Luminarium offers a student resource for learning about the authors of the English Renaissance period. Contains links to over 25 different authors from the period which contain their biographies, bibliographies, and text to some of their works.

A website covering 17th century English literature. Extensive list of links connected to many prominent writers of the time. A detailed historical timeline of the 17th century provided.

This is a very comprehensive site, a complete collection of Marvell's works and several critical essays, in additon to biographical material.

This site provides a selection of major authors and works associated with English literature, ranging from Geoffrey Chaucer to Sir Isaac Newton. Each author's page contains online texts of the author's works, essays about the author and works, a biography, memorable quotes, and much more. Most also include a clip of music from the author's period.

Offers information about Margery Kempe, her life, essays and articles, and includes an illumination of her.

This site provides an indepth introduction to the Cavalier Poets. Includes links to related people and topics.

This site provides biographical information concerning Christopher Marlowe, texts of his works, articles and essays about his works, and a list of other available sources.

Here is a single file presenting the full-text of William Shakespeare's comedy, "The Comedy of Errors."

This Edmund Spenser site features links to Spenser quotes, a biography, essays, and scholarly articles written as well as selected poems.

Part of a larger site on Renaissance literature, this page contains quotes, Elizabeth's writings and speeches, a great biography, essays, articles, images, and more. Very helpful.

Click through this site to find a brief biography of Henry Vaughan, a chronology of his life, links to his works, and essays about his works.

This site contains links to texts of many works by Richard Lovelace. "The world will have forgotten all the great masterpieces of literature when it forgets Lovelace's three verses to Lucasta on his going to the wars." --Thomas Aldrich

This site provides a detailed overview of "Everyman," and includes the full text of the work, related essays and articles, and additional resources.

Luminarium offers Chaucer quotes, a biography, a collection of Chaucer's works, both in Middle and Modern English, a selection of essays about his times and his works and links to much of the other scholarly information about Chaucer on the Web. RL.9-10.6 cultural World Lit

This Henry Howard (1517-1547) index page provides links to a biographical profile of the English poet-soldier as well as to full text examples of his work and related resources.

Part of a larger site on Renaissance literature contains links to many biographies of Henry VIII. Includes a compilation of works written by Henry VIII.

Site has over 60 links to authors, periodicals, literary background, theater and Irish science fiction.

Excellent biography of King James of England with a brief mention of his role in the translation of the King James Version of the Bible. Many links to important names and terms.

Detailed biographical profile of the poet John Donne. Includes related resources and a portrait.