Harvard University
The Harvard Chaucer Page: English Romance
A survey of Geoffrey Chaucer's work, which was much influenced by romance, the dominant mode of secular fictional narrative in his time.
University of Florida
The Lais of Marie De France a Verse Translation
A hypertext annotated English translation of nine of Marie de France's lais or verse romance poems with an introduction.
Harvard University
The Harvard Chaucer Page: "The Tale of Gamelyn"
Full text of the Middle English 14th century verse romance, "The Tale of Gamelyn," which was popular during Chaucer's lifetime.
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: On Marriage
This site from The Geoffrey Chaucer Page provides the vv.8822-8244 of F.S. Ellis's English translation of the 13th-century novel On Marriage, or Le Roman de la rose (The Romance of the Rose). This is a great site to check out on the...
University of Florida
King Arthur in Medieval Sources: A Partial Bibliography
This list of medieval Arthurian texts in translation includes anthologies, pre-12th century texts, 12th century texts and later romances, cyclical works, and films.
Vancouver Island University
Ironies of Happy Endings: Introduction to Twelfth Night
Text of a college lecture that introduces William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." It provides some background for the play, including information about Pastoral Romance, the characters Viola and Feste, the language of love, and the...
George Mason University
American Women's Dime Novel Project
A product of a post-graduate dissertation, this project examines the genre of women's dime novels from 1870-1934. Includes a searchable catalogue of popular dime novels and authors, with links to e-books where they can be purchased....
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American Film Institute: Top Ten Romantic Comedies
Read about the greatest romantic comedy films in movie history as selected by leaders in the creative community.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Simonds History of American Literature
This site presents the full text of the "Simonds History of American Literature." This detailed reference book explores the literature in early colonial times, the eighteenth century, the beginning of the nineteenth century, the New...
Other
Flamenco world.com: Flemenco, 200 Years Young
An introduction of the world of Flamenco from its origins in the 15th century. A good summary of the history of this art form.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
This site provides a detailed overview of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Content includes an introduction to the text, three versions of the full text, numerous essays and articles which explore the text, and other resources.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Impostor Scams
In an imposter scam, a scammer pretends to be someone you trust to convince you to send them money. Learn how to spot an imposter scam.
IMDb
Internet Movie Database: Random Harvest (1942)
The Internet Movie Database site provides a summary, cast list, and facts about the 1942 romance Random Harvest.
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Main Page
This site from The Geoffrey Chaucer Page provides materials for Harvard's Chaucer classes. It provides a wide range of texts and translations of Chaucer's works along with critical articles from various perspectives and general...
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page:"confession" of Fals Semblant
This site from The Geoffrey Chaucer Page provides information from a 1901 English translation offered as a resource in the Harvard Chaucer curriculum. This article from Le Roman de la rose is medium size in length.
Harvard University
The Great Vowel Shift
Do you know what the Great Vowel Shift is? Check out this site to learn more how this shift played a part in the history of the English Language.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: History of the English Language
What do you know about the origins of the English language? Explore this resource to learn more about this topic. This resource features links to several helpful sites.
Other
Hamlet Online
This is an excellent site offering a directory of web pages devoted to Hamlet. Links are divided into categories: directories, discussions, full text, humor, movies, papers, spinoffs, and summaries.
Other
The Origin and History of the English Language
How many native English speakers are there in the world today? Learn important facts and statistics about the English-speaking world as well as a history of the language from its Germanic beginnings to the present.
Other
Carson Newman College: A Brief History of English
This site features a brief history of English. Come and check out the links provided within this site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource. It includes time lines.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Thomas Hardy
This site on Thomas Hardy (1840-1928 CE), the English poet and regional novelist, describes how his work reflected his stoical pessimism and sense of tragedy in human life.
Other
The Legend of Camelot
Here you can learn more about the story of Camelot as it has been told for hundreds of years--including the myth of Camelot, the Round Table, and the sword Excalibur.
BBC
Bbc: The Route of English
The Routes of English is a series of four six-week features on the development of English as a language, presented on BBC Channel 4 by host Melvyn Bragg. In addition, there are three special programs which deal with the language of the...
English Verse
English Verse: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 1894)
A brief biographical sketch, and the full text of three poems, along with a recommendation for a print book are offered here.
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