University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: William Byrd (1674 1744)
A short essay about William Byrd from the colonial period of American history who detailed life in the Southern colonies.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Schooling and Culture Flourish
Background information about the social, literary, and intellectual history of the Colonial period. Includes biographical links to Benjamin Franklin and Cotton Mather.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Press Asserts Its Freedom
The role of the free press in Colonial American literary and political history. Includes links to Alexander Hamilton and charters involving free press.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: Captivity Narratives
This site contains definitions and analysis of American captivity narratives. Describes the conventions, rhetorical purposes, and themes of the captivity narrative genre. Lists example captivity narratives.
Other
Benjamin Franklin Writer and Printer: Inventing Poor Richard
See pages from Poor Richard's Almanack over several years of its publication. Read about the contents of the almanacks Benjamin Franklin's comments about writing the yearly production.
ThoughtCo
About: Classic Lit: "Upon the Burning of Our House" by Anne Bradstreet
This is the text of the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House - July 10th, 1666" by Anne Bradstreet, (1612-1672).
Nagoya University (Japan)
Nagoya University: British Authors on the Web
An excellent and detailed site which lists over 750 British authors. The site provides links to more information about each author and is categorized by alphabet and time period. Some links may no longer work in the archived URL.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Puritan and Quaker Utopian Promise
This unit explores the documented perceptions of Native Americans, religious faiths, physical challenges of new lands and how the combination of immigrants and Native Americans shaped the New World. Click on "Activities" for related...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: Sarah Kemble Knight
Business woman and author, Sarah Kemble Knight, was a humorist writer who documented her travels and the times of seventeenth century New England. Click on "Sarah Kemble Knight" for related resources.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: In Praise of Love and Children
"In Praise of Love and Children" by Beryl Gilroy is a novel that tells of the experiences of Caribbean migration and celebrates community. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher...
Other
Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Susanna Moodie
A biograhpy about Susanna Moodie, with information on her marriage and family life, emigration to Canada, and early publications. Read about her best-known book, "Roughing it in the Bush," and her latter works.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: The First Black Female Poet?
This article looks at a ballad, 'Bars Fight,' by 18th century African-American writer Lucy Terry. It considers the literary qualities of a ballad, and its historical role in society. It then goes on to consider why a Black slave might...
University of Pennsylvania
Penn Library: European New World Narratives
Brief analysis on the nature of European narratives about their explorations in the New World.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Later New England Historians
Describes the changing nature of historical writing during the later Colonial period in America.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Beginning of Verse, 1610 1808
Discussion of the earliest poetry in Colonial New England. Describes common themes and forms and identifies specific poets of the period.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Mary Rowlandson & Captivity Narratives Bibliography
An extensive bibliography of works about the captivity narrative, with special attention to the captivity narrative of Mary Rowlandson.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Phillis Wheatley
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a lesson on Phillis Wheatley, using context clues and root words to figure out the poetry, as well as journaling to defend her as a poet and activist.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Women and Minorities
Although the colonial period produced several women writers of note, the revolutionary era did not further the work of women and minorities, despite the many schools, magazines, newspapers, and literary clubs that were springing up....
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Edward Taylor
This resource presents a brief overview of the life, works, and poetic style of Edward Taylor.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Narratives Indian Captivities
Discusses Indian captivity narratives as the result of "involuntary journeying" and their contemporary appeal. Click on the next three names at the bottom of the page to read about some of the captives.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Early New England Historians
Describes the themes and writing style of early New England historians. Clicking on the names at the bottom of each page will take you to information about individual historians.
Trent University
Susanna Moodie: Life
This detailed article on the life of Susanna Moodie has information on what Moodie wrote prior to marriage and emigration to Canada, her early experiences in Canada and writing that stemmed from them, and the hardships she and her family...
University of Toronto (Canada)
Selected Poetry of Susanna Moodie (1803 1885)
A great resource on the poetry of Susanna Moodie with five examples ("The Dying Hunter to His Dog," "Fancy and the Poet," "My Autograph," "The Sleigh-Bells," and "The Step Mother"), as well as notes on Moodie's life and works.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Nectar in a Sieve
This story focuses on a woman living in India during the period after India gained colonial independence from Britain. Read about this woman and others in novel, their struggles and aspirations. This site contains a thorough analysis of...