American Websites

Includes images and bibliographical and biographical information on American writers from Anne Bradstreet and Cotton Mather to Langston Hughes and Kurt Vonnegut. The guide has links and study questions.

Anthology of early American works, with summary. Some text available on e-book.

General resources.

American poetry, from the classic to the latest contemporary poets.

Index of literary resources available on the web, focusing on those of interest to scholars. Searchable and organized by period and topic.

Literature from the late 19th to early 20th century. Includes full text of several novels.

A chronological survey of American poetry, from colonial to contemporary work.

Includes events in American history and literature, with links to pages on literary movements, bibliographies, and individual authors.

General overview of American literature, broken down into time periods.

Contains brief essays on movements and important concepts in American literature. Each page also contains links to a bibliography of secondary sources for further reading and links to outside sites.

Pages on individual authors with picture (when available), links to works online, and other information; most pages also contain a selected bibliography of secondary criticism.

Companion to C-SPAN TV series. Includes transcripts, links, and background information.