LibGuides: LIT 2000: Literature in the Humanities: Web Resources

Webpages
Videos

Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature (Ringo and Kashyap)
offers instruction in analytical, critical, and argumentative writing, critical thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation through the study of literary works from major genres, while developing students’ close reading skills and promoting an appreciation of the aesthetic qualities of literature.
The Open Anthology of Literature in English
addresses the challenges and shortcomings associated with the digitization of literary texts over the past 25 years. It highlights how the proliferation of digitized texts, while offering potential for new modes of inquiry, has led to issues of accuracy, quality, and authority. This website emphasizes the importance of providing reliable and high-quality digital resources for students and scholars, especially considering the overwhelming abundance of material available online, which can be misleading or of poor quality.
Introduction to Literature
offers students free learning and research resources that reside in the public domain. Included in this website is an array of literary works and responses to aid in course study and research assignments.

Literature is an art form using words. Literature is a huge body of work. Literature has to do with masks, roles, and pretending. The following video introduces viewers to the various facets of the literary genre.

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What is poetry all about? How can we make sense of it? What are the main poetic forms? This comprehensive series helps students to boost their poetry knowledge and appreciation.