English Literature->Poetry->By period->20th century

This is a section for William Carlos Williams in the comprehensive literary web, Modern American Poetry, prepared and compiled by Cary Nelson. Just like other sections of the main site, this Williams' page has its own independent structure which contains biography and several essays on his major works. When considering conciseness of his poetry, some essays are consequently short, while others are surprisingly minute.
The source of most writings presented here are published books such as poetry anthology, autobiography, or critical essay collection. Therefore, the site is credible and fairly scholarly. Although the site does not provide the individual poems, it is a very helpful source for many students who study Williams' poetry. I strongly recommend you to bookmark the site to refer to its contents, not only for W.C.W but also for many other poets.

URL : http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/s_z/williams/williams.htm

Keyword(s) : Williams, poetry, essays, biography, criticism, History and criticism, Bibliography, Poetry, Modern, 20th century, American poetry

English Literature->Poetry->By period->17th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->18th century

This website presents a selection of sonnets by a variety of writers of the seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Featured authors include canonical figures such as Ben Jonson, John Donne, John Milton, George Herbert, Robert Herrick, and Thomas Gray, and lesser known ones such as William Drummond, Lady Mary Wroth, Philip Ayres, Thomas Edwards, Benjamin Sillingfleet, George Hay Drummond, William Mason, John Scott, and Henry Moore. There are no biographical bibliographical details and little background information on the sonnet form and the featured poets.

URL : http://members.aol.com/ericblomqu/17th.htm

Keyword(s) : Sonnet, Sonnets, English, England, 17th century, 18th century

English Literature->Poetry->By period->English Renaissance(1500-1640)
General Resources->Art Galleries/Museums
English Literature->Theory & Studies->Gender Studies

This website was created by Nandina Das of the Cambridge University Faculty of English. It is dedicated to the life and works of Lady Mary Wroth (1587?-1651?). She was the niece of Sir Philip Sidney and wrote the first secular sonnet sequence, ‘The Countess of Montgomerie’s Urania’ in English by a woman. The site shows not only Wroth’s works but also works related to her such as a verse dedicated to her by Philip Sidney. There is also a selection of related online resources. This site offers a useful search engine which enables visitors to locate particular words or phrases in a database. This web received the EMW award made by the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women in 2001.

URL : http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/wroth/

Keyword(s) : Lady Mary Wroth, England, 16th century, Women and literature, 17th century, Sonnets, English, Sidney Philip, Sidney Mary, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600

English Literature->Poetry->By period->17th century
English Literature->Conferences

This is the homepage of the ‘John Donne Society’, which discusses Donne’s life and writings. John Donne (1572-1631) was a metaphysical poet, famous for his love poetry full of conceit, who later became a priest, and ended his life as Dean of St. Paul’s, a very renowned preacher and sermon-writer. The site presents a brief history of the society, details of annual conferences, other relevant conferences and the Donne Variorum Project. In addition, related sites are showed including a link to John Donne Journal homepage. This site is hosted by Oakland University and run by a very reputable team of scholars. You can contact them owing to e-mail links to members of the society. This homepage is particularly of use to graduate or postgraduate students as well as undergraduates with a particular interest in John Donne.

URL : http://johndonnesociety.tamu.edu/

Keyword(s) : Donne, John, England, 17th century, Christianity and literature, Church, Metaphysics in literature, Protestantism and literature

English Literature->Poetry->By period->English Renaissance(1500-1640)
English Literature->Poetry->By period->17th century

This website is a general introduction to the works of the major writers of the English Renaissance and early seventeenth century. It presents a brief bibliography and links to internet resources. The index lists about fifty writers of the period from the most well-known authors such as William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser and John Milton to lesser known ones such as Thomas Traherne and Thomas Carew. Even though further information on writers and their major works is limited, the links to them are available online. Therefore, this website will serve as a bridge connecting students and other various web resources.

URL : http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/engrenai.htm

Keyword(s) : Renaissance, Renaissance in literature, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 17th century, Canon (Literature)