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American Authors on the Web
https://americanliterature.com/authors
List of American authors arranged alphabetically by last name. Also contains texts by the author.
Asian Literature: Short Biographies
https://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/arts/bios/asian-lit
Best-Selling Black Authors Who Shaped Literary History
https://www.biography.com/news/maya-angelou-best-selling-black-authors
"Exploring themes of racism, oppression and violence, these African American writers have rightfully earned their place in the canon of great authors."
Celebration of Women Writers
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women
Bibliographical, biographical, and critical information about women who have contributed to our literary heritage.
Classic Literature
https://www.thoughtco.com/classic-literature-4133245
Literary sites across 28 categories including mythology, bestsellers, literary theory, and world literature.
Classic Literature - Author & Text
https://www.thoughtco.com/classic-literature-authors-and-texts-4133244
Internet Shakespeare Editions: Shakespeare's Life and Times
http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/intro/index.html
"...Introduces you to the world Shakespeare lived and worked in."
Latinx Authors Everyone Should Read
https://lsa.umich.edu/english/news-events/all-news/search-news/10-latinx-authors.html
The Paris Review: Interviews
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews
The entire run of The Paris Review’s interview series available for free.
Shakespeare Resource Center
http://www.bardweb.net
Links to all things Shakespeare including biography, Elizabethan England, the Globe Theatre, the authorship debate, and his works.
Shakespeare's Monologues
http://shakespeare-monologues.org
From the plays, monologues for male and female voices.
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