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Great or Notable American
Authors and Poets
A Comprehensive Guide to the Best Websites
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American
Author and Poet Name Index:
See also: American literature websites See
also: Main author
index
H
Hass, Robert
Hass, Robert. Robert
Hass. Academy of American Poets
Robert Hass, a
biography.
Robert Hass. The Poetry Foundation
Robert Hass. Wikipedia
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Wikipedia entry.
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Nathaniel Hawthorne: links to texts, bibliographies, study
questions, information.
Nathaniel Hawthorne. Biography and Works
Nathaniel
Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter. Wikipedia entry.
The Scarlet Letter,
by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Etext.
Hecht, Anthony
Hecht,
Anthony. Anthony Hecht. Reading on internet audio.
Anthony
Hecht. Academy of American Poets
Anthony
Hecht. Wikipedia entry.
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Hemingway,
Ernest
Hemingway,
Ernest. Ernest Hemingway Resource Centre
Ernest
Hemingway. Timeless Hemingway. An award-winning web site
devoted
to Ernest Hemingway showcasing unique educational material: a free
Hemingway
quote finder service, the largest Hemingway FAQ available on the Web, a
messageboard, and chat opportunities with Hemingway's nephew,
John
E. Sanford.
Ernest
Hemingway, His Life and Works
Ernest
Hemingway, Wikipedia entry.
Ernest
Hemingway, home and museum, Key West, Florida.
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum
and Educational Center.
Wikipedia entries:
A
Clean, Well-Lighted Place
The
Old Man and the Sea
The Sun
Also Rises
A
Farewell to Arms
For
Whom the Bell Tolls
Howard,
Richard
Richard
Howard. Academy of American Poets
Richard
Howard. Wikipedia entry.
Hughes, Langston
Hughes,
Langston. Langston Hughes, Wikipedia entry.
Langston Hughes. Poems by Langston Hughes at
PoetryFoundation.org
Langston Hughes on
Poets.org
K
Kerouac,
Jack
Kerouac,
Jack. Jack Kerouac. Dharma Beat, a Jack Kerouac newszine.
Jack Kerouac,
Wikipedia entry.
Kerouac.com. A Beat Generation website.
Jack Kerouac. Literary Kicks
A hypertext annotated literary biography of Kerouac, with a selection of links to further Kerouac-related resources.
Jack Kerouac News. The New York Times
Commentary and archival information about Jack Kerouac from The New York Times.
Jack Kerouac websites at The Open Directory Project.
Jack Kerouac Papers. Combia University
K
Kunitz, Stanley
Kunitz. Stanley. Stanley Kunitz
Wikipedia entry.
Stanley Kunitz
Poems by Stanley Kunitz, with an intoduction. Poets.org
Stanley Kunitz
An introduction.
Stanley Kunitz
Poems and an introduction from The Poetry Foundation.
Stanley Kunitz
A video of Stanley Kunitz from PBS.
The Stanley Kunitz Papers at Princeton University
"Pulitzer-Winning Poet Stanley Kunitz Dies"
Washington Post. 16 May 2006.
Stanley Kunitz, The Art of Poetry No. 29"
The Paris Review
Stanley Kunitz "Three Small Parables for My Poet Friends"
The Oxford University Press blog.
M
Mailer, Norman
Norman
Mailer,
Wikipedia entry.
Norman
Mailer. An introduction.
Norman Mailer.
American Legends
Markson, David
Markson, David.
David Markson, Wikipedia entry.
Melville,
Herman
Melville,
Herman. Herman Melville homepage.
Herman
Melville E-Texts
Herman
Melville, Wikipedia entry.
Herman
Melville. Moby Dick A searchable etext.
Herman
Melville's Arrowhead
New Bedford Whaling Museum
The Confidence Man: His Masquerade ed. Scott Atkins with critical introduction, historical contexts, and new footnotes.
Billy Budd: Foretopman ed. David Padilla with extensive linked footnotes and glossary of terms.
The Life and Works of Herman Melville
The Melville Society
Works by Herman Melville at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Herman Melville in libraries (WorldCat catalog).
Merrill,
James
Merrill,
James. James Merrill online poems. Academy of American Poets
James
Merrill. Modern American Poetry
Miller,
Arthur
Miller,
Arthur. Arthur Miller. Biography, notes, pictures, webpage links.
Arthur
Miller, Wikipedia entry.
Arthur Miller. A summary of Miller's life from the Public Broadcasting show.
Arthur Miller. Biography of, plus links to all of his works currently in print.
Arthur Miller Centre for American
The Athur Miller Society
Miller,
Henry
Miller,
Henry Valentine. Henry Miller Library. Web pages, texts, resources.
Henry
Miller, Wikipedia entry.
Henry Miller A Personal Collection
Henry Miller collection at University of Victoria, Special Collections
Works by or about Henry Miller in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
An Interview with Henry Miller
The Paris Review interview.
Henry Miller Memorial Library
Moore,
Marianne
Moore,
Marianne. Marianne Moore. Academy of American Poets
Marianne
Moore.
Web links to articles and criticism on Marianne Moore.
Oates, Joyce Carol
O
Oates,
Joyce Carol. Papers of Joyce Carol Oates at Syracuse University
Celestial Timepiece:
A Joyce Carol Oates Home Page
Joyce Carol Oates.
Wikiepedia entry.
P
Paine, Thomas
Paine, Thomas. Thomas Paine
homepage.
Patchen, Kenneth
Patchen, Kenneth. Kenneth
Patchen Homepage.
Kenneth
Patchen.
Academy of American Poets
Pinsky,
Robert
Pinsky,
Robert. Robert
Pinsky poems.
Robert
Pinsky. Academy of American Poets
Plath,
Sylvia
Plath,
Sylvia. Sylvia Plath homepage, with online poems, articles, pictures,
bibliography.
Sylvia
Plath Forum
Sylvia
Plath. Academy of American Poets
Sylvia
Plath, Wikipedia entry.
Poe,
Edgar Allan
Edgar Allan Poe. Biography and Work
Edgar
Allan Poe: The Raven
Edgar
Allan Poe. Wikipedia entry.
Edgar
Allan Poe. The Poe Decoder
Edgar
Allan Poe. Poems and prose. Academy of American Poets
Edgar
Allan Poe Museum
Edgar
Allen Poe Society in Baltimore
Potok,
Chaim
Potok,
Chaim. Chaim Potok
Pound,
Ezra
Pound,
Ezra. Ezra Pound, Academy of American Poets.
Ezra
Pound. Ezra Pound online texts (Canto LXXXI)..
Ezra
Pound, Wikipedia entry.
Ezra
Pound and Fenollosa, Beinecke Manuscript Collection.
Eztra
Pound. Bibliography, links to Pound webpages.
Pynchon,
Thomas
Pynchon,
Thomas. Thomas Pynchon. Spermatikos Logos. Pynchon
essays,
Pynchon commentary, Pynchon quotes, Pynchon criticism. V,
Gravity's
Rainbow, Mason & Dixon. Hyperarts
Pynchon Notes. A site known as a trustworthy repository of Pynchon scholarship.
Thomas
Pynchon. Film and TV.
Thomas
Pynchon, Wikipedia entry.
Pynchon Wiki. A literary Wiki exploring the novels of Thomas Pynchon, with annotated entries.
Thomas Pynchon, a website with reader's guides, news and information.
Thomas
Pynchon websites.
R
Riding,
Laura. Laura (Riding) Jackson
Laura
Riding, Wikipedia entry.
Laura
Riding. Poetry. Poets.org
Roth, Philip
Philip
Roth. Wikipedia entry.
The
Philip Roth Society
Philip
Roth, an introduction.
Philip Roth.
Houghton Mifflin Books
Philip Roth.
Guardian Unlimited
Philip Roth,
video interview. YouTube
S
Salter, James
Salter, James. James Salter, Wikipedia entry.
Saroyan, William
Saroyan,
William. William Saroyan. Background information.
William
Saroyan, Wikipedia entry.
The William
Saroyan Society
Sexton, Anne
Sexton,
Anne. Anne Sexton webpage.
Anne
Sexton. Academy of American Poets
Anne
Sexton. Modern American Poetry
Silliman,
Ron
Silliman,
Ron. Ron Silliman. A weblog focused on contemporary poetry and poetics.
Ron
Silliman. Online works by Ron Silliman.
Snodgrass,
W.
H.
W
H Snodgrass. Academy of American Poets
Stein,
Gertrude
Stein,
Gertrude. Gertrude Stein Online, Gertrude Stein resources, Gertrude
Stein
website links, biographical information.
The
World of Gertrude Stein, an
extensive biography site,
Works by Gertrude
Stein at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about
Gertrude Stein in libraries (WorldCat catalogue)
Steinbeck,
John
John Steinbeck.
Wikipedia entry.
John
Steinbeck Collection, 1902-1979. University Archives at Stanford University
Libraries
Wells
Fargo John Steinbeck Collection, 1870-1981
National Steinbeck
Center in Salinas, CA
John
Steinbeck Collection at Ball State University
Archives and Special Collections Research Center
The Martha Heasley
Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies at the San
José State University
Bibliography.
A searchable database of secondary Steinbeck materials
John
Steincek. C-Span American Writers Series
The
John Steinbeck Collection
(papers and manuscripts) at the Harry
Ransom Center, The University of
Texas at Austin.
Nobel
Laureate page for John Steinbeck.
Homepage for the
Steinbeck House
Stevens,
Wallace
Stevens,
Wallace. Wallace Stevens. Texts, biography.
Wallace
Stevens web links.
Wallace Stevens.
Introduction
Wallace
Stevens
Wikipedia entry.
Wallace
Stevens. Online poems at Modern American Poetry
The Wallace Stevens
Journal
T
Tartt, Donna
Tartt, Donna. Donna
Tartt news, bio, bibliography, The Secret History, translations,
interviews.
Thoreau,
Henry
David
Thoreau,
Henry David. The Thoreau Reader. The works of Henry D. Thoreau,
1817-1862.
Thoreau,
Henry David. Short biography with links to Thoreau texts online.
Walking,
On Maine, Walden.
Twain,
Mark (Samuel
Langhorne Clemens)
Mark
Twain in his Times, from The University of Virginia. Pictures, texts,
biography.
Mark Twain,
Wikipedia entry.
Mark Twain Project
Online
Works by Mark Twain
at Project
Gutenberg.
Works by or about
Mark Twain in libraries (WorldCat catalog).
Mark
Twain texts free to read on a cell phone.
Mark
Twain Quotes
Mark Twain Quotes,
Newspaper Collections and Related Resources
My
Platonic Sweetheart
Punch,
Brothers, Punch!
U
Updike, John
Updike, John. John Updike. Books and Writers biography
LION author page for John Updike, includes full bibliography, biography, references and
access to more than 1000 pieces of Updike criticism.
New York Times: John Updike Life & Times
Updike
archive from the New York Times.
Charlie Rose archive. Video interviews.
Times Literary Supplement Archive
Contemporary Literary Criticism: John Updike
Criticism
V
Vidal,
Gore
Vidal,
Gore. The Gore Vidal Index. Writings by and about Gore Vidal.
Gore
Vidal. Wikipedia entry.
Gore Vidal.
American Masters. PBS
Vidal,
Gore. The Gore Vidal Index. Writings by and about Gore Vidal.
Gore Vidal Now, the official Gore Vidal webpage.
Gore Vidal's essays, from TruthDig.
Gore Vidal Pages
Gore Vidal. New York Times
Gore Vidal Paris Review interview.
W
Wallace, David Foster
Wallace,
David Foster. David Foster Wallace. Wikipedia entry.
David Foster Wallace. YouTube. Charlie Rose Show: An
interview.
David Foster
Wallace, a website.
David Foster Wallace news, bibliography, mailing list, message boards.
David Foster Wallace's struggle to surpass Infinite Jest. The New Yorker
David Foster Wallace. The New York Times
David Foster Wallace. LA Times
Weingberger, Eliot
Weinberger,
Eliot.
Eliot Weinberger. Academy of American Poets
Whitman, Walt
Whitman,
Walt. Walt Whitman Archive, University of Virginia.
Walt
Whitman. The Academy of American Poets
Walt
Whitman, Wikipedia entry.
Walt
Whitman Notebooks, 18502-1860s.
Walt
Whitman. Leaves of Grass
Wilder,
Laura Ingalls
Wlder, Laura
Ingalls. Laura Ingalls Wilder homepage.
Laura
Ingalls Wilder. Wikipedia entry.
Williams,
William
Carlos
Williams,
William Carlos. William Carlos Williams. Academy of American
Poets.
Williams texts, essays.
William
Carlos Williams Wikipedia entry.
William
Carlos Williams. Online poems, from Modern American Poetry
Wilson, August
Wilson, August. A
Comprehensive August Wilson Website
August Wilson. Internet Broadway Database
August Wilson. Internet Movie Database
August
Wilson.Wikipedia
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