HUM413: Contemporary Literature
Prerequisite(s): ENG121

Literary Terms and Critical Concepts

Critical Concepts in literature
Identifies and discusses literary terms with examples

Character and Characterization
From the UVic Writer's Guide, University of Victoria (Canada)

Language in Literature
Article about style from an English studies seminar at Freiburg University

Literary Criticism
Directory of resources from the Internet Public Library

Narrative
Questions to consider when thinking about narrative from Multicultural Web, Wheaton College

Twentieth Century Poetry in English
Resources on 116 poets

Online Literature

Bartleby.com Great Books Online
Online literature and reference guides, including dictionaries, quotations and style guides

The Internet Classics Archive
An online collection of classics in original language and English translation

Project Gutenberg
Full-text free online books, many of them classics of world and contemporary literature

American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century
Series of web guides on the decades of the twentieth century, from the Kingwood College Library

American Memory Project
Primary source material, including photographs, video and audio, from the National Archives and the Library of Congress

A Biography of America
Site includes resources for twentieth century America from Annenberg Media

Brief Timeline of American Literature and History
Decade-by-decade chart showing historical events and literary works produced during the time period

Costume and Textiles
Browse by decade from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
Engineering achievements that helped shape the century from the National Academy of Engineering

Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature
Resources on contemporary international authors

The Shoah Foundation
Preserving the memories of Holocaust survivors

 

Textbook Companion Websites

World Literature Online
Resources include LitQuiz, Culture and Context, LitLinks, and additional resources

 

Dakota State University Writing Lab
Online writing lab

The Elements of Style
By William Strunk from Bartleby.com

Purdue Online Writing Lab
Online writing lab

TPM Online
The Philosopher's Magazine

UsingEnglish.com
English Language Learning Online; good for English as a second language learners

Webgrammar
Free tips on references, grammar, editing, spelling, etc.

WordWizard
Word origins, use of phrases, electronic text, and other useful English resources