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Seventeenth Century and Before
Aphra Behn Page

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/r_nestvold/

This site is dedicated to the first professional woman writer in the English language. A prolific playwright of the seventeenth century (second only to John Dryden in the Restoration), Aphra Behn is known largely for her prose. This site has links to information about Aphra Behn and other women writers.

English Literature Renaissance & 17th Century

http://humanitas.ucsb.edu/shuttle/eng-ren.html

Provides a wealth of knowledge through links, articles, and essays on literature of the 17th century. Includes an index, database, and many other features. This is a great site for online research.

Geoffrey Chaucer

http://www.alchemyweb.com/~alchemy/englit/medlit/chaucer.htm

Provides a biography, bibliography, and essays on fifteenth century author Geoffrey Chaucer. Includes quotes and analysis of Chaucer works such as The Canterbury Tales. Also includes links to other Chaucer sites.

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John Donne

http://www.alchemyweb.com/~alchemy/englit/sevenlit/donne/index.html

This site provides information on the life and work of late sixteenth century early seventeenth century British poet John Donne. Includes a biography, bibliography, and poetry.

Miguel de Cervantes

http://csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/

A project of the Cervantes International Bibliography Online an Anuario Bibliográfico Cervantino, this site is dedicated to solve the "problem of currency, thoroughness, and accessibility, which now hampers research on Cervantes." Includes a great amount of information on Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote. There is a record of the books, articles, dissertations, reviews, and other points of interest included here to this end.

Shakespeare Web

http://www.shakespeare.com/

This is the site for anyone interested in the plays and writing of William Shakespeare. Includes a listing of festivals and troupes, along with a Web search index for Shakespeare. Provides a feature called “Today in Shakespeare History” and many other related services.

Thomas Middleton

http://www.med.virginia.edu/~ecc4g/middhome.html

Provides information about late sixteenth century/early seventeenth century playwright Thomas Middleton. Includes a biography, bibliographical information, and historical perspective of Middleton’s work.

Victorian Literature Overview

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/litov.html

This site is dedicated to the study of the Victorian literature canon. Includes a list of authors such as Robert Browning, Charles Dickens, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and many others. Provides an explanation of the concept of a literary canon and a timeline of Victorian literature. Also includes literary techniques, genres, models and convergences.

William Shakespeare: Search the Complete Plays Online

http://www.gh.cs.usyd.edu.au/~matty/Shakespeare/index.html

Provides a search index of the complete plays of William Shakespeare. Includes the capability to search by tragedy, comedy, or history. This is a great site for anyone who is a fan of Shakespeare.

Women Writers of the Middle Ages

http://www.millersv.edu/~english/homepage/duncan/medfem/medfem.html

Provides essays, pictures, and related articles on writers such as Margery Kempt, Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of Siena, and others. Includes links to many other online related sites. This site is very academically orientated and is recommended to those doing research on writers of the period.