Literature: Websites

The full text of classic works of Reference, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

From the Academy of American Poet, poetry exhibits with historical and thematic essays, poems, biographies and audio samples. From the Academy of American Poets. (Search for poems by topic, or poet, and notice the Audio & Video menu option.)

Video series from Annenberg Learner exploring the lives and works of 13 of America's most famous poets

Poetry, podcasts, and literary history

descriptive overviews (including sample applications) of the following theories: gender and sex, Marxism, narratology, psychoanalysis, new historicism, and postmodernism

Critical and biographical websites about authors and their works; browse by author, title, or literary period

NEH supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Browse their monthly Humanities Magazine from their website.

From the Academy of American Poet, poetry exhibits with historical and thematic essays, poems, biographies and audio samples. From the Academy of American Poets. (Search for poems by topic, or poet, and notice the Audio & Video menu option.)

Extensive list of websites grouped by period, genre, and country

Video and audio of selected poets.