Hueneme High School English Links

Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection - contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works; browsable by author, title or literary period.

Author Information

Censorship and Book Banning:

Banned Book Week from the American Library Association : Lots of information about book challenges and book banning from the top organization in America against the censoring of books.

"Censored"- links to many sites dealing with the topic of censorship

Banned Books On-line: Special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts.

Celebrating the Right to Read: A list of some challenged/banned books and the reason for the challenges.

The Censorship Files: Links to sites that deal with book challenges and banned books

From Bookwire: Lists of banned books throughout the centuries and commentary from authors on censorship.

Muggles for Harry Potter: Homepage to the group supporting the right to have J.K Rowling's Harry Potter books in school libraries and classrooms.

American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) Home Page: Click on "Freedom of Speech" and read the article on the controversy over a teacher in Virginia posting lists of banned books on his classroom door.

American Literature Links:

Book Spot: provides online books, book reviews, reading lists, author information, links to related resources, and more

World's Best Poetry: UserName=hueneme Password= vikings

American Literature Discusses the uniqueness of American literature breaking it down into the following periods: colonial literature, revolutionary war literature, early national literature, American renaissance, post-Civil War, post WWI, the 1930's, and literature since WWII. It also gives brief biographical data on several of the more famous American authors

American Authors on the Web:

Homework Central--American Authors

Yahoo--Literary Figures Links:

Author Guides: a literary site with "pointers to individual author guides or other cumulative documents that deal with specific writers"

Author's Pen: hundreds of links to contemporary author information

Biography of Edna St. Vincent Millay This well arranged site contains the poetry of and a biography of this familiar writer. Among the poetry featured here is "City Trees, The Dream, Tavern, Spring, The Shroud, The Little Ghost," and the ever popular"Ashes of Life." Study these beautiful works of art and let them fill your soul with the music of poetry.

British Literature Links:

Learn more about:

Middle Ages

Chivalry, Knighthood and Castles

Introducing Knight Life

Knights and Armor

The Medieval Knight

Courtly Love

Andreas Capellanus:The Art of Courtly Love

The Knights of the Round Table

Sir Thomas Malory

King Arthur: A Man For The Ages

Arms and Armor in Medieval Europe

Visit the Electronic Beowulf Project

Learn about William Shakespeare and his times by visiting some of these sites.

Explore the Romantic Circles a website devoted to the study of Lord Byron, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelly, John Keats, their comtemporaries and historical contexts.

Visit The Dickens Project, one of the best places on the web to learn about Charles Dickens, his works and his era.

Legends explores the history, literature, and lore surrounding Robin Hood, King Arthur, Pirates & Privateers, and other swashbuckling characters of balladry, fiction, and film, from The Queen of Elfland to Zorro.

Learn more about James Joyce and his writings by visiting some of these sites.

General Literature Links:

Visit the Anne Frank House in the Netherlands to learn more about her home, her life and her diary.

Discover more Literary Resources on the Net at this site maintained by the University of Pennsylvania.

Search Literature Resources for the High School and College Student, a site maintained by Michael Groves of Reed College.

Bibliomania: The Network Library: Over 40 classic novels, literature, and language reference materials, plus non-fiction and poetry selections are available here.

Glossary of Poetic Terms: Use this glossary to look up poetry vocabulary. Definitions include phonetic pronunciation, numerous examples, cross references, and quotations from poets.

Literary Calendar: An almanac of literary information. Look here for your daily dose of literary trivia.

Virtual Thesaurus: This site creates either a 2D or 3D word web of synonyms and word phrases

Realist Wonder Society: This Web site is dedicated to providing text and information about fables and fairy tales.

Mythology Links:

BrowseBulfinch's Mythology and access information ranging from the Roman Deities and The Trojan War to the Adventures of Aeneas.

Visit the Greek Civilization Home Page maintained by Portland State University and find out how the ancient Greeks lived.

Search Argos and type in your topic to find sources for ancient civilzation.

Drama Links:

Theatre Central: This page contains links to theatre-related pages from all over the world. Unlike other theatre page compilations, this page is dedicated to Amateur, Scholastic, and Professional groups, services, and resources alike. It is updated weekly.
On and Off Broadway: The On Broadway WWW Information Page ! These pages provide information on Broadway plays and musicals.
Elizabethan Stage and Theatre: A description of the theatres of the Shakespearean and Elizabethan times. Illustrated.
Elizabethan Costumes: Two modern women in Elizabethan costumes.
Screenwriters Playwrights Home Page: This page, which is frequently updated, is designed to meet the special needs of screenwriters and playwrights.
The Drama Exchange: The Dramatic Exchange is dedicated to archiving and distributing scripts, a place for playwrights to "publish" and distribute their plays, a place for producers to find new plays they might want to produce, and a place for anyone who is interested in drama to browse
High School Theatre Programs: The largest collection of high school theatre sites on the Web

1999-2000 High School Debate Topic On-line: Lots of links to sites which can help you prepare for this debate topic.

Growing Old In America

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