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Shakespeare
 Medieval Period
Dante's Inferno
Milton's Paradise Lost

SHAKESPEARE & RESEARCH

Early Modern Literary Studies - an online journal with search engine

Shakespeare and The Renaissance Association of West Virginia - selected papers from 1996-1999

Internet Shakespeare Edition - hosted by Michael Best from the University of Victoria, Canada
(click on the link above then click on Links when you reach the home page)

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet - the premier Shakespeare site on the Internet, maintained by Terry A Gray of Palomar University

 

New York Public Library - Online Shakespeare - Critical Material
Site allows free access to many things on the internet through an easy to use links page
MEDIEVAL PERIOD LINKS
 
 
DANTE'S INFERNO

Hell High Graphics - temporarily unavailable
David Felfoldi's graphic intense site for summaries with pictures and navigable graphic of Hell. Use the left hand frame to navigate to each level of Hell. Then read the information in the right frame. Site has yellow links to a detailed character list.

Dante: The Divine Comedy
Complete cantos of the entire Commedia by Tony Kline. Includes some notes in hyperlink. Not in poetic form.
Punishments in Dante's Inferno
How the Punishment Fits the Crime - Dr. Andrade's site listing the levels of Dante's Hell, the punishments and rationale for each.

Inferno Classic Notes
An acceptable booknotes site for more detailed summaries of the various cantos. Also provides commentary/analysis on each canto.
Inferno from The Divine Comedy
A text-only site with brief explanation of each level of Hell. Good review for a quiz over the levels of Hell.
Outline of Dante's Inferno
A brief overview of the structure of Hell in chart form.
Mr.T's World Literature Inferno Page
Dante's Inferno Notes Outline. A good site for the critical attributes of The Inferno with references to selected passages of each canto. In outline format.
The Inferno of Dante Alighieri
Two good links on site to brief canto descriptions and canto summaries.
Dante's Inferno eNotes
Good information in Introduction, Biography of Dante Alighieri, List of Characters in Inferno, and Themes and Critical Discussion. Access is limited to these areas although site has much more. Some students have been able to access summaries through school computer. Use at your own risk.

Lectura Dantis: Inferno XXXII
A very scholarly site. Wilson's work is only one of a generous listing of commentaries and lectures on Dante's works. Abstracts only available after Number 4. Full texts are provided online prior to Number 4. Recommended only for readers and only for those who have read the text of The Inferno.

TEXT IN TRANSLATION

Dante-The Divine Comedy
Text of The Inferno online, divided by large canto groups. Hyperlinks of some characters and phrases available. Downloadable to your computer. One of the best online etext sites for Inferno.
The Inferno Text
Another site with etext of Inferno. This one is on a black background with green lettering. May be more difficult to read because of this. Notes at end and by canto only. Not as detailed on notes. Translation is different from books at school which use John Ciari's translation.
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri - A Rhymed Translation by Seth Zimmerman
Another etext site. This translation is by the author of this site. It may be more user friendly to read but offers limited notes to help reader. You must toggle your browser's back button for every canto. Can be a tedious read.

MILTON'S PARADISE LOST

Paradise Lost: Study Guide
Comprehensive site with access to full text with notes, summaries both by Milton and by host of site, essays, historical information, outlines, art and links on Paradise Lost. A good spot to begin learning about Paradise Lost.
John Milton, Poet
Key elements of Milton's life and about Paradise Lost. Look especially in the last pages.
The Milton Reading Room
One of the premier sites on Milton. A comprehensive annotated etext of the entire epic poem, Paradise Lost. Go here for those questions not answerable in the book or other websites. Want to read more of Paradise Lost? This is your spot. No cost to read. No book to buy or lose. Just link and read.
 
 
 

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