Banipal
http://www.banipal.co.uk/
The website for Banipal, a literary magazine for contemporary Arab literature in English translation, gives access to selected content from current and back issues. The magazine's three issues a year present established and new authors and poets from around the Arab world through translations of poems, short stories or excerpts from novels. The site publishes selections of poetry and fiction from each issue as well as the table of contents, contributor profiles, book reviews and events listings. The magazine was founded in 1998 by Margaret Obank and Iraqi author Samuel Shimon and has been widely involved in bringing literature from the Arab world to a broader audience. Work published is not limited to writings originally in Arabic, but includes Arab authors writing in European languages as well. The site will be a useful resource for students and others interested in Arabic literature and literature in translation.
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Book history online : international bibliography of the history of the printed book and libraries
http://www.kb.nl/bho/
Book History Online is a searchable bibliographic database containing details of books and articles on the history of the book worldwide. The database is derived from the Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries (ABHB) which itself is an international collaborative venture overseen by the Special Collections Department of the National Library of The Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek). The database contains over 28,000 records and may be searched by title, author or keyword. Searches may also be limited by country, time period, and date of publication. The keyword index includes a series of subject terms maintained by the editors and includes paleography, printing materials, bookbinding, libraries, newspapers, and publishing . An introduction to the database and help pages are provided together with contact information and a form to suggest new bibliographic records.
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Books on-line archive
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/archives.html
This University of Pennsylvania site is an enormous directory of online electronic texts. With more than 9,000 texts available, a good search facility and links to English and foreign language etext providers, the site is a e-text gateway. The following is a list of just some of the resource categories available: science; religion; history; poetry; women; foreign languages; arts and crafts; architecture; black writers and subjects. There are also links to general e-text servers, such as the Oxford Text Archive and the Humanities Text Initiative at the University of Michigan. A text-based gateway, this site is fast and easy to navigate.
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British comparative literature association
http://www.bcla.org/
The British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA) was founded in 1975 and aims to promote the scholarly study of literature across national and linguistic boundaries, and in relation to other disciplines. The BCLA is affiliated to the International Comparative Literature Association. The BCLA website contains information about the Association, its officers, and membership details. The BCLA has an events and publications programme, both detailed on the website. The Association edits a journal, Comparative Critical Studies, the table of contents for which is online. Details of BCLA members and their research interests are also available via the website.
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Bryn Mawr review of comparative literature
http://www.brynmawr.edu/bmrcl/
The Bryn Mawr Review of Comparative Literature (ISSN 1523-5734) is a peer reviewed electronic journal which publishes reviews of new publications in the field of comparative literature. Its aim is to foster dialogue between comparatists by providing them with information of current important work in the field. Published annually, users can find the full-text of issues dating back to 1999 online. These informed and longer-than-average reviews are grouped together thematically in each issue and examine a broad range of publications. Users will find, for example, a review of Paul Julian Smith's The Moderns, which contrasts different forms of Spanish cultural production - film, art, photography, theatre, dance and writing - to analyse the struggle for modernity in contemporary Spanish culture. Elsewhere is a review of Victoria Best's Introduction to Twentieth-Century French Literature, which was written with new students (including students of literature in translation) in mind. Other publications granted attention here include texts on critical literary and cultural theory, the literature of particular regions, and the analysis of particular themes across international writing. The journal's reviews make for interesting reading and will appeal not only to students and researchers in the field of comparative literature but to those working within in cultural studies and critical theory in general.
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Centre for eighteenth century studies, University of York
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/cecs/
This is the homepage for the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies (CECS), which was founded in 1996 at the University of York in the UK. The Centre promotes the study of the long eighteenth century from 1650 to 1850, and has over a score of staff members listed here from York's departments of Archaeology, English, History, History of Art and Philosophy. It has a few dozen affiliated postgraduate students whose names and projects are also listed; the CECS runs a Master's programme and presents several Master's and Doctoral-level courses. Past and present calls for papers and programmes for CECS international research seminars, postgraduate forums, international conferences (running back to 1998) and one-day symposia are posted online. Special projects described on the site will attract those who are considering applying to the Centre and those who have casual or research interests. Projects include: the Yorkshire County Houses Partnership Project; the Nations, Borders and Identities Project; and Empire and Landscape in the Long 18th Century. The Yorkshire County Houses Project exists through the combined efforts of the CECS and representatives of local country houses, including Burton Constable, Brodsworth Hall, English Heritage, Castle Howard, Harewood House, Lotherton Hall, Nostell Priory and Temple Newsam. The Nations, Borders and Identities project deals with the 'Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in European Experience 1792 1815,' as well as an affiliated research group based in Germany. Finally, the subpages on Empire and Landscape in the Long 18th Century outline describe a number of past workshops in depth. Instructions for application to the Centre are provided.
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CLCWeb : comparative literature and culture
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/clcweb/
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture is a peer-refereed electronic journal edited by Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek, and published by Purdue University Press. The site includes the full-text of articles, guidelines for submission, information about the journal and its editors, details of the associated electronic newsletter, and a resources library; the journal's material is searchable, and access to all its sections is free. CLCWeb aims to publish a wide range of scholarship within the realms of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies designated as Comparative Cultural Studies, and advocates a contextual approach to the study of culture in all its forms. It therefore welcomes investigations from a variety of perspectives into all aspects of cultural history, theory and practice, and brings together scholars writing on literature, translation, film, and so on. The Library of CLCWeb contains bibliographies and various resources for work in the field.
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Cognitive approaches to literature
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~cxr1086/coglit/
The Cognitive Approaches to Literature site sets out the principles of a group of researchers in this field as well as providing some useful links to published work in the field. The main content on the site is a page setting out "the principles underlying cognitive poetics - the application of cognitive linguistics to literature". There are also links to some past conferences in the field and to some related websites. A list of people involved in the research group is given, with email contacts. There is a page containing a bibliography of the field, which also lists journals that accept contributions in this area. Although some of the links to full-text and further information are broken, this may be a useful resource for those looking for resources on a fairly rare topic.
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Colloquy
http://www.colloquy.monash.edu.au/
Colloquy: text theory critique, is a free annual electronic journal, written by postgraduates, with the aim of disseminating new work in literary and cultural studies and related interdisciplinary fields. It started in 1996 as a printed journal and is run by a committee of postgraduate students in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics and the School of English, Communication and Performance Studies at Monash University, Victoria, Australia. The journal publishes articles and reviews and makes them available for downloading or reading in PDF. The archive goes back to issue one. A page of links to literary and cultural websites, that may be useful to students in comparative literature and cultural studies, is appended as is a list of relevant conferences hosted by Monash.
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Convivio : poesía medieval y cancioneros
http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/portal/cancionmedieval/
'Convivio' is an international research group created in 2003 for the study of European medieval lyrical poetry and songbooks. Their homepage is part of the Spanish virtual library Miguel de Cervantes, and it offers the full-text of several works already digitalised there including Catalan; Castilian; and Provençal songbooks and poetry anthologies. Vicenç Beltran, a member of the research group, has made available a bibliography of medieval lyrical poetry and songs in several languages. The site includes a dedicated section to the Galician minstrel Martin Codax (c. 1250-1275), featuring scholarly studies and audio materials. For those wanting to further their knowledge of medieval songs and lyrical literature there is a short list of internet resources. Although the project has an European scope, most resources available are concerned with southern areas of the continent.
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Dalkey Archive Press : authors interviews
http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/interviews/
The Author Interviews section of the Dalkey Archive Press website features interviews with a variety of authors. Interviews range from in depth discussion of the philosophy of the particular writer to more personal conversations featuring details about the author's background. The quality of interviewers vary, as do the circumstances, but most make for informative and even interesting reading. The site is arranged as a list of excerpts arranged in alphabetical order. Authors featured include Danilo Ki, William Eastlake, Alistair Gray, Tadeusz Konwicki, Milan Kundera, and Milorad Pavić. A good site for those with an interest in twentieth century literature.
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Dante, Chaucer, and the currency of the word : money, images, and reference in late medieval poetry
http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rashoaf/currency/dccw.html
The 'Dante, Chaucer, and the currency of the word' website contains an electronic version of the book of that title, written by R. A. Shoaf, Professor of English at the University of Florida. The book was first published in 1983 by Pilgrim Books and has been online since 1995. The book is methodologically sophisticated, while still remaining attentive and sympathetic to the idealisations of poetry. The work is divided into three main parts: Dante's Commedia and the Promise of Reference; Troilus and Criseyde and the 'Falsing' of the Referent; The Canterbury Tales and the Ethics of Reference. The 1983 bibliography is included. This resource would be of use to students of Dante and Chaucer's works, as well as those teaching them.
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dichtung digital
http://www.dichtung-digital.de/
This is the homepage of Dichtung Digital (Digital Fiction), an online newsletter in German devoted to "contributions on digital aesthetics." The site contains annotated links to and commentary on a broad range of electronic literature; hyperfiction; Latin American cyberculture and cyberliterature; canonized hypertexts; trans-medial narrative theory; and digital poetry that references prehistoric texts and symbols. The site publishes reviews on digital literature and art; interviews with authors, scholars and advocates; and full text essays on literary theory and related historical and sociological commentary. It also posts links to conferences, events and competitions; book reviews and research abstracts; authors' conceputal statements; relevant links; workshop notes with student work; summary descriptions of research project websites; online books about the Internet and education; and lecture notes on the aesthetics and pedagogy of digital literature. All English contributions to this German site are grouped together into one sub-index for ease of access.
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Edward Said : a bibliography
http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/pubs/scctr/Wellek/said/
This Web page gives access to a comprehensive, year-by-year bibliography of the works of postcolonial critic and public intellectual, Edward Said (1935-2003). Said established his reputation as an groundbreaking critic of Western attitudes to the Orient with his book "Orientalism" (1979). Born in Jerusalem, Said became an outspoken supporter of Palestinian rights. Although trained as a literary critic, he also expressed an avid interest in music, and in his last years he joined Daniel Barenboim of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in an initiative which brought Israeli and Arab musicians together to perform in a world-class classical concert. Said was based at Columbia University, New York, until his death in 2003. This online resource, which is hosted by the Critical Theory Institute at University of California, Irvine, was compiled by Eddie Yeghiayan to complement Said's lectures for the Wellek library lecture series at UCI in 1989. The site references reviews of Said's works, books and special issues of journals about Said, and critical references to Said and his work, from 1964 until 2000.
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Emory University Postcolonial Studies website
http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/
The Postcolonial Studies website of Emory State University's English Department is designed to offer an introduction to the major authors, theorists and issues at the heart of postcolonialism. Divided into four main sections, this resource offers an introduction to Postcolonial Studies; an extensive list of authors in this field, including writers such as Chinua Achebe, Salmon Rushdie, Buchi Emecheta, and Wole Soyinka; a further list of theorists associated with Postcolonialism such as Homi Bhabha, Frantz Fanon, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak; and a final section which lists related terms and issues, covering a broad spectrum from magical realism to communism and the caste system. Each list consists of hyperlinks which lead to further detailed resources on each author, theorist or issue. These pages include biographical, bibliographical and theoretical material. As such, this website provides a valuable resource for students, researchers and teachers interested or engaged in Postcolonial Studies.
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English translations of medieval works
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/medieval/engtrans.html
The 'English Translations of Medieval Works' Web page is hosted by Stanford University Libraries as part of their Medieval Studies resources list. The page provides a bibliography of Modern English translations of medieval texts, dating from 1968-1991. Its material represents an updated version of the Bibliography of English Translations from Medieval Sources, which was made possible by a Bing grant for 1991-1992 through the School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University. The site brings together more than two-hundred entries on medieval sources in: Old and Middle English; French; Latin; Greek; Hebrew; Arabic; Italian; and Spanish, and includes: literary; religious; and philosophical works. The modern translations are listed alphabetically by name of their medieval author or under a general subject heading. The bibliography would be of use to students of medieval literature or history, but is somewhat limited by its current cut-off date of 1991.
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Europe of tales
http://www.europeoftales.net/
"A Europe of tales" is a well-designed website that requires Flash 5.0, and is based upon the recounting of European myths, legends and folk tales for educational purposes, as the site claims. It is an innovative website which works well both for students and teachers. Tales are told in the form of animations with supplementary information. The stories are available in several languages, including: English, Scottish Gaelic, Breton, Icelandic, Finnish, and Italian. The website provides a good insight into the regional aspect of myths and legends, within their national context. The project is the result of collaboration between the following partners: Gallen-Kallela Museum, Finland; National Museum of Scotland; The Nordic House, Iceland; Centre International de Rencontre des Cultures de Tradition Orale, France and Ente Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano, Italy. Tales include the stories behind the legend of the Black Madonna, tales from Edda, the maiden stone of Bannachie and the sunken city of Is. An outstanding repository of myths and legends for students, teachers, and indeed anyone interested in comparative mythology and folk tales.
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European association for commonwealth literature and language studies
http://www.eaclals.ulg.ac.be/
Founded in 1971, the European Association for Commonwealth Literature And Language Studies (EACLALS) was the first regional branch of the Association for Commonwealth Language and Literature Studies (ACLALS). This site, the EACLALS homepage, describes the group's intention "to promote Commonwealth and post-colonial studies in Europe, as well as international exchanges between academics, students and writers from the anglophone post-colonial world." The current executive is listed, as are instructions for applying for membership and a large number of relevant links. EACLALS publications described here range from the association's newsletter to various journals, including 'Kunapipi'; the 'Journal of Commonwealth Literature'; 'Wasafiri,' a contemporary international literary magazine; and 'Moving Worlds,' a biannual international journal of transcultural writings. The site also archives calls for papers for past triennial conferences of both the EACLALS and ACLALS running back to 2004, as well as other relevant colloquia. Some links to external conference sites in this section were broken at the time of review.
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Fabula
http://www.fabula.org/
"Fabula" is a Web Site devoted to discussion of literary theory and making relevant tools to enhance this study available to French-speaking researchers. It was established in 1999 by Alexandre Gefen (University of Bordeaux IIIMichel de Montaigne) and René Audet (University of Laval, Quebec). Discussion focuses on: literary theory; literary poetics; the history of poetics; theories of the author, reception, and reading; and the problem of representation and literary genres. The site features information on and a link to Aleph, a search-engine for literary studies with 60,000 web pages indexed, bibliographies, reference texts, and practical tools. There are lists of links throughout the site, but one section keeps the user up to date with the latest relevant sites to appear on the Internet and is regularly updated. Articles and essays are also featured on the site, as it aims to be a gateway and meeting point for researchers. These materials are also available in an easy to print format. Sections include the following: literary theory workshop; colloquium; the effect of fiction; the Roland Barthes forum; frontiers of fiction; resources; literary theory and criticism on the Internet; and a presentation in English. The site invites interested parties to become involved with the project and submit material. The site also features an excellent and comprehensive list of relevant links.
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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Spivak.html
This Web page is part of the Introduction to Postcolonial Studies website hosted by the English Department at Emory University, and provides introductory information relating to the postcolonial critic Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. It includes a brief biography, a link to a glossary of key terms used in her work, and a list of her major works. Born to middle-class parents in Calcutta in 1942, Spivak studied English literature at the University of Calcutta and went on to train in comparative literature in the United States. Spivak has described herself as a "para-disciplinary ethical philosopher" and also as a Marxist, deconstructionist and feminist. A translator of Jacques Derrida's Of Gramatology, she has also translated the stories of the Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi.
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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak : a bibliography
http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/pubs/scctr/Wellek/spivak/
This online bibliography, compiled by Eddie Yeghiayan, comprises a fairly exhaustive year-by-year listing of the published works of postcolonial critic Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942- ). Spivak, who has described herself as a Marxist, deconstructionist and feminist, made her reputation with a translation of, and preface to, Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology. Her famous essay, "Can the subaltern speak?" (1988) is an example of her self-reflexive interrogation of the ethics of postcolonial critique. Hosted by the Critical Theory Institute at University of California, Irvine, the resource was established to complement Spivak's lectures for the Wellek library lecture series in 2000. Yeghiayan's bibliography also lists reviews of Spivak's books, as well as critical references to Spivak and her work.
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glbtq : an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture
http://www.glbtq.com/
The Web Site glbtq: an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture is edited by Professor Claude Summers, William E. Stirton Professor in the Humanities Emeritus, University of Michigan-Dearborn. It boasts many expert consultants and contributors in the field. This useful list allows the encyclopaedia to be browsed also by entries by a particular author as well as by subject. In essence it consists of entries with a focus on the glbtq issues in connection with personalities, cultural spheres, and theory. The site consists of sections including: arts; literature; social sciences; special features; and a discussion forum. Topics are set out alphabetically and there is also a search facility. Once an entry has been located there are further options to see related entries, more entries by the same contributor, citation information and a comprehensive bibliography. The entries are also accompanied by helpful metadata such as the date it was last updated. An extremely useful resource for all those researching: social science; history; as well as cultural, literature and gender studies. Special features include interviews with key figures, topics such as Kings, Queens and Emperors.
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Indiana university press journals : research in African literatures
http://inscribe.iupress.org/loi/ral
This is the website for Research in African Literatures, an international journal for African literary studies. Published quarterly by Indiana University Press and edited by John Conteh-Morgan, the journal publishes scholarly articles and book reviews on subjects relating to the oral and written literature of Africa. The site provides information regarding the editorial board, ordering, rights and permission and submissions. Sample articles and tables of contents from volume 25 (1994) are available online.
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International institute for hermeneutics
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/iih/
The International Institute for Hermeneutics, founded by Andrzej Wiercinski, is a research institute dedicated to providing a forum for interdisciplinary collaboration on modern hermeneutics, particularly in the fields of philosophy, theology and comparative literature. The institute has hosted a major International Congress on Hermeneutics (the proceedings of which are complied and published by the Hermeneutic Press), and sponsors lectures and seminars dedicated to hermeneutics, and also publishes the annual refereed journal, Annalecta Hermeneutica. The site contains a brief introduction to modern hermeneutic theory, posts upcoming events the Institute is planning, and contains information on how to order publications from the Hermeneutic Press. The site is well presented and accessible.
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International literary quarterly
http://www.interlitq.org/
The International Literary Quarterly is a full-text online review featuring: prose; poetry; critical articles; interviews; and artwork by a guest artist. All issues from number 1 (November 2007) onwards are available for users to view, along with: short biographies of contributors; a related blog; and editors' contact details. Contributors at the time of writing include authors and critics such as: Gillian Beer; Marina Warner; George Szirtes; and Andrew Motion, as well as artists: Calulm Colvin; Arturo Di Stefano; Tom Phillips; and Lydia Rubio. Issues are genuinely international, with literature from various countries translated into English. This is an ambitious and wide-ranging review, which would be of use to those studying or reading contemporary poetry and fiction.
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