The Visual Thesaurus-
Think about words in a whole new way after perusing this excellent site.
This thesaurus is a visual exploration of the sense relationships within
the English language.
Cool Site: January 1999
The Moonlit Road- Read or
listen to folktales from the American South. This storehouse of Southern
history adds new stories every month.
Cool Site: August 1998
The
Literary Traveler- This site explores the human enthusiasms for travel,
self-discovery, and literature. Its correspondents wander a different region
of the world each season, examining life and writing along the way.
Cool Site: June 1998
The
American Verse Project - This site offers an ever-growing archive of
poetry, with digital versions of poetry published before 1920. Though access
to some collections of texts is restricted, the site is still a great public
resource.
Cool Site: March 1998
Bartlett's
Quotations - Never be at a loss for the right quote again! This site
provides an on-line version of Bartlett's Quotations, with a search engine
and an author index.
Cool Site: March 1998
The
Burning Press - How will literature and poetry change when seen through
new media? This site links several intriguing efforts to push the boundaries
of the written word.
Cool Site: December 1997
Kabuki for Everyone
- Learn about this fascinating theatre art from Japan. See Manjiro,
an "onnagata" (female role specialist), morph from man to woman!
Cool Site: August 1997
Webbed Feats - Be a part
of a stage production by contributing your own ideas through the Web. There
are separate stages to choose from, with submission categories ranging from
writing scenes to composing of scores.
Cool Site:August 1997
Literary Kicks - The
author of this site introduces it. "This is my personal project, unaffiliated
with any corporation, university or organization, and dedicated to a couple
of writers who mean a lot to me." Biographical information on Jack
Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and others.
Cool Site: July 1997
Bjorn's Guide to Philosophy
- A very well-organized site with information on a number of famous philosophers.
The site contains biographical information, published works, links to other
sites and discussion groups. Worth a visit and a bookmark!
Cool Site: July 1997
Poetry Daily - A new poem every
day, news, and a poetry archive make this site worth a visit and a bookmark.
Cool Site: June 1997
Medieval Drama
Links- Information on everything from set design to medieval props and
makeup. There are over 200 links. A great site for drama teachers.
Cool Site: June 1997
American Literary Classics-A
Chapter a Day -As is recommended by this site, make a resolution for
the New Year to keep up with your reading! I didn't think reading could
be so engaging through the Internet but this site proved me wrong. The chapter
is supplemented with reader's comments and additional supplmentary readings.
Cool Site: January 1997
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