Resources
General Information about the Decades
Virtual Library European University Institute in Italy This database covers many of the topics. It provides information separated into decades.
Shakespeare and others…
The Complete Works of Shakespeare (from MIT) Index to and literary information about Shakespeare. Plus free online plays.
From the Academy of American Poets Poets and poetry
Famous Poets This site provides a list of famous poets, their bios, and their poems.
Encyclopedia Mythica An award-winning Internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion
Absolute Shakespeare A resource for William Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre.
Project Gutenberg Read books online with free downloads.
Grammar and Writing
Writer’s Web (University of Richmond)
Punctuation Guide (National Punctuation Day)
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
GraphWords – Graphing Thesaurus
Literature
More Shakespeare Resources
A Guide to the Complete Works of Shakespeare
Encyclopedia Britannica’s Guide to Shakespeare
In Search of Shakespeare (PBS)
Of Mice and Men Resources
The Depression Era Photographs of Dorothea Lange
America from the Great Depression through WWII (America's Library)
The Migrant Experience (Library of Congress)