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Writing
Black
Andrew L. Graham
"Extensive collection of links to African-American writing and literature, as well as
related literary criticism and articles. Includes Saul Bellow's review of Ralph
Ellison's Invisible Man, analysis of Ishmael Reed's Mumbo Jumbo, W.E.B. Du Bois's
"Strivings of the Negro People," and an interview with Terry McMillan, author of
Waiting to Exhale. " |
The
Literature & Culture of the American 1950s
Alan Filreis / University of Pennsylvania
"Fine introduction to the intellectual, political, and cultural history of the United
States in the 1950s. Provides an extensive collection of primary materials from the
decade, as well as secondary source information concerning various aspects of the era.
Offers biographical profiles of key individuals, selections from representative and
influential writing, literary criticism, and historical analysis of significant events and
themes. Also includes links to information concerning historic events and topics from
other decades during the twentieth century.
Thoughtfully selected, the collection offers something for nearly everyone. While
providing material on standard subjects such as the Cold War, McCarthyism, and Elvis, the
site concentrates on many other academic concerns, including the thought and influence of
the "New York Intellectuals," the work of African-American writers, "Vital
Center" politics, and the relationship between the art of the era and the greater
society. While providing excerpts from well-known works such as William Whyte's The
Organization Man and analysis of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, the site also offers such
lesser-known literary gems as Dwight Macdonald's "The Book-of-the-Millennium
Club." Coverage of some crucial areas remains thin or non-existent, but the site
admirably provides users with an embarrassment of riches nonetheless." |
Voice
of the Shuttle: English Literature--Minority Literatures
Alan Liu / University of California at Santa Barbara
Directory of sites housing works of minority literatures. Includes links to general and
teaching resources, criticism and critics, and journals. Covers resources for
African-American, Asian-American, Chicano/Latino, Jewish, Native-American, and Pacific
literatures. |
The
Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia
David Seaman / University of Virginia
Archive of several thousand works of literature and criticism, with texts available in
English, French, German, Japanese, and Latin. Provides an extensive library of
electronic texts and an archive of special projects and publications.
The ETC library of texts includes English-language resources spanning from Old English
to Modern English and focusing on many specialized genres, such as English verse
drama, American poetry, African-American poetry, the Bible, and Shakespeare's works.
The archive of projects houses student- and faculty-created hypertext initiatives, two
online journals, dissertation texts, information about upcoming workshops and
conferences, links to collaborative projects involving the ETC, and a selection of
articles
written about electronic publishing. |
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