a range of sources that include the visual, literary, and historical. Students will reflect on Emily Bronte's depiction of...
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Poets' Corner: John Greenleaf Whittier Snow Bound
This site houses the text to John Greenleaf Whittier's poem entitled "Snow-Bound. A Winter Idyl."
W. W. Norton
Norton Anthology: Overview of Literary Gothicism
Do you know what type of literature "literary Gothicism" represents? Find out what types of literature throughout the ages have been touched by the Gothic influence when you visit this site.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This University of Toronto site provides information on Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The text of some of his works is provided.
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Peacock: The Round Table; Or King Arthur's Feast
Annotated full text of Peacock's story "The Round Table; or King Arthur's Feast."
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America Dept. Of State: Outline of American Literature [Pdf]
This online book presents an overview of American literature chronologically. Eras and movements are explained and biographies of significant authors are provided. This is a good way to understand the background and influences of...
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Byron: A Comprehensive Study of His Life and Work
This site provides biographical information about Byron, a chronology of works, the text of his works and other good references.
University of Pennsylvania
Knarf English: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This is a biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a British poet whose works include The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, "Dejection: An Ode," Christabel and Kubla Khan, a Vision,
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Melani: Romanticism: Introduction to Romanticism
This is an article discribing Romanticism and the Romantic Period from 1798-1832 including its beginning with the publication of Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge. Characteristics include heightened imagination, nature...
Library of Congress
Loc: John Keats Wrote Ode "To Autumn"
A brief overview of John Keats life and poetry in the English Romantic movement. Uses several lines from Keats' poem "To Autumn" as an example of the writing of the early 1800s.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Thomas Love Peacock: The Growth of the Novel
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry explains Peacock's role in the rise of gothic fiction in the early 19th century Romantic era.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Wordsworth
Delve into the world of William Wordsworth's work. This site provides links to biographical information on the author and lesson plans and activities for a few of his works.
Sonnet Central
Sonnets.org: Charles Lamb
Index page for a selection of sonnets by Charles Lamb (1775-1834).
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Louisiana State University: Charles Lamb 1775 1834
This resource provides a brief biography and a list of recommended works by Charles Lamb.
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Selfknowledge: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
This site from SelfKnowlege.com provides the text of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Coleridge, with notes. It also has several links to information on Coleridge.
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The Keats Shelley House: Percy Bysshe Shelley
This site provides a biography of English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It contains quotes from some of his most famous works.
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