English Literature->Literary History
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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->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

General Resources->Libraries
General Resources->Art Galleries/Museums
English Literature->Literary History

The full name of this virtual project is the “South Sea Bubble Resources in the Kress Collection at Baker Library,” the Baker Library being the official library used by the students of Harvard Business School. Within the Kress Collection that is kept in this library, there is said to be a large number of pamphlets, books, broadsides, prints, and ephemera related to the South Sea Bubble. The project to digitize this collection to form a new, virtual one was begun in 2005 so that the vivid visual resources could be presented to the public. In the project overview, Karen Bailey, the project manager writes, “the online guide was designed to create a dynamic Web product to inform researchers of the resources available in the South Sea Bubble Collection, to facilitate the use of the collection, to provide access to new digital content, and to build a framework for future additions to the collection.”

The website gives a short historical introduction of the South Sea Bubble, but the main aspect of this website is the collection description that is provided in detail to show what the South Sea Bubble Collection actually consists of. While the majority of these manuscripts and documents cannot yet be accessed directly through the Internet (the digital images are still in the process of being uploaded), by providing the title and contents of such resources enables this website to become a great starting point of research for those who are interested in examining this historical event. Links for related reading, in the form of books and article publications, are given as well for additional perusal.

URL : http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/ssb/index.html

Keyword(s) : 18c British History , Catalogs , Harvard Library , South Sea Bubble

General Resources->Anthologies/Collections
English Literature->Literary History
English Literature->Drama->By period->English renaissance(1500-1640)
English Literature->Drama->Theater&Film

This is one of the best annotated guides to the scholarly Shakespeare resources on the Internet. Its contents are classified into Shakespeare's history, works, theatre, criticism, and other sources, added performance and festival information on a separate page. Furthermore, you can get as many site links as possible with a short annotation, and its range covers Renaissance literature and theatre, not only Shakespeare.

In the Works section, Study Guides will be very helpful for both teachers and students; providing various study materials such as SparkNotes and a larger series of lectures. In the Criticism section, you can access current lists of Journals and collections such as Early Modern literary Studies (EMLS), English Literary History and Renaissance Forum, and Historical Criticism throughout our literary history from Sir Philip Sidney, Ben Jonson, John Dryden, Dr. Johnson , Matthew Arnold to William Hazlitt. Introducing Criticism of The Sonnets, this site starts with a guide to the sonnet expanding their explanation further.

If you are in a hurry, you can go right to Best Sites, where all the best sites are shown in a sight mentioned other pages. They are categorized according to the main manu, so it is very convenient to find out useful information.

URL : http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/default.htm

Keyword(s) : drama, shakespeare, works, life, theatre, criticism, best sites, renaissance