CommonLit
Common Lit: Loving Decision: 40 Years of Legal Interracial Unions
A learning module that begins with "Loving Decision: 40 Years of Legal Interracial Unions" by NPR, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Gender, Sexuality, Courtship and Marriage
From courtship rituals to cross-dressing to love poetry, examine the ways in which Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explored identity, sexuality, and gender roles.
Other
George Bernard Shaw/ Life and Excerpts From Works
The biography may be brief, but the selections from his works are, as one is entitled, "Gems." The excerpts deal with subjects like education ("Always argue with the teacher."), love and children, marriage and divorce, and a compilation...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Selected (8) reading passages (grades 9-11) to pair with "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Elizabeth Bennet clashes with the proud Mr. Darcy, but soon questions her rush to judgement - in this classic commentary on love, propriety,...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Glory of the Conquered by Susan Glaspell
This is the full text of the novel The Glory Of The Conquered by Susan Glaspell, a great love story. Karl and Ernestine Hubers are quite different in interest and temperament, but their whirlwind courtship and happy marriage prove to the...
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of resources to teach the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream which is set in a forest at midsummer and follows a group of mismatched lovers through a night of fairy magic and...
TES Global
Tes: The Taming of the Shrew: Powerpoints and More!
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource is a series of lessons and activities to aid in teaching Shakespeare's The Taming of The Shrew.
TES Global
Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Rsc Themes Reference
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Royal Shakespeare Company teacher reference page provides a list of the themes and motifs in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream along with specific locations of where they are used.
University of Michigan
Sir Peabody's Tatler & Spectator Archive
This selection of quotes is taken from the leading newspapers of the English Restoration, The Tatler and The Spectator, in which such authors as Joseph Addison contributed. A favorite subject was love and marriage.
A&E Television
History.com: The History of Valentine's Day
The history of Valentine's Day is examined by the History Channel. Along the way, discover some interesting did-you-know tidbits about love and marriage and read about famous couples Harry and Bess Truman, Robert and Elizabeth Browning,...
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Editions: "As You Like It"
Some background information for William Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It." It discusses such topics as the Romantic comedy and satire, marriage, court life, love, and country life in the context of the play.
City University of New York
Cuny: Jane Austen
Site offers information about readers' response to Austen's writing, the themes in her novels, and specific discussion of "Emma."
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Emma Goldman
Tells the story of a young, brilliant, Russian immigrant who taunted mainstream America with her outspoken attacks on government, big business, and war.
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Intimate Relationships
PBS features in-depth information on developing healthy intimate relationships including topics such as the importance of communication and divorce.
Washington State University
Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: Brief Chronology of Selected Works and Events
This detailed chronology lists major events during William Dean Howells' life as well as the years in which his writings were published.
Other
Harper Collins: J. R. R. Tolkien Books & Biography
This brief biography takes Tolkien through his early years to his marriage and professorship at Leeds and Oxford and his telling stories to his children that would later become the novels so loved by the rest of the world. Also has a...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: John Dryden
Here is a brief introduction to the life and career works of 17th century writer, John Dryden. Read about his most famous poems and plays, and read an excerpt from his "Absolom and Achitophel" (1681).
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Black
(1841-1898) Scottish novelist who wrote Love and Marriage, In Silk Attire, A Daughter of Heth, The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton, A Princess of Thule, and more.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Sherwood Anderson
This site, compiled by a public library in Finland, contains a brief biography of Anderson and a discussion of his major works. It also has a chronological list of his works.