Curated OER
Irish Literature Scavenger Hunt
Fourth graders locate and evaluate various books, journals, anthologies, and Internet sources that contain information that may be used in answering the scavenger hunt questions related to Ireland and Irish literature.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Dubliners
James Joyce's 1914 collection of short stories is introduced and links are provided to the full texts of "The Dead" and other innovative classics by the author of Ulysses.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: James Joyce: Dubliners, Complete Text
This site has the complete text of James Joyce's collection of short stories, "Dubliners."
Other
James Joyce's Dubliners: An Introduction by Wallace Gray
Detailed introduction to the collection of short stories. Includes many direct references to the individual stories in the collection.
Other
Creighton University: James Joyce: The Dead
This site has the complete text of James Joyce's short story, "The Dead."
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Ulysses by James Joyce
James Joyce's famous novel is available here in multiple digital formats.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
Read the full text of Shaw's comedy, Arms and the Man. This, like most of Shaw's plays, gains much by being read rather than seen.
BBC
Bbc News: Cheat's Guide to Joyce's Ulysses
A humorous description of the novel which made Joyce famous. Also includes comments by readers from all over the United Kingdom on what the novel is or isn't.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Dubliners, by James Joyce
Includes a discussion of the short stories comprising Dubliners. Also includes a number of possible discussion questions and a short biography of Joyce.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto Libraries: Jonathan Swift (1667 1745)
A short biography of Jonathan Swift, perhaps best known for his book, Gulliver's Travels, which can be accessed here. Also links to his book, A Modest Proposal.
Other
Univ. De Valencia: Chronology of Jonathan Swift's Life
Detailed timeline of important moments in the author's life, as well as significant historical events. Includes Whig and Tory pages, and info about the Pope and the Anglican Church.
Other
Critical Survey: Irish Poetic Modernisms a Reappraisal
This scholarly article attempts to place the Irish Literary Revival within the context of "European and American modernism - their shared preoccupation with mysticism, symbolism, millenarianism, and anti-modernization."
The English Teacher
Teacher2b.com: Dracula Lesson Plans
This series of lesson plans for teaching Bram Stoker's Dracula are broken into chapter segments and include many interesting and creative ways to teach this novel.
The English Teacher
The English Teacher: Description in Dracula
Extracts from Bram Stoker's Dracula reveak his powers of description that help to establish a sense of "versimilitude" or of being "true to life." It is important to establish verisimilitude in the beginning pages of a novel as this...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Poetry of Jonathan Swift
Full text, from the University of Toronto, of nine of Swift's most famous poems, including "Advice to the Grub Street Verse-writers."
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: James Joyce Lesson Plans
Lesson plans, handouts, and other resources for teaching James Joyce's Dubliners and other works to students.
Other
Cassidy Clan: Irish Poetry & the Cassidy Contribution
Discussion and explanation of the importance of poetry in Ireland and the importance of Irish literature. Discusses the Irish masterpiece "Banshenchas" and provides a link to the actual text.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jonathan Swift
Find out more about the life and work of Jonathan Swift when you explore this site. This resource provides links to lesson plans and other activities for some of his books.
BBC
Bbc History: Historic Figures: Oscar Wilde (1854 1900)
Brief biography of Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and critic Oscar Wilde.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Pygmalion: Etext
Use this site to access an online version of Shaw's famous play, based on the classical myth.