English Literature->Poetry->By period->18th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->19th century

This website consists of 350 war poems chosen by Professor Betty T. Bennett, a professor at American University in Washington D.C., who first collected, edited, and published these poems in a book version in 1976. Due to its extensive coverage of British poetry written during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the examination of the continuously changing attitudes of the people amidst such a dynamic socio-political atmosphere, Bennett’s collection has been well cherished among scholars and/or people interested in British poetry. The website explains that the electronic version will prove to be more helpful to the user, both because its format is more flexible, more accessible, and more easy to search and find exactly what one needs.

The website provides the introduction written by Bennett that was published in the book, which gives the reader a sense of “the historical, political, and literary contexts in which these poems were written.” By placing the reading experience against a larger backdrop, where the conditions of the concurrent society are paid attention to, the poetry of the Romantic period can be approached in a more holistic manner. The poems themselves are categorized according to author, title, or date, and the full texts in their original form is shown here, along with some helpful footnotes. The website design is easy to the eye and visually pleasing, and navigating around the site is not difficult at all. The user will not have a hard time finding what he/she needs.

Additional resources can be accessed through this site, as it is part of “Romantic Circles,” a larger website maintained by the University of Maryland that focuses on the literature and culture of the British Romantic Period. Simply click on the links shown at the bottom of the page.

URL : http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/warpoetry/

Keyword(s) : English poetry, 18th century, 19th century , War poetry , English History and criticism

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

This is an electronic version of the article of the same name that was published in the December 2000 issue of the Journal for Maritime Research by Dr. Lynda Pratt of Queen’s University, Northern Ireland. Pratt talks about the works of various English poets of the late 1790s, whose writing about the British Navy was “literally and metaphorically an act of naval contemplation in that it [was] both provoked by and provokes national self-examination.” Her argument states that, similar to the sailors who were fighting at sea during the late 18th century, these poets were fighting battles of their own, battles which concerned the identity of the nation and the best ways in which to inscribe and validate such a national identity. Poets such as Henry James Pye and Robert Southey are focused on by Pratt, and she uses their poems such as “Naucratia” and “Madoc,” respectively, to explain her viewpoint in detail. All in all, it is a helpful article which approaches poetry through the examining of the dynamic socio-cultural forces that might have been an influence to its creation/reception. It will be undoubtedly beneficial to those who are interested in late 18th century British poetry.

URL : http://www.jmr.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/ConJmrArticle.22/setPaginate/Yes

Keyword(s) : English poetry, 18th century , British Navy , Henry James Pye , Robert Southey

English Literature->Poetry->By period->English Renaissance(1500-1640)
English Literature->Poetry->By period->17th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->18th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->19th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->20th century

This user-friendly site is an archive of English sonnets, commentary, and other helpful web links on relevant matter, and a forum for modern poets to update and discuss their works. Attractively adorned, the sonnets are grouped by period, and authors can be looked up via an alphabetical list for more research. Since this site is designed for general readers, it would be useful for English students up to the undergraduate level. Moreover, it offers sonnets of different countries such as Canada, United States of America, Brazil and so forth. As mentioned in the introduction, since it is aimed at general readers, all of the sonnets included in the site as well as the ones that are linked are in modernized text. Even so, this site will be a stepping stone for more detailed research, and this will definitely guide its users to more helpful resources consisting of critical essays and extensive annotated bibliography.

URL : http://www.sonnets.org/

Keyword(s) : Sonnets, English, Sonnet

English Literature->Poetry->By period->Medieval,Middle English(1066-1500)
English Literature->Poetry->By period->English Renaissance(1500-1640)
English Literature->Poetry->By period->17th century
English Literature->Poetry->By period->18th century

This homepage is updated and edited by Professor Cecilia H.C. Liu. She compiled introductory material on medieval, sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth century literature, aimed at undergraduate students and those studying English literature for the first time. This page deals with aspects of ‘Beowulf’, Geoffrey Chaucer, William Langland, ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’, medieval drama, ballads and lyrics, the ‘Morte d’Arthure’ Thomas More, Philip Sidney, Edmund Spencer, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, John Donne, Ben Jonson, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell, Robert Herrick, John Milton, John Dryden, John Bunyan, William Congreve, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Siwft, Alexander Pope, and Samuel Johnson. In addition, this site presents professor Liu’s own research on the above works and authors, as well as some background on genres and early history of England. Also, this site contains short essays written by her students. Although this web is intended as teaching material, it is also useful for other students to learn how to read and interpret various literary texts.

URL : http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/English_Literature/medieval/

Keyword(s) : medieval, Literature, Medieval, Study and teaching, History, Beowulf, Chaucer, Geoffrey, Sir Gawain and the green knight, Ballads, English

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

A subcategory of Poet Seers, a comprehensive poetry portal sites, Poetseer.org is a well-maintained and simply-designed site edited by Abichal Watkins and Richard Pettinger, both students of Sri Chinmoy and members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre.

URL : http://www.poetseers.org/poets/18th-century-poets

Keyword(s) : Poetry 18th century, Poems, Romantics, Spiritual poets