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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Marston's Life
A brief biography of John Marston's life and career.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: John Skelton
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry for John Skelton defines his place in English Renaissance literature.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Alexander Pope
Explore the world of Alexander Pope through the links found in this informative resource. This site provides links to biographical information and lesson plans for "The Rape of Lock."
CommonLit
Common Lit: A Modest Proposal
A learning module that begins with "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Comedy & Tragedy: What Can We Learn From Comedy?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What can we learn from comedy?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Preface to Sancho: An Act of Remembrance
Paterson Joseph describes how his research into Black British history led him to write his first play, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance. In this one-man show, Paterson Joseph inhabits the life of Ignatius Sancho, the 18th-century composer,...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Sentiment and Sensibility
This article introduces Richard Brinsley Sheridan and his famous play "The School for Scandal".
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Popular Politics in the 18th Century
Caricatures capturing public opinion and riots on the streets; this article discusses how the majority of Georgians, who didn't have the right to vote, engaged in politics and expressed their grievances.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Neoclassicism
Writers and craftsmen including Alexander Pope, John Dryden, Jonathan Swift, and Josiah Wedgwood found inspiration in the classical period. This article explores how their works adopted the style, genres, aesthetic values, and subjects...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Restoration Comedy
This article introduces the characters, conventions, and historical context of Restoration comedy, and explores what the genre has to say about gender, courtship, and class.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift initially did his best to conceal the fact that he was the author of Gulliver's Travels. This article explores how Swift constructed the work to operate as an elaborate game, parodying travel literature, pretending to be...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Evelina
Frances Burney's "Evelina" unveils the dizzying and dangerous social whirl of Georgian London, where reputations and marriages are there to be made and broken. This article investigates Burney's critique of fashion culture and the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Political Dr. Seuss (Lesson Plans)
Go directly to two lesson plans that help students explore how the cartoons of Dr. Seuss reflected the political and social issues of his day. Lessons also direct students to examine broader issues associated with political cartooning,...
Other
The Medal by John Dryden
The full text of the poem, along with a brief opening note is offered at this site.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Early Drama, 1756 1860.
This site discusses the significance of the play, Fashion, written by Anna Ogden Mowatt. It tells the basis of the play, and the success of it.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Ambrose Bierce
A biography-bibliograhy of "Bitter Bierce," the American newspaper columnist, satirist, essayist, short-story writer, and novelist who disappeared during the the Mexican Revolution.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Gaius Valerius Catullus
The life and work of Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus is discussed. Catullus is known for his erotic verse.
Curated OER
Luminarium: Works of Sir Thomas Wyatt
Clickable list to the full texts of selected poems by Sir Thomas Wyatt, including his songs, sonnets, odes, epigrams, and satires.
Curated OER
The Massed
An in-depth view of Pat Oliphant's career in editorial cartooning. There are many good images of political satire about issues from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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Pat Oliphant: The
An in-depth view of Pat Oliphant's career in editorial cartooning. There are many good images of political satire about issues from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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In celebration of famed satirist Jonathan Swift's birthday, NPR replayed several stories that feature modern satirists at work. Subjects range from politics to Hollywood. A good opportunity to understand the role of tone in satire.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lucian
Lucian, the humorous satirist, was a native of Samosata, in Syria, and flourished towards the end of the second century. In early life he was a sculptor, but later applied himself to the study of literature and philosophy. He was an...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Horace
(c. 65 B.C.) The last of the great Latin poets whose great works include Secular Songs The Satires and the Art of Poetry
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms S Z
The third of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, S - Z, covers twenty-two terms from "Saga," to "Understatement."
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