British Literature | Literature Resources

Discuss cultural issues from eight literary periods in light of Scripture: Old English, Middle English, Tudor, Stuart, Neoclassical, Romantic, Victorian, and Modern. Trace English Christianity from its beginnings to the present and study the Shakespearean drama Macbeth.

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General Resources

• English History and Heritage at Britain Express—Divided into periods; also contains a timeline of monarchs
• British History at Britannia.com—Much information on the monarchs, genealogies, and general history of England
• Spartacus Educational—Site dedicated to history-much information
• Internet Public Library—Contains research tools and links to texts of many works of literature
• LitWeb—English Renaissance and early seventeenth-century literature index

The Old English Period (410-1100)

• Beowulf—The text of the epic of Beowulf as translated by Gummere
• Bede's History—The Text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

The Middle English Period (1100-1485)

• Christian Biography Resources: John Wycliffe—Biographical information on John Wycliffe
• The New Chaucer Society—Much information on the life and times of Geoffrey Chaucer including links to his works
• Sir Thomas Malory Society—This site for Sir Thomas Malory, the author of Le Morte D'Arthur

The Tudor Period (1485-1603)

• Christian Biography Resources: William Tyndale—Much biographical information and many resources on William Tyndale
• Friends of William Tyndale—Much information on the life and works of William Tyndale
• Foxe's Book of Martyrs at ccel.org—The text of Forbush's edition of the Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
• The History of the English Bible at williamtyndale.com—A history of our English Bible
• The Edmund Spenser Homepage— Much information on Spenser and a collection of his works including The Faerie Queene
• Complete Shakespeare—Complete works of William Shakespeare
• Absolute Shakespeare—Great information about Shakespeare
• The Sidney Homepage—Links to many sites about Philip Sidney
• Fort Raleigh—A website containing much historical data dedicated to this national historic site
• Sir Walter Raleigh at britishexplorers.com—Background information on this historic explorer

The Stuart Period (1603-1688)

• The John Donne Page
• The Sir Francis Bacon Page
• The Ben Johnson Page
• The John Bunyan Page
• John Donne
  
• John Bunyan Online—"The largest online archive of everything Bunyan"; contains complete works in electronic format
• John Bunyan (1628-1688) at ccel.org—Contains links on Bunyan's life and works
• The Temple by George Herbert—Herbert's famous set of poems, The Temple
• George Herbert (1593-1633) at ccel.org— Links to sites of Herbert's major works
• Richard Baxter (1615-1691) at ccel.org— Links to works on and works by Richard Baxter

The Neoclassical Period (1688-1789)

• The Wesleys and Their Times—History, works, and other content related to the Wesleys
• William Cowper at Cyberhymnal.com—Biographical information and hymns of William Cowper
• Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature Index—Links to pages of famous literary figures from this era
• John Dryden (1631-1700)—Links to selected works and Samuel Johnson's "Preface to Dryden"
• The Daniel Defoe Page
• The Joseph Addison Page
• The Richard Steele Page
• The Samuel Johnson Page
• The Oliver Goldsmith Page
• The Thomas Gray Page
• The William Cowper Page
• The Alexander Pope Page
• The James Thomson Page
  
• The Johnson Society of London—"The Society, which was founded in 1928, is made up of people with interests in the life and work of Samuel Johnson, his circle and his times."
• Samuel Johnson—A good site that includes a "Guide to Samuel Johnson," has links to electronic texts, and lists books on Johnson
• The World Burns Club—Mammoth site containing all information you would ever want to know about this great Scottish poet

The Romantic Period (1789-1832)

• The Life and Works of John Keats—A site dedicated to John Keats containing biographical information, a chronology of his life, and selections from his poetry
• William Wordsworth— Complete poems
• Charles Lamb at the Literature Network— Biographical information and related links
• Percy Bysshe Shelley at Bartleby.com—Complete poems

The Victorian Period (1832-1914)

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson at online-literature.com—A brief biography and collection of the works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
• Rudyard Kipling at everypoet.com—A collection of Rudyard Kipling's poetry
• The Francis Thompson Page
  The Thomas Carlyle Page
  Links to major works and related biographical sites
• Matthew Arnold—Brief biographical information and a few related links
• A. E. Housman—A large listing of his poetry

The Modern Period (1914-Present)

• The Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain— Much biographical information and many resources on Virginia Woolf
• W. B. Yeats—Yeats and his works
• The International James Joyce Foundation—Website of this Foundation with related information and resources on Joyce
• The James Joyce Center— Information on the life and works of the Irish writer James Joyce
• Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923)—Biographical site with information on her life and works and related links
• Louis MacNeice—Biographical information and selected bibliography
• Best of Times: The Theater of Charles Dickens—Biographical information on Dickens and his works