ENGLISH and LITERATURE
ART, DANCE, MUSIC and THEATER
English, literature, art, dance, music and theater throughout history, available
to parents, educators, students, teachers and those “Young at Heart”.
 

ENGLISH and LITERATURE

BOOK SOURCES: Books
* Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
  Combines the best of both contemporary and classic reference works.
* The Children's Literature Web Guide and Children's Literature Center
  Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
* Education Publications and Online Books
* Literary Market Place.com™

DICTIONARIES and INFORMATION: Dictionary
* American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
  Online definitions and pronunciations at Yahoo!® Education.
* Infoplease®
  Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, biographies, dictionary and thesaurus.
* LingoZ
  Building the world's largest dictionary.
* Linguist List - Ask A Linguist Index Page
  Place where anyone interested in language or linguistics can ask
  a question and get the response of a panel of professional linguists.
* Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary and Thesaurus: Visual Dictionary Online
* OneLook® Dictionaries
  Meta search of over 1040 plus online indexed dictionaries.
  Find the definition or spelling of more than twelve million words.
* Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus
  English, medical, legal, financial, and computer dictionaries, thesaurus,
  acronyms, encyclopedia, literature reference library and search engine.
* The Phrase Finder
  Meanings and origins of phrases, sayings, clichés and quotes.
* RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus
  Write poetry, song lyrics, greeting cards, witticisms and more.
* Visuwords™ Online Graphical Dictionary
* WordNet and Web WordNet 3.0 Search
  Online lexical reference system, with English nouns, verbs, adjectives
  and adverbs organized into synonym sets, each representing one
  underlying lexical concept.  Different relations link the synonym sets.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE: English Studies
* Advanced English Lessons and basic Alphabet Bites
* English Online
  Materials for teaching and learning.
* English-Zone.Com
  English as a second language fun site.  Learn grammar,
  practice English verbs, idioms and spelling conversation.
* Old English Links
  - History of the English Language
    Directory related to the historical study of English
    by time periods, with syllabi and technical data.
    - Ye Olde English Sayings

FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Translations and Translators
Basic to advanced resources for students, educators and language
specialists: translators, translations, languages, foreign language tutorials.

GRAMMAR and SPELLING:
* AskOxford.com
  For questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage; to search
  a dictionary of words, names or quotations; for help with writing;
  for crosswords and puzzles; and to learn about language.
* English Grammar
* Guide to Grammar and Writing and Grammar and Style
  Sentence level, paragraph level, essay level, forms of communication,
  interactive quizzes and other online resources for writing.
* The HyperTextBooks
  English grammar, linguistics, composition, writing,
  essay, punctuation, usage and writing style resources.
  - Modern English Grammar
* OWL™: Online Writing Lab
  Grammar, spelling and punctuation.
* Spelling it Right - Learn to Spell Confidently
  - SpellCheck.net
    Free online spell checker.
* Verbix
  Conjugate verbs in 100+ languages and grammar.
* Webgrammar®
  Free tips: references, grammar, editing, spelling, design, marketing and typography.

LITERARY RESOURCES on the Net: Literacy - Portal:Literature
Index of literary resources available on the web, focusing on those
of interest to scholars.  Searchable and organized by period and topic.
* Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
* Classical Studies
* The Literary Web
* The Pulitzer Prizes
  List of people in journalism, letters, and music whose accomplishments
  enable researchers to trace the historical evolution of their respective fields
  and the development of American society.
* SCORE - Language Arts
  Assist K-12 students and teachers in locating quality resources on the Internet.
* Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information
  - Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography
* VoS - Voice of the Shuttle: Literature in English
* VoS - Voice of the Shuttle: Literatures other than English

READING:
* International Reading Association
  Improving reading instruction and promoting literacy around the world.
  - Reading Online
    Online source of information for the worldwide literacy-education community.
* ReadWriteThink
  Highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.

WRITING: Writing System
* A+ Research & Writing
  High school and college students guide to researching and writing a paper.
* Citing Sources
* Elements of Style
* Online Technical Writing: Online Textbook--Contents
* Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
* Research and Documentation Online
* University of Richmond Writer's Web
* Writer's Digest
  One-stop shop for information, resources and writing community.
* A Writer's Reference
* Writing Center Handouts
* Writing Resources
* Writing Systems & Manuscripts
* The Writing Tutor
* WritingClasses.com™
* Young Writer's Clubhouse
  If you want to be a writer, or even think you might want to be a writer, this is the place for you.

ART, DANCE, MUSIC and THEATER

ART: Portal: Arts
GENERAL:
* Art & Architecture Thesaurus® On Line
* ArtLex Art Dictionary
  Terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting
  images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references.
* Art(s) & Architecture
  Dictionaries, history, quizzes and resources.
* ArtsEdge
  The National Arts and Education Information Network.
* Folk Art Society Weblinks
* The Library of Congress: Music, Theater and Dance

HISTORY: Art History
* The Art History Research Centre
  Tool for art historical research on the internet.
* Art History Resources on the Web
* CHArt
  Computers and the History of Art Group.
* Dictionary of Art Historians
  Historic scholars, museum professionals and academic historians of art.
* Getty Union List of Artist Names® Online
* The Pulitzer Prizes
  List of people in journalism, letters, and music whose accomplishments
  enable researchers to trace the historical evolution of their respective fields
  and the development of American society.

LANGUAGE ARTS: Language Arts
* Poetry: Portal:Poetry
  - Poetry Portal
    Inspirational poetry: a guide to internet resources.
  - Poets & Writers, Inc.
    - Heart's Ease
      Contains art, poetry, music and beauty from ancient authors to current movements.
    - Poetry Archive
      - Michelle - Cool
      - Winona Hannah (Quibell) Baker Poetry
 
VISUAL ARTS: List of basic Visual Arts - Portal:Visual Arts
* Film: Portal:Film
  - ProductionHUB
    Directory for film, television, video, and digital media production.
* Grove Art Online
  All aspects of the visual arts, ancient to modern.
* HomeSchoolArts
  Visual arts lesson site dedicated to teaching the visual arts.
* Internet ArtResources™
 - Art, artists, galleries and artisans.
* KinderArt®
  Collection of free art lessons and art education information.
* Painting
  - The Artist's Toolkit
    Explore the tools that artists use.
  - Illustration
    - Cartoons:
      - Cartooning Lessons
        Free online cartooning lessons and cartooning fun.
      - Peanuts© Collector Club
        Everything related to the world of Peanuts (Cartoons).
      - Toonopedia™
        Toon is a cartoon or cartoon character.
    - Index to Children's Book Authors & Illustrators
  - Paint by Numbers
  - Poster
    - AllPosters.com
      World's Largest Poster and Print Store.
  - WetCanvas! Cyber Living for Artists
    Each channel provides articles, lessons, discussions, product reviews, with "medium-specific"
    channels, such as oil painting, watercolors, sculpture and subject-specific channels, such as
    landscapes, portraiture and wildlife/animal art.
* Photography: Photography
* Plastic Arts: Plastic Arts
  - Architecture
    - House - Building - Event - Location Histories
  - Arts & Crafts
    Make-Stuff.com and Factory Direct Craft Supply
    Crafts and hobbies for people who just like to make stuff.
  - Books - Publications: Genealogical Materials
    - How Do I Begin To Document and File Family History?  An Introduction
    - Printmaking
    - Scrapbooking
  - Sculpture
  - Textile Art: Portal:Textile Arts
    - Quilting


PERFORMING ARTS: Performing Arts Timeline
GENERAL:
* Artslynx International Dance Music Visual Arts Theatre Resources
* International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions - SIBMAS
* Internet Resources for Music, Theater and Dance
* The Juilliard School on the Web: Dance -Drama- Music

DANCE: Portal:Dance
GENERAL:
* Cyber Dance
  Ballet and modern dance on the net.
* Dance Education Web
* The Hamster Dance (Humor: Tons of hamsters dancing)
* International DanceSport Federation
* Voice Of Dance: Where Dance Lives
HISTORY: History of Dance
* Society of Dance History Scholars: Online Resources

MUSIC: Portal:Music - Music & Games - Music & Lyrics
GENERAL:
* Ethnomusicology and SEM Link Categories
  Ethnomusicology, folk music and world music.
* Explore Music Web Sites with Ensemble™
* Grove Music
  World's premier authority on all aspects of music.
* International Association of Music Information Centres
  Provides specialised music resources for music students,
  performers, composers, music teachers and national musical heritage.
  - American Musicological Society
    WWW sites for musicologists.
* Music Resources on the World Wide Web - Yale
* Public Domain Music
* RHUL Golden Pages
  Links for musicians on the WWW.
* UCSB Libraries - Internet Resources in Music
* VoS - Voice of the Shuttle: Music
* World Music at RootsWorld
  Magazine of the world's roots and folk music.
* Worldwide Internet Music Resources
HISTORY: History of Dance
* Eras
  Overviews the six main periods in music history -- Middle Ages, Renaissance,
  Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Twentieth Century: Composers and Glossary.
* Internet Public Library: Music History 102
  Guide to Western Composers and their Music.
* Sound Archives
  UK and overseas and sites dealing in the history of sound recording.
SPECIALTY:
* Children - Teens - Young Adults: Fun with music
  Music learning websites for children and families:
  - Children's Music and Songs
  - Introduction to Reading Music
  - Piano on the Net by PianoNanny.com
  - Play Music
  - Portal:Pipe Organ
    - Young Person's Guide to the Pipe Organ
* Classical: Portal:Classical Music
  - Classical Music Archives
  - Classical Net™
  - George Frideric Handel: Handel's Messiah
  - Ludwig van Beethoven: How the Ode to Joy was written
    "Brothers!, above the starry canopy, A loving father must dwell . . ."
  - Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah (oratorio)
* Music Theory: Music Theory
  - Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net
  - Society for Music Theory
  - teoría - Music Theory Web
* Musical Instruments:
  List of Musical Instruments - Musical Instrument: Musical Instruments
  - American Musical Instrument Society: Linked Resources
  - Orchestras and Ensembles all over the World
* Musician: Musician
  - Composer: List of Composers
  - Conducting: List of Conductors
  - Musical Ensemble
    - Choir: List of Choirs
      - ChoralNet: Internet Center for Choral Music™
      - Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Official Site
    - Singer: Singing

THEATRE: Portal:Theatre
GENERAL:
* Theatre Channel.com
* TheatreLinks and Related Theatre Resources
  The WWW Virtual Library for Theatre and Drama
HISTORY: History of Theatre: TheatreHistory.com
* Brockett's History of the Theatre: Links
* Cinema Treasures Link Directory: Theater Guide
* Jack Wolcott's Theatre History on the Web
* Theatre History Web Sites
SPECIFIC:
* Circus: Circus History Links
  - Circus, Entertainer, Fairground and Magic Family History Research (archived)
    Census detail, showmen, travellers, stallholders, equestrians entertainers, musicians,
    actors, van dwellers, shows that appeared on the fairground and showmen attending fairs.
  - The Circus in America: 1793 - 1940
  - CircusWeb: Circus Present and Past
  - Fairground Heritage Trust: UK and International Links
  - List of famous Circuses and Circus owners
* Opera: List of Opera Houses - Portal:Opera
  - Metropolitan Opera: Metropolitan Opera - Opera Archive
  - William Shakespeare and the Internet

English and Literature - Art, Dance, Music and Theater
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