EN 234: Introduction to Fiction: Online Resources

American Literature Resources

Use these online resources to explore various American Writers:

• Literature.org
• African American Women Writers of the 19th Century
• The American Academy of Poets
• American Authors
  a good resource for undergraduate non-majors
• The Black Renaissance in Washington, D.C., 1920s-1930s
  funded by the Carnegie Foundation; Choice Outstanding site
• Early Americas Digital Archive, 1492- c. 1802
• The Edith Wharton Society
• F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary
  University of South Carolina; an exhibit from 1996, updated 2002
• Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Utopia
  begun 1994 in print then placed online; a large collection of bibliographies and checklists--recommended reading lists, author indexes, critical works, Web sites--related to feminist science fiction and fantasy; a wealth of information on this specialized but popular topic
• The Jack London Online Collection
• Library of Southern Literature
• Literature and Culture of the American 1950s
• Luminarium : Toni Morrison's Page
• PAL : Perspectives in American Literature - a Research Guide
• The Paris Reviews : The Interviews
• Storytellers : Native American Authors Online
• Steinbeck Studies : The Martha Heasley Cox Center
• Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture 
• The Walt Whitman Archive
• The Willa Cather Archive
• Victorian Women Writers Project
  begun in 1995 the site is primarily concerned with the exposure of lesser-known British women writers of the 19th century
• Web of American Transcendentalism
• Women in Print : Essays on the Print Culture of American Women from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
• Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875
  a collection of 19th century American fiction as listed in Lyle Wright's bibliography American Fiction, 1851-1875;   currently there are 2,287 volumes; Indiana University Digital Library Program
• Zora Neale Hurston Plays at the Library of Congress

European Resources

Includes bibliographies, directories, websites, literary journals, associations, and organizations. 

• European Studies Blog (British Library)

  Discover the British Library's extensive collections from continental Europe and read news and views on European culture and affairs from our subject experts and occasional guest contributors.

• European Union Prize for Literature

  The aim of the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) is to put the spotlight on the creativity and diverse wealth of Europe’s contemporary literature in the field of fiction, to promote the circulation of literature within Europe and to encourage greater interest in non-national literary works.

• European Writers’ Council (EWC) – Fédération des associations européennes d’écrivains (FAEE)

  Represents 150,000 professional writers and translators in the book and text sector in all genres from all over Europe.

• EuropeNow: a journal of Research and Art

  Online journal from the Council for European Studies. Includes feature articles, reviews, podcasts covering literature, visual media, and other topics.

• List of European literatures (Wikipedia)

  Links to Wikipedia articles on national literatures.

• Literature House Europe

  Founded in 2015, an international European-based network whose purpose is to shed light on contemporary issues from the unique perspective of writers.

• The Riveter

  From the Euro Lit Network, free magazine devoted to European literature, designed to make international writing popular and accessible to readers

• Trafika Europe Radio

  From Trafika Europe, audio streaming and podcast programs on literature from Europe.

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