 AP English Literature and Composition
Weblink Bibliography
by Mrs. Schwessinger
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Table of Contents
AP April Web Review
Anglo- Saxon Literature / Beowulf
Middle Ages/Canterbury Tales
Literature of the Renaissance to the 18th Century / Dr. Faustus and Hamlet
The Theatre of the Absurd / Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Romantic Literature / Pride and Prejudice
Victorian Literature / Wuthering Heights
Poetry
Writer’s Workshop
General Sources
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Anglo-Saxon Literature / Beowulf
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| Anglo Saxon Net -Find basic information about the Anglo-Saxons as well as a timeline and link to important people of the time period. You will also find translations of "The Wanderer" and "The Seafarer" as well as a list of other links containing information about the Anglo-Saxon period. Date Visited: 9/18/2008 http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/ |
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| Beowulf Study Guide- An illustrated and easy to read version of Beowulf that is divided into 12 episodes. This serves as a wonderful complement to the translation that you use for class. If you are having a hard time with the basic plot of the poem visit this site! Date Visited: 9/19/2008 http://www.lone-star.net/literature/beowulf/ |
Middle Ages / Canterbury Tales
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| The Middle Ages. Net -Everything you ever needed to know about the Middle Ages, from art and literature to sports and recreation. You will find links to more information as well as a section on the Canterbury Tales. This a great place to find information on the characters in Canterbury Tales. Date Visited 9/20/2008 http://www.themiddleages.net/index.html |
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| Converse the Literary Website- Wondering what the rap version of Canterbury Tales would be like? This site offers a change to hear audio and read the lyrics of Baba Brinkman, an artist who has set the tales to rap. The site also offers information about Chaucer that is very helpful. Date Visited: 9/18/2008 http://aspirations.english.cam.ac.uk/converse/chaucer/chaucer.acds |
| The Canterbury Tales- You can find all of the tales here as well as side by side translations from Middle English. Other helpful tools are the Middle English glossary and links for further study. Date Visited: 9/21/08 http://www.librarius.com/cantales.htm |
| The Canterbury Tales: Presented by the Electronic Literature Foundation - Two full illustrated versions of Canterbury Tales, one in Middle English and one in modern day rhyming couplets. The text can be viewed side by side or mixed line by line. A very helpful search engine will guide you to specific Tales. Date Visited: 9/19/2008 http://www.canterburytales.org/canterbury_tales.html |
Literature of the Renaissance to the 18th Century / Dr. Faustus and Hamlet
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| Francis Bacon Essays - You can find his essays and a helpful glossary. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mike_donnelly/bacon.htm |
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| Presidential Debate- Christopher Marlowe vs. William Shakespeare- May the best man win! |
| Dr. Faustus Intro Power Point- Review this power point prior to reading to give major themes and other important information. You are resonsible for this info.! |
From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance - A change in scientific culture - A great academic article about scientific discoveries and the shift in culture. Scan for important scientists and their role in the Renaissance. Date Visited 10/1/2008 http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/~bclarke/AST199M/Middle_ages_to_renaissance.htm
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The Renaissance- A great collection of websites put together for all aspects of the Renaissance. This site definately has quality information, but was last updated 5 years ago. It may not have some new sites that have popped up over the years. Date Visited: 10/1/2008 http://www.teacheroz.com/renaissance.htm#science
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Elizabethan Theatre Links - Links to information about the Renaissance, playwrights, stagecraft, and additional resources. Although there is a lot of information about Shakespeare, you can find other useful information here as well. Date Visited: 10/1/2008 http://academics.triton.edu/uc/elizlinks.html
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| Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe - A brief biography of Goethe as well as links to related sites and playwrights. Make sure you are drawing the connection between Goethe and Marlowe's work. Date Visited: 10/1/1008 http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc20.html |
| Greek Theory of Tragedy- Information about Dr. Faustus and the theater. Links to concepts such as blank verse. Date Visited: 10/1/2008 http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/tragedy.html |
| The Great Chain of Being- A breakdown of the chain of being as well as information on the four humours. Check the bottom for more renaissance resources. Date Visited: 10/1/2008 http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/Tillyard01.html |
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| General Characteristics of the Renaissance- Information on the Great Chain of Being, humanism and much more. Great place to look when trying to understand the literary ramifications of the reformation. Date Visited: 10/1 2008 http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/ren.html |
| Definition of Senecan Tragedy- Date Visited: 10/1/2008 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/534423/Senecan-tragedy#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=Senecan%20tragedy%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia |
| Presentational Theatre and Representational Theatre- A simplified discussion of the similarities and differences between types of theater. Check out the Laramie Project- very interesting. Date Visited 10/1/2008 http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/laramie/presentational-theater.htm |
The Four Humours- Wonderful charts and extensive definitions of the four humours. You should be able to find all you will need on the humours here. Date Visited: 10/1/2008 http://www.kheper.net/topics/typology/four_humours.html
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| The Perseus Project- This site offers the complete works of Christopher Marlowe in one place. You can find the majority of his poems and dramatic works including Dr. Faustus. Don't miss the section that explains the site as well as the background on Marlowe himself -it is well researched and provides a lot of helpful information. Date Visited: 9/20/2008 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Texts/Marlowe.html |
| Renaissance Attitudes Towards Faustus as a Magician- A wonderful place to find analysis of Dr. Faustus in the eyes of the Renaissance. There are links to understanding the Renaissance artist as well as the role of religion in analyzing Marlowe's play. Date Visited: 9/18/2008 http://www.english.uga.edu/cdesmet/tiffany/faustus.htm |
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| Hamlet Online - This site offers oustide sources related to Hamlet ias well as discussion about the play. You can also choose different full text versions that are available electronically. There is a section strictly devoted to Hamlet humor and even one on Hamlet spinoffs! Great source for variety of information on Hamlet and even Shakespeare himself. Date Visited: 9/22/2008 http://www.tk421.net/hamlet/hamlet.html |
| Shakespeare Online - Although this site covers all of Shakespeare's work it also offers a detailed analysis of soliloquies found in Hamlet as well as character studies of the main characters. Date Visited: 9/19/2008 http://www.shakespeare-online.com/playanalysis/hamlet.html |
| 18th Century Literature - This is a great site for information about poets and other writers of the 18th century. You will not find Hamlet info. here, but this will come to be very useful in finding quality information about outside readings during this unit. Date Visited: 9/21/2008 http://www.luminarium.org/eightlit/ |
| 18th Century Resources- The site has a lists of websites, academic articles and journals dedicated to analysis of 18th Century English literature. This is a much better start than trying to google! Date Visited: 9/19/2008 http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/ |
The Theatre of the Absurd / Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
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| Theatre Database- This site offers a simple background of the theatre of the absurd as well as a list of an essential reading list of more theatre of the absurd. Date visited:9/18/2008 http://www.theatredatabase.com/20th_century/theatre_of_the_absurd.html |
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| Top 10 Plays of the Absurd - Great synopsis of each of the top 10 absurdity plays including Rosencrantz and Guildenstren are Dead. This a great source if you are interested in reading more abusrdist plays for outside reading. Date Visited: 9/20/2008 http://www.theatrehistory.com/bookstore/absurd.html |
Romantic Literature / Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice- This site offers not only a full text version of Pride and Prejudice, but links to passages illustrating themes of the novel. Make sure you scroll to the bottom for more links to information on Jane Austen's life and more of her writings. Date Visited: 9/22/2008 http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html
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| The Literature Network: Pride and Prejudice -Along with a great summary of Pride and Prejudice, this site offers quizzes, links to essays on the story, and a great discussion board filled with student questions. Date Visited: 9/22/2008 http://www.online-literature.com/austen/prideprejudice/ |
Victorian Literature / Wuthering Heights
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| The Victorian Web - The Victorian Age is at your fingertips with this great site! Be sure to check out the sections strictly devoted to literature and authors. Check out "what is new" as well as their recommended web links. Use this site for pre and post Victorian authors as well (see their author link). Date Visited 9/19/2008 http://www.victorianweb.org/ |
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| Discovering Dickens: A Community Reading Project - This site offers a unique way to read and understand Hard Times. Follow as they show you how Hard Times was published and look through their key to allusions as well as a historical glossary to help you understand the historical context. The illustrations and the weekly household words also add new insight into the text. I strongly recommend you use this website as your read! You will thank me for it later! Date Visited: 9/22/2008 http://dickens.stanford.edu/hard/times.html |
| Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights and Selected Poetry- Okay so the music on this site is cheesy, but if you turn it down you can find some basic info on Wuthering Heights and Emily Bronte. There are sections on character analysis, excerpt analysis, and much more. Please note that I am including a a spoiler alert for this site. if you do not want to find out what happens at the end of Wuthering Heights, beware! Date Visited : 9/22/2008 http://www.victoriaspast.com/EmilyBronte/listenplease.html |
| The Magnamity of Wuthering Heights- A well written and extremely important takee on Wuthering Heights from the prolific author Joyce Carol Oates. This is an excellent source of information and helps to show a modern writer's take on a classic. Date Visited: 9/21/2008 http://www.usfca.edu/~southerr/wuthering.html |
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| Poetry.org - If you are searching for anything poetry related this should be the first site you come to. You can search for authors, poems, or even by types of poetry. Their daily poetry as well as weekly highlights and weekly features keeps the site fresh and new; you never know what you will find. Look for classic recordings of certain works as well as videos of author interviews. Date Visited: 9/22/2008 http://www.poets.org/ |
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| 17th Century English Literature- We spend a lot of time on the Cavalier and the Metaphysical poets of the 17th century and you will find a vast amount of information on both groups through this site. Make use of the introduction provided for each group as well as information on individual poets. Note that the Luminarium site also covers other centuries! Date Visited: 9/22/2008 http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/index.html |
| The Metaphysical Poets Study Guide- This is a great source for understanding the elements of metaphysical poetry along with the importance of the themes and literary elements we will discuss throughout this unit. Take note of the sections where the poems as well as the poets are compared- you may be asked to do this on the AP exam. Date Visited: 9/21/2008 http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/poetry/metaphys.htm |
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| MLA: A Guide to Writing Research Papers- Use this site to find all MLA rules (there is also a link with APA rules) as well as links on taking notes, outline, and how to avoid plagiarism. Feel free to visit the grammar and writing section to help you with any particular issue you may need to resolve. Date Visited: 9/18/2008 http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml |
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| OWL: The Purdue Online Writing Lab- A great source for all things "writing." Take advantage of their search box as well as their newsletter and podcasts regarding writing everything from a business letter to a personal statement for a college application. You can find wonderful examples of research papers in both APA and MLA formats and tips about writing for a variety of purposes (technical writing, writing for social sciences, etc.). This site is invaluable! Date Visited: 9/18/2008 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ |
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| Literary Criticism Power Point Review the different questions you should ask as a literary critic. |
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| College Board - Basic information about the AP exam and testing schedule as well as a description of the reading and writing expectations for the Literature test. Take a look through sample questions and scoring as well as the grade distribution section. Date Visited: 9/18/2008 http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_englit.html |
| How to Mark a Book - I know you are sick of hearing how important it is to "manipulate" the text, but I swear it helps. If you don't want to hear it from me any more, read this article (it is funny) about the best way to use writing between the lines to help you become a better reader. Date Visited: 9/22/2008 http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/adler.html |
| Project Gutenberg - This is the holy grail for English teachers and students. If you need a copy of texts that no longer have a copyright, search this site. You can find articles, plays, and even entire novels available for free download! Date Visited: 9/18/2008 http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page |
| Norton Anthology of English - This site is almost endless! Find background information on the time periods of British literature , quizzes, and audio clips of a variety of information. Listen to Seamus Heaney read sections of Beowulf or search the online archives for specific works. This is a trustworthy and valuable source for use throughout the year. Date Visited: 9/18/2008 http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/welcome.htm |
| Bartleby.Com This site not only includes works of fiction and nonfiction but has a built in encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus. You can also search the usage link for grammar help and the quotation page for other interesting tidbits! Take advantage of the variety of searching capabilities available through one site. Date Visited: 9/18/2008 http://www.bartleby.com |
| Glossary of Literary Terms- A very good glossary of literary terms. Date Visited: 10/1/2008 http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/literature/bedlit/glossary_p.htm |
| Literary Periods of British and American Literature - Brief descriptions of time periods and dates as well as important authors and works. Date Visted 10/1/2008 http://literaryexplorer.blondelibrarian.net/litpdstxt.html |
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Last Updated: April 20, 2009 |