Links to My Handouts on 
and Other Sites About
Contemporary British and American Literature

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General Resources | Existentialism, Modernism and PostModernism|Vonnegutand Slaughterhouse Five | War Poetry Poets |David Rabe and Sticks and Bones |The Beats |Literary Analysis and Paper Writing| I.D. Tests| KenKesey and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Materialson Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey| EdwardAlbee and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | MoreContemporary Poetry and Poets | Gloria Naylor andMama Day| Lanford Wilson and Talley's Folly |Caryl Churchill and Cloud 9 Final Exam Essay Questions

GeneralResources

• English 88, Modern and Contemporary American Poetry -- Extensively webbed course at Penn
• Electronic Archives Home Page -- Materials to accompany a DC. Heath anthology
• Sixties:The Players -- Great collection of photographs

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Existentialism,Modernism and PostModernism

 
• My Notes on Modernism
• Modernism and the Modern Novel
• Modernism and the History of  Painting
• Modern Art Posters |Salvador Dali Posters | Picasso
  
• The Existentialism Page
• The Realm of Existentialism
• BasicThemes of Existentialism
• The Basics of Existentialism
• The PoMo Page (at Georgetown)
• Postmodernism and the Postmodern Novel
• Modernismand Post Modernism in Art
• ARTICLEON POST MODERNISM AND ART EDUCATION
• Chart of Differences between Modernsim and PostModernism
• Our Postmodern Life -- Site explaining various aspects of PoMo experience

 

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Vonnegutand Slaughterhouse Five

• EKS--A Vonnegut Biblio
• EKS--Initial Study Questionsfor Slaughterhouse Five
• TheThemes of Kurt Vonnegut's SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (Student Essay)
• Welcome to the Monkey House (Connects to various Adaptations of Vonnegut works)
• The Vonnegut Web
• Chronology on Vonnegut

 

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WarPoetry Poets

 e.e. cummings
• An Unofficial E. E. Cummings Starting Point
• Daily Cummings
• Text of "Olaf"
• More cummings poems

Randall Jarrell

• Text of "Ball Turret Gunner" with Illustrations of Plane
• Brief Bio of Jarrell from the National Poetry Academy
• Randall Jarrell - Time Line (with pictures)

 
• James Dickey
• Brief Biographical Sketch
• Picture
• The James Dickey Site
• James Dickey in The Atlantic (audio readings of two poems)
• Modern American Poetry Site on Dickey
• The Burden of James Dickey (review of a biography with lots of life details)
• In Memory of James Dickey (transcript of inteview with critic reviewing Dickey'scareer)
• James Dickey: An Appreciation (includes comment and excerpts from "The Firebombing"

DavidRabe and Sticks and Bones

• My Guide to Reading Drama and Study Questions on Sticks and Bones
• Brief Hollywood Bio
• List of Works

TheBeats

• Literary Kicks  -- Good links to info on many Beats
• Definition of "Beat" from Lit Kicks
• Intro to Beats and 60's followers
• Quickie Intro
• The Beat Movement
• Notes on the 50's
• Essay, "Why the Beats Still Matter" by J.C. Shakespeare
• Beat Generation Archive
• 1800 KEROUAC - Beat Generation Catalog
• City Lights Bookstore

• Lawrence Ferlingetti (litkicks)
• Ferlingetti Page at Rooknet
• Lawrence Ferlingetti (good list of books and connections to info on Howl trial)
• Listen to Ferlingetti Read in Seattle
• Text of "In Goya's Greatest Scenes
• Goya's Disasters of War Etchings
• "Iam Waiting" [for a rebirth of wonder] -- my favorite Ferlingetti poem

• Ashes & Blues
• Ginsberg at Lit Kicks
• Shadow Changes into Bone (extensive collection of links)
• Ginsberg page at Rooknet
• Naropa Institute Site on Ginsberg
• Ginsberg Page at Modern American Poetry Site

• Corso Page at Rooknet
• ModernAmerican Poetry Site on Corso
• Text of "Marriage" by Corso
• Comments on "Marriage"
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Literary Analysis and Paper Writing

• How to Read a Poem
• Research Paper Handouts
• Things to Remember When Writinga Literary Analysis Paper

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I.D.Tests

• Sample I.D. Test

 

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Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey

• EKS-- Notes on Myth Criticism
• EKS--Chartof the Hero's Journey from Joseph Campbell
• EKS--TableShowing the Monomyth in First Three Star Wars Movies
• EKS--Versions of the Hero's Quest
• EKS-- The Female Hero's Journey
• EKS--Campbell Charts Comparing Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz to Luke in StarWars
• Someone Else's Comparison of Star Wars and the Matrix
• "Joseph Campbell's Mythic Journey," An Introduction by Jonathan Young
• Campbell-- Short Intro and Long Biblio
• Interview with Campbell
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KenKesey and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

• EKS--Study Questions forOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Good Intro to Kesey from an exhibit at U Va Library
• Appreciation/Obit of Kesey from Salon.com
• Really Useful Web Site on Cuckoo's Nest
• Classic Notes on Cuckoo's Nest
• Selected Biblio of Ken Kesey
• Intrepid Trips (What the Bus has been doing lately)

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Edward Albee and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

• Edward Albee (playwright; born March 12, 1928, Washington, DC)
• WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
• EKS--Notes on Reading Drama
• EKS-- Reading Questions for Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
•  A clever camera helps out heavy cinematic Woolf

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More Contemporary Poetry and Poets

Piercy| Plath |Rich | Roethke| Synder | Stafford | Strand| Wagoner

Theodore Roethke

• A Roethke Profile
• Text of "In a Dark Time"
• Text of "The Lost Son"
• "My Papa's Waltz" with Audio File
• A Roethke Home Page with Bio
• Bio and Texts for Various Roethke Poems

Sylvia Plath

• Sylvia Plath Links
• Plath Online.com. An exhaustive site on Plath with many links

Adrienne Rich

• Adrienne Rich -- Brief Bio and Biblio with links to several interviews
• Adrienne Rich Booklists
• Text of "Diving into the Wreck"
• Yahoo Links on Rich

William Stafford

• A Brief Biography of Stafford
• A Sampling of Poems and List of Books by Stafford
• Text of "A Ritual to Read to One Another"

Marge Piercy

• Official Marge Piercy Home Page
• My Home Page for Piercy

David Wagoner

• DAVID WAGONER, 1926- , American author

Gary Snyder

• Gary Snyder
• Gary Snyder: Short Bio
• The Wild Mind of Gary Snyder
• "Smoky the Bear Sutra" by Gary Snyder




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GloriaNaylor and Mama Day

• EKS--Reading Guide for Gloria Naylor's Mama Day
• EKS--Paper Topics for MamaDay 
• EKS--Bibliography on GloriaNaylor and Mama Day
• The Unofficial Gloria Naylor Home Page
• PenguinReading & Responding Guide to The Women of Brewster Place

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  CarylChurchill and Cloud 9

• Cloud9 Web Site for 101: Study Guide, Intros, and Notes
• Bibliographyof Academic Criticism on Churchill
• EncartaEnclyclopedia on Churchill

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