The test can serve as a model for your own assessment of your students' understanding of the Old English epic poem.

Congreve's first play, The Old Bachelor: A Comedy, is available here, formatted for online reading, including its dedication to the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Clifford of Lanesborough, and various other introductory material. There...

This site provides background information and the complete text of the Old English translation by Dr. David Breeden of Beowulf.

Medieval English literature course study questions that provides excellent critical thinking on Bede's "Ecclesiastical History of the English People" and Caedmon's "Hymn."

This article by Eric McMillan focuses on comparing the translations of Beowulf with passages from the original Old English translation and four other translations. He discusses translations in poetry and in prose, with alliteration and...

Check out this informative resource to learn more about this famous author. This site features links to several other sites dedicated to Willa Cather's life and work.

An online resource featuring links to information on the life and work of Ernest J. Gaines. These links provide biographical information along with lesson plans and activities.

This section of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle covers the years 878 through 886 and describes a series of conflicts Alfred the Great had with Viking invaders.