British Literature


 

 

 

Good interview with Mark Haddon of The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nightime

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4707767

 

Helpful information from the National Autistic Society (on Autism and Asperger's Syndrome)

http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=307&a=3358

 

Beowulf film review:

http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/movies/16beow.html

 

Cool Beowulf resources:

http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/assignments/beowulf/beowulf.html

 

Beowulf audio files:

http://faculty.virginia.edu/OldEnglish/Beowulf.Readings/Beowulf.Readings.html

 

Canterbury Tales audio files:

Canterbury Tales

 

Canterbury Tales Language:

http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/sechard/346trans.htm

 

 

Shakespeare:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ThirtyFive Sonnets for Students to Memorize.doc

 

 Macbeth Cast List

 
Duncan
Malcom
Donalbain
Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
Lennox
Ross
Menteith
Angus
Caithness
Fleance
Siward
Young Siward
Seyton
Boy  
English Doctor 
Scottish Doctor
Sergeant
Porter
Old Man 
 Lady Macbeth
Lady Macduff
3 Witches 
Apparition
 Understudy for all 

 

Macbeth Essay

 Essay topics for Macbeth.doc 

 

 

Sense and Sensibility Cast Last

 

 

  1. Mr. Dashwood                                  
  2. Mrs. Dashwood                                        
  3. Daughters
  4. Elinor                                                  
  5. Marianne                                              
  6. Margaret                                             
  7. John Dashwood                              
  8. Fanny Dashwood                             
  9. Edward Ferrars                                  
  10. Robert Derrars                                     
  11. John Willoughby                                
  12. Lucy Steele                                           
  13. Mrs. Jennings                                     
  14. Her Daughter, Charlotte Palmer     
  15. Mrs. Palmer                                          
  16. Colonel Brandon                                
  17. Sir John Middleton                             
  18. Thomas, A Servant                             
  19. Stranger                                              

 

 

 

Here are the first time periods and slide shows we will study in class:

 

Updated Anglo Saxon PowerPoint

The Anglo Saxons 

Epics and Heroes

 

Medieval Literature

 

Renaissance

 

The Restoration

 

The Romantics  

 

The Victorians  

 

Lady of Shallott.ppt