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Trusted Web Resources for Literature

What is Literature? Harpers Magazine, March 2014
This article talks about the "new definition" of literature. Do you agree?
Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer from Time Magazine, June 2013
This article argues: "Observing young people’s attachment to digital devices, some progressive educators and permissive parents talk about needing to “meet kids where they are,” molding instruction around their onscreen habits. This is mistaken. We need, rather, to show them someplace they’ve never been, a place only deep reading can take them." What do you think?
Literature as Equipment for Living
Shakespeare Research Guide
Shakespeare remains one of the most popular playwrights in the English Language. Who is he? Why is he considered so important? What meaning did his works have in his own time? Are they applicable to today's culture? This guide will help those interested in Shakespeare to find resources that will guide them in answering these questions from a variety of critical perspectives. The library has several Shakespeare-related options available that are delightfully unique.
Classic Myths & Folktakes Research Guide
This guide points students/scholars to resources that enhance the Classic Myths and Folktales course, which explores myths and folktales of the world with an emphasis on Greco-Roman myths and tales. The course focuses on application of the myths to art, literature, and Western culture in general
The Literature Network
We offer searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast. To find the work you're looking for start by looking through the author index. We currently have over 3500 full books and over 4400 short stories and poems by over 260 authors.
Mark Twain Project Online
Mark Twain Project Online applies innovative technology to more than four decades' worth of archival research by expert editors at the Mark Twain Project. It offers unfettered, intuitive access to reliable texts, accurate and exhaustive notes, and the most recently discovered letters and documents.

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