Un pequeño tributo a Romulo Gallegos: Biographical sketch
and some useful bibliography (in Spanish): http://www.infoplease.lycos.com/ce5/CE019981.html
Information about Gallegos life and works, containing some interesting related and contextual information (in Spanish): http://members.tripod.com/~luisedwin/gallegos.htm(For a translation of Doña Barbara's schematic analysis, submitted by Jeff Gibson, please click here)
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The Academy of American Poets: biographical sketch, bibliographical list, poems on line and references to other sites.
Voices and Visions Spotlight: no much substantial information, but contains an interesting video clip based on "One Art" read by the poet, and several other links to audio and video versions of her poems.
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Works)
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Criticism)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Centennial Homepage
A very useful and complete page
sponsored by the 1996 centennial celebration of Fitzgerald at the University
of
South Carolina. It contains a
biography, a bibliography, a chronology of the life, a series of quotations,
a history of
the Scribner publishing house,
and the text of some of the short stories. In addition there are links
to a few critical
essays and additional information
about the USC Fitzgerald collection. This is an excellent resource hampered
only
by its slow download speed.
F.
Scott Fitzgerald
Includes a wide array of biographical
and bibliographical information from the Perspective on American Literature
site.
The Great Gatsby
Website
A useful site which provides a
summary of the novel, vocabulary lists, trivia questions, biographical
information, and
links to critical essays.
Guide to the
Great Gatsby
Links to a great deal of useful
information, including cultural background, critical essays, and other
on-line guides.
Great
Gatsby
Provides information about characters,
chapter summaries, and rudimentary thematic analysis. Basically on-line
Cliff
Notes.
F.
Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
A very brief study guide for the
novel.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
General biographical information
as well as a list of major works and a select critical bibliography.
F.
Scott Fiztgerald
A nicely detailed chronology of
the life.
Selected
Bibliography
A short but useful critical bibliography.
F.
Scott Fitzgerald Filmography
A link to the Internet Movie Database
with a brief biography and filmography relating to Fitzgerald's works.
Long Island--Mansions and
Gardens
Although not directly related
to Fitzgerald, this link to the Gardens and Mansions of Long Island contains
small
images of the mansions of the
Jazz Age.
The
Great Gatsby Trivia Challenge
A clever quiz to test your knowledge
of the novel.
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On modernist music: Great site on the work and life of Hector Villa Lobos, one of the greatest Brazilian (and world) composers.
Highlights of Brazilian Literature: Brief information on each of the major writers of Brazil and their contributions.
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William
Faulkner, Harper Audio: A link to recordings of Faulkner reading
from "The Old Man," "As I Lay Dying," "A Fable" and his Nobel Prize Acceptance
Speech. They are all available in multiple formats.
Criticism:
William
Faulkner on the Web: The best resource on the Web for locating information
about Faulkner's life and work. It contains numerous links to biographical
information, maps, character sketches, literary criticism, glossaries,
images, and sound recordings. Particularly useful are is the link to "Novels"
which provides a glossary, bibliography, and genealogy for each of the
novels. It has a logical and easy to use format, but its size requires
patience when downloading.
Discussion questions about The Sound and the Fury and other works by Faulkner
William Faulkner: The Bear: Useful page which includes a bibliography, an etext of the Nobel acceptance speech, links to critical essays, and links to other useful web resources.
Faulkner Resources on the Web : Selected links on Faulkner's work and life.
The William Faulkner Society: Information about the society and its activities, including directions for subscribing to the Faulkner e-mail discussion list.
Faulkner Main Page : A useful map of Oxford, Mississippi with photographs of significant landmarks.
Faulkner and
his influence: Essay on Faulkner's place in American literature.
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Review of The Seven Madmen's Translation
Excellent article by Beatriz Sarlo on Argentine vanguards: Explains the position of Arlt in the Argentine literature of the beginning of the century.
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"The
American 1950's" : Includes some very useful reviews of Invisible Man(by
Howe, Bellow, and Kaiser among others) as well as a short chapter summary.
Ralph Ellison:
Short biography, some critical quotations, and links to other sites.
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A
Comprehensive WWW Index: Leslie Marmon Silko: a very complete site
that includes works by and on the author, interviews, bibliographies, etc.,
sponsored by the University of New Mexico
Native American
Authors Project: a site that contains several links to web resources
on L. M. Silko.
