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A section of “The Imperial Archive,” a digital project created by the School of English at the Queen’s University of Belfast which provides internet resources concerning the study of Imperial and Postcolonial literature, this website delves into the postcolonial literature of India. It is basically divided into two main parts, colonial and postcolonial India. The historical background of both periods are provided, alongside introductions of the famous English writers of that time: Wilkie Collins, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling in the former and Rushdie in the latter. Actual e-versions of their texts are provided, alongside papers that focus on not only these texts itself, but also the socio-cultural backdrop that they were written in. The site is concise and clear-cut, and the additional research references one can gain through it can only be helpful.

URL : http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofEnglish/imperial/india/india.htm

Keyword(s) : English literature, 20th century, Postcolonialism, Commonwealth countries, Imperialism in literature, Fiction, India, Indic fiction (English), Salman Rushdie, Rudyard Kipling, Wilkie Collins

English Literature->Prose & Novel->By Period->20th Century
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A webpage focused on the reading and understanding of Jean Rhys's "Wide Sargasso Sea," this site provides much helpful information that will allow the user to grasp the novel more fully.

Created and maintained by the English Lit. department of Fujen University under the supervision of Prof. Pin-chia Feng, the webpage uses a basic HTML format to explain not only details concerning the novel but also the background in which it was written. A brief biography of Jean Rhys's is first introduced, with a focus on her "ambivalent self-identity" as a creole writer, which helps one understand the backdrop on which her writing is placed upon. Thought-provoking study questions are asked to help the reader look into major themes and motifs more easily, thus enabling a more close reading. The best aspect of this website is that it does not end by simply asking questions, nor does it set forth a "fixed answer" to the reader; rather, it gives "clues" through the use of important quotes and page numbers, to encourage the reader to answer the questions on one's own. Additional links are provided for further research.

The contents enable a more in-depth analysis on the reader's part, and will be undoubtedly helpful as a starting point for anyone who is studying Rhys’s novel.

URL : http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/worldlit/caribbean/rhys.htm

Keyword(s) : Women authors, English, 20th century, West Indian fiction (English), Postcolonialism, English-speaking countries, English literature, Women authors, Political aspects, Colonies, Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea, Caribbean Literature

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This site contains a digital collection of 52 works by 19th-century black women writers. There are also biographies of black women writers. Additionally, a part of this website- the New York digital library functioning as an online exhibition-shows African American migration experiences vividly.

URL : http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/

Keyword(s) : African American arts, African American authors, African American women, African Americans in literature, African diaspora, Biography

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Created and maintained by Virginia University, this website provides readers with an opportunity to read a sample of American slave narratives written during slavery, to see some of the photographs taken at the time of the interviews, and to listen to some sound files. This website also contains guidelines for readers who want to further delve into this field of slave narratives such as "Selected Readings on American Slavery and Slave Narratives". A very valuable resource for students studying African American literature and more specifically, slave narratives.

URL : http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wpa/wpahome.html

Keyword(s) : slave narratives, American slave narratives

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African American Literature Bookclub is dedicated to Black Books. There is a list of the hundreds of writers profiled on this site. For some readers who want to find more information about an author, there are search engines found at the bottom of each AALBC.com page.
Moreover, bookreviews, author's interview materials, videos, articles related to books, literary events schedules and African American film&DVD reviews are provided. Simply, this is a site that shows almost all achievements of Black Literarure.

URL : http://aalbc.com/

Keyword(s) : african american, book review