ENGLISH 252

Interesting Web Sites for Unit 2

Dr. Diane Thompson

  NVCC, ELI

Romanticism: a thoughtful study guide by Paul Brians

A Study Guide for Goethe's Faust
Romanticism: from A Guide to the Study of Literature, Brooklyn College, CUNY Bible (for Job): etexts
Poets on Poets: an audio archive of modern poets reading poems from the Romantic period Dr. Faustus: by Christopher Marlowe; etext in Perseus database
Romantic Circles: Scholarly Resources Dr. Faustus: by Christopher Marlowe; another etext of the play
The Poetical Works of John Keats: etexts Faust I by Goethe: Translated by Anna Swanwick; etext
The Life and Work of John Keats Faust Legends: an interesting collection of various Faust materials,  translated and/or edited by D. L. Ashliman
John Keats: from A Guide to the Study of Literature, Brooklyn College, CUNY The Sorrows of Werther: by Goethe; this short novel of young love and tragedy was wildly popular in its day.
The Percy Bysshe Shelley Resource Page: etexts and bibliography Goethe's Love Affairs
Some of Shelley's Poetry: etexts Satan: historical and theological background
Poetry by Wordsworth: etexts The Alchemical Drama of Goethe’s Faust: an essay by Adam McLean
Rousseau Association: texts, images and music related to Rousseau Confessions by Jean Jacques Rousseau; etext in English.
Jim Breen's Japanese Page Jean-Jacques Rousseau: links to etexts by and about him
Japanese Legends: about supernatural sweethearts Jean-Jacques Rousseau: biography and some critical analysis with hyperlinks to various texts by and about Rousseau
Heine as a socialist poet: An outstanding student essay on how Heine has been taught in Eastern European countries as a socialist poet. "Rousseau and the Revolt Against Reason": by Mary Ann Glendon in First Things, the Journal of Religion, Culture and Public Life (1999).

 

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