English Literature->Literary History
English Literature->Theory & Studies->

This web provides specificinformation about Korean American Literature. It contains historic background, case study, limitation and further studies, and definition of terms regarding studying Korean American literature. If you are interested in studying Asian American Literature, especially Korean American Literature, you may find useful material here.

URL : http://koreanamericanliterature.com/

Keyword(s) : American literature, Korean American authors, Korean Americans

English Literature->Poetry->By period->Medieval,Middle English(1066-1500)
English Literature->Literature in Translation

This site provides materials for Harvard University's Chaucer classes in the Core Program,the English Department, and the Division of Continuing Education. It provides a wide range of glossed Middle English texts and translations of analogues relevant to Chaucer's works, as well as selections from relevant works by earlier and later writers, critical articles from a variety of perspectives, graphics, and general information on life in the Middle Ages. At the moment the site concentrates on the Canterbury Tales, but the longer-term goal is to create a more general Chaucer page.

1. Life of Chaucer
2. Chronology
3. The Canterbury Tales
4. Translations
5. Chaucer’s Language
6. Middle English
7. Chaucer Glossary
8. Bibliography
9. Other Authors
10. Literary Subjects
11. Courtly Love
12. Life and Manners
13. Pilgrimage
14. Medieval Science
15. Site Index
16. Glossarial Database

URL : http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/

Keyword(s) : Chaucer Geoffrey,, Literature, 1340?-1400

English Literature->Prose & Novel->By Period->18th Century
General Resources->Cultural and Historical Contexts

This website was created by Lee Jaffe and focuses mainly on Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. The subcategories are listed on the left side:

1. Gulliver’s Travels: The electronic version of the text.
2. Dictionary: Provides annotations for the material in the text.
3. Bibliography: Very detailed listing of various print sources.
4. Links: Additional online sources are provided as links.
5. Timeline: A chronology of events in the text, Swift’s life, and his times.
6. Quotations: Selection of quotes from the book, from letters of Swift, from Swift’s own mouth, and from the mouth of others commenting on Swift.
7. Firsts: Terms and concepts Swift invented which have come to be commonly used today.
8. Images: Visual illustrations from various editions of the book, and other related pictures.
9. Info: Details concerning this Internet project, FAQs, how to navigate the website, and future plans, etc.

The award-winning site was cited by various well-known webpages, such as BBC Education Web Guide and Voice of the Shuttle. Its extensive and comprehensive information helps anyone who is interested in Swift’s novel to understand and enjoy the text more deeply. It is well designed and meticulously organized, and its continuous updates make it a website that should be bookmarked and visited on a regular basis.

URL : http://www.jaffebros.com/lee/gulliver/

Keyword(s) : Jonathan Swift , Gullivers Travels , 18c British novel , satire

English Literature->Literary History
General Resources->Cultural and Historical Contexts
General Resources->Course Syllabi

This is the digitized version of a lecture delivered in 1998 by Professor Ian Johnston, a Research Associate at Vancouver Island University. It first introduces the historical context in which the style of satire was able to develop in Part A. Then, in Part B, it defines what satire really is and its literary significance. In Part C, Johnston explains some key terms that come up often when explaining the stylistic techniques of satire. The range of tones that satire can take is explored in Part D, which is followed by the examining of some basic techniques and strategies that are implemented when writing satire in Part E. Finally, in Part F, the issue of whether or not satire works, whether it is effective in influencing the audience to react in a certain way, is discussed.

This electronic document is an easy-to-read introduction to the genre of satire, and will surely be helpful to those studying literature who are specifically interested in how satiric irony was used in British writing during the 18th century. Furthermore, the straightforward and concise writing style, along with the clean and simple format makes the content accessible to any user, even if he/she has no background knowledge of English literature.

URL : http://records.viu.ca/~Johnstoi/Eng200/satire3.htm

Keyword(s) : satire , genre of satire , 18c British writing

General Resources->Digital Repositories
English Literature->Literary History

This link is connected to the virtual Encyclopedia Britannica’s entry for “satire.” The entry is given in detail, starting with the main definition of the literary genre, followed by categories such as “The nature of satire” (again, divided into: Historical definitions--Influence of Horace and Juvenal--Structure of verse satire--The satiric spirit), “Satirical media” (:Literature--Drama--Motion pictures and television--Festivals--Visual arts), and “The Satirist, the law, and society.” Each heading is self-explanatory, and the entry tries to examine the genre of satire and how it developed, why it is significant, and where it is used, etc. Categories such as “Additional Reading,” “Related Links,” and “External Web sites” give additional resources where you can go to for further research.

URL : http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/524958/satire#

Keyword(s) : satire , definition of satire , verse satire , 18c British writing