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- AuthoÂraÂma
- This site proÂvides many imporÂtant pubÂlic domain texts in a free, easy-to-read forÂmat.
- BartelÂby
- ElecÂtronÂic Text CenÂter ColÂlecÂtions
- OrgaÂnized by the UniÂverÂsiÂty of VirÂginia, this colÂlecÂtion feaÂtures 70,000 elecÂtronÂic texts, rangÂing across many topÂics and lanÂguages. This colÂlecÂtion holds a great deal of texts from the AmerÂiÂcan and EngÂlish litÂerÂary traÂdiÂtion (poetÂry, essays, ficÂtion etc.). The ModÂern EngÂlish colÂlecÂtion is parÂticÂuÂlarÂly robust.
- EpisÂteme Links — PhiÂlosÂoÂphy e‑texts
- From this site, you can search by name for texts writÂten by indiÂvidÂual philosoÂphers, and the site will then point you to them.
- EuroÂpean LitÂerÂaÂture
- This site will conÂveÂnientÂly direct you to colÂlecÂtions of litÂerÂary e‑texts from difÂferÂent EuroÂpean counÂtries.
- Google Book Search
- Once fulÂly develÂoped, Book Search will ideÂalÂly let users search the world of print text and help them disÂcovÂer new books and ideas. You might parÂticÂuÂlarÂly want to check out the area dedÂiÂcatÂed to ShakeÂspeare.
- Google ScholÂar
- ProÂvides a simÂple way to broadÂly search for scholÂarÂly litÂerÂaÂture. Includes peer-reviewed papers, theÂses, books, abstracts and artiÂcles, from acaÂdÂeÂmÂic pubÂlishÂers, proÂfesÂsionÂal sociÂeties, preprint reposÂiÂtoÂries, uniÂverÂsiÂties and othÂer scholÂarÂly orgaÂniÂzaÂtions. You can get more inforÂmaÂtion about the scope of the prodÂuct here.
- HighÂWire Press
- The same idea as Google ScholÂar above. ActuÂalÂly much of HighÂWire’s conÂtent is conÂtributed directÂly to ScholÂar’s conÂtent colÂlecÂtion. So you can access HW mateÂrÂiÂal in essenÂtialÂly two places.
- InterÂnet HisÂtoÂry SourceÂbooks Projects
- You’ll find here a colÂlecÂtion of pubÂlic domain and copy-perÂmitÂted hisÂtorÂiÂcal texts preÂsentÂed cleanÂly for eduÂcaÂtionÂal use. It’s dividÂed into three areas:
- Live AcaÂdÂeÂmÂic Search (Microsoft)
WinÂdows Live AcaÂdÂeÂmÂic Search is MicrosoftÂ’s verÂsion of Google ScholÂar.
- MakÂing of AmerÂiÂca
- AssemÂbled by the UniÂverÂsiÂty of MichiÂgan, this site offers a digÂiÂtal library of priÂmaÂry sources in AmerÂiÂcan social hisÂtoÂry from the anteÂbelÂlum periÂod through reconÂstrucÂtion. The colÂlecÂtion curÂrentÂly conÂtains approxÂiÂmateÂly 9,500 books and 50,000 jourÂnal artiÂcles.
- Online Books Page
- Oxford Text Archive
- The OTA works closeÂly with memÂbers of the Arts and HumanÂiÂties acaÂdÂeÂmÂic comÂmuÂniÂty to colÂlect, catÂaÂlogue, and preÂserve high-qualÂiÂty elecÂtronÂic texts for research and teachÂing. It’s an extremeÂly rich colÂlecÂtion, rangÂing from ancient texts to modÂern.
- Perseus DigÂiÂtal Library
- A dataÂbase offerÂing access to over 600 priÂmaÂry and secÂondary texts focusÂing on the ClasÂsiÂcal World. Here, you’ll find HomeÂr’s IliÂad and the Odyssey, among othÂer works.
- PhiÂlosÂoÂphy on eServÂer
- AnothÂer site that offers access to canonÂiÂcal philoÂsophÂiÂcal texts, from ArisÂtoÂtle to DerÂriÂda.
- Project GutenÂberg
- ConÂtains 19,000 free books in full text.
- The New York Times First ChapÂters ColÂlecÂtion
- Access the comÂplete first chapÂters of books reviewed in NY Times Book Review, or appearÂing on the bestÂseller lists.
Web DirecÂtoÂries
RefÂerÂence
- CamÂbridge HisÂtoÂry of EngÂlish and AmerÂiÂcan LitÂerÂaÂture
- ConÂtains over 303 chapÂters and 11,000 pages, with essay topÂics rangÂing from poetÂry, ficÂtion, and draÂma, to hisÂtoÂry, theÂolÂoÂgy and politÂiÂcal writÂing.
- ColumÂbia EncyÂcloÂpeÂdia
- ConÂtains over 50,000 artiÂcles, 40,000 bibÂliÂoÂgraphÂic citaÂtions and 80,000 cross-refÂerÂences.
- EncyÂcloÂpeÂdia BriÂtanÂniÂca
- AnothÂer well known encyÂcloÂpeÂdia.
- Library of ConÂgress
- You can access the Library of ConÂgress catÂaÂlog online, plus many more helpÂful resources.
- StanÂford EncyÂcloÂpeÂdia of PhiÂlosÂoÂphy
- A strong colÂlecÂtion of entries on difÂferÂent aspects of phiÂlosÂoÂphy.
- Strunk & White’s EleÂments of Style
- The clasÂsic handÂbook on how to write in clear EngÂlish.
- World FactÂbook
- The U.S. government’s comÂplete geoÂgraphÂiÂcal handÂbook, feaÂturÂing full-colÂor maps and flags of all nations.
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