Writers and Poets
Who's Who in Medieval History: Writers, Dramatists & Poets
From your About.com Guide, a growing collection of individuals from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Each page offers a brief description of who the writer was and what he accomplished, as well as useful websites, books, and other resources.
From your About.com Guide, a growing collection of individuals from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Each page offers a brief description of who the writer was and what he accomplished, as well as useful websites, books, and other resources.
Luigi Alamanni – Italian Renaissance Poet and Statesman
Luigi Alamanni was a prolific poet who was involved in political affairs in Florence and served as an ambassador for France. A concise article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Luigi Alamanni was a prolific poet who was involved in political affairs in Florence and served as an ambassador for France. A concise article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Alger of Liege - Priest - Historian - Scholar
Alger of Liege was a learned French priest, historian, and writer who lived in the first half of the 12th century. A brief article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Alger of Liege was a learned French priest, historian, and writer who lived in the first half of the 12th century. A brief article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Amru-ul-Quais
Regarded by Muhammad and others as the most distinguished poet of pre-Islamic times, Amru-ul-Quais was also a soldier. Article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Regarded by Muhammad and others as the most distinguished poet of pre-Islamic times, Amru-ul-Quais was also a soldier. Article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
The Aphra Behn Page
Includes links to online works and a chronology of the life and times of the first professional woman writer in English.
Includes links to online works and a chronology of the life and times of the first professional woman writer in English.
Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian author, whose Decameron is one of the classics of literature. An 8-page article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian author, whose Decameron is one of the classics of literature. An 8-page article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Aemilia Lanyer
Meta-site by Kari Boyd McBride offers a biography, a bibliography of works by and about the seventeenth-century poet, and online poems. You can also join the Lanyer mailing list here.
Meta-site by Kari Boyd McBride offers a biography, a bibliography of works by and about the seventeenth-century poet, and online poems. You can also join the Lanyer mailing list here.
Alain de Lille - Theologian - Poet - Doctor Universalis
Alain de Lille was a French theologian and mystic whose numerous poems and varied knowledge caused him to be called Doctor Universalis. A concise article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Alain de Lille was a French theologian and mystic whose numerous poems and varied knowledge caused him to be called Doctor Universalis. A concise article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe: An Electronic Edi
The entire corpus of Marlowe's works online at Tufts University includes a marvelous edition of Dr. Faustus, with links between two different versions for purposes of comparison.
The entire corpus of Marlowe's works online at Tufts University includes a marvelous edition of Dr. Faustus, with links between two different versions for purposes of comparison.
Medieval German Women Writers (1100-1450)
A temporal-geographic summary of the groups of writers and brief but informative biographies of 18 different writers, by Rebecca LR Garber. From the ORB Online Encyclopedia.
A temporal-geographic summary of the groups of writers and brief but informative biographies of 18 different writers, by Rebecca LR Garber. From the ORB Online Encyclopedia.
The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive
This searchable site by Hoyt N. Duggan includes manuscript facsimiles and aims to create a multi-level, hyper-textually linked electronic archive of Langland's Piers Plowman.
This searchable site by Hoyt N. Duggan includes manuscript facsimiles and aims to create a multi-level, hyper-textually linked electronic archive of Langland's Piers Plowman.
Rabelais et la Renaissance
Historical background and biographical info on the sixteenth-century author is accompanied by excerpts from his works and a useful glossary. In French.
Historical background and biographical info on the sixteenth-century author is accompanied by excerpts from his works and a useful glossary. In French.
Edmund Spenser home page
This collection of net materials pertaining to the works and life of Edmund Spenser includes numerous online texts and resources, a discussion list, and of course The Faerie Queene.
This collection of net materials pertaining to the works and life of Edmund Spenser includes numerous online texts and resources, a discussion list, and of course The Faerie Queene.
Bibliography by and about Women Writers of the Middle Ages
Extensive list of print sources, prepared by the Robbins Library, includes general sources as well as specific primary and secondary texts concerning individual writers.
Extensive list of print sources, prepared by the Robbins Library, includes general sources as well as specific primary and secondary texts concerning individual writers.