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Romanticism
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Annotated Webliography of Humanism 
 An annotated list of resources concerning the "conglomerate of traditions, a multi-faceted cultural and social phenomenon" known as humanism. Features the classic "Renaissance humanism" oriented toward Greek and Roman examples, the 18th century Enlightenment exaltation of human reason, Marxism, and the more recent "secular humanism." Includes sites devoted to humanist organizations, specific threads of progressive or skeptical thought, and major thinkers throughout history. From a humanities professor at the Universiteit voor Humanistiek, Utrecht, Netherlands. http://www.xs4all.nl/~pderkx/humwebliography.html Topics: Faiths, Literary Movements and Periods, Philosophy, Religion Last updated Dec 29, 2003 Before Victoria: Extraordinary Women of the British Romantic Era
This online exhibit features essays on some of the intrepid revolutionary women who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when women could not join professions and married women had no rights to property or to their own children. Offers illustrated topical essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and other writers, artists, travelers, and women of the Romantic era. Includes a reading list. From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/victoria/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Apr 26, 2005 British Women Romantic Poets, 1789-1832
Full-text editions of works of nearly 60 British and Irish poets. Searchable, and browsable by author. Created by librarian Nancy Kushigian at the Shields Library, University of California, Davis. http://digital.lib.ucdavis.edu/projects/bwrp/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Jul 6, 2006 Byron: A Comprehensive Study of His Life and Work
The site includes a biography of the poet of the English romantic era; a timeline of his life and work; portraits of him, his friends, and his family; selections from his works; information on his wife, Anne Isabella Milbanke, and his lover, Lady Carolyn Lamb; and more. http://englishhistory.net/byron.html Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 26, 2006 Chopin Early Editions
This collection consists of digitized images of "over 400 first and early printed editions of musical compositions" in the University of Chicago Library's Frédéric Chopin collection. "Users can search or browse ... via a variety of data points, including titles, genres, and plate numbers." http://chopin.lib.uchicago.edu Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Music Last updated Sep 7, 2004 George Gordon, Lord Byron, 1788-1824
Selections from the letters and journals, other prose, and poetry of "the most prolific and controversial of the great English Romantic poets." Include the full texts of Byron's "Cain: a Mystery" and E. H. Coleridge's biography of Byron (from the 1905 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica). Also features a few links to both serious and fun Byron sites. http://engphil.astate.edu/gallery/byron.html Topics: Authors by Region, Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Mysteries and More, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 14, 2006 John Keats: A Comprehensive Study of His Life and Work
Contents include a biography of the poet; a timeline of his life and work; portraits of him, his friends, and his family; selections from his works; information on his houses in Rome and London; and more on this romantic English poet. http://www.englishhistory.net/keats.html Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 29, 2004 Romantic Chronology
An extensive hypertext chronology of the Romantic era. Literature, art, or politics--if it occurred or was written sometime between the 17th century and 1851, chances are it's covered here. There's also an excellent list of other chronologies on the Web. http://english.ucsb.edu:591/rchrono/ Topics: History, Literary Movements and Periods Last updated Nov 24, 2002 Romantic Circles
"...devoted to the study of Lord Byron, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, their contemporaries and historical contexts." Includes bibliographies, scholarly articles and criticism, conference information, WWW resources, and reviews. You can keyword search electronic texts. http://www.rc.umd.edu/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Literature by Place, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Apr 11, 2001 Romanticism On the Net
"Romanticism on the Net is an international refereed electronic journal devoted to British Romantic studies." Contains peer-reviewed articles and reviews, conference news, and related links. Includes archive of articles and reviews from all issues, beginning in 1996. Browsable by article and issue. http://www.ron.umontreal.ca/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Literature by Place, Magazines, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Romantics: English Literature by Period
This directory of annotated links to works of English literature written during the Romantic period covers general and teaching resources, criticism and critics, journals, conferences, and sites archiving 20th-century works that are directly related to Romanticism. Part of the extensive Voice of the Shuttle humanities meta-index. http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2750 Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Literature by Place, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 26, 2002 Turner Online
Joseph Mallord William Turner was one of Britain's "most celebrated artists." The "loose brushwork and vibrant colouring of his late work came to be seen as vital steps in the development of modernism." This site displays many of his paintings, provides a brief biography and timeline, a panoramic tour of his gallery, comments from other artists and writers, and a section for younger visitors about planning one of Turner's trips. Also includes materials for teachers. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/turner/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Oct 2, 2004 |
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