English Resources

Sample English Comprehensive Exam (PDF)

"The English Comprehensive Exam" Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

English Department Reading List (PDF): A reading guide for English majors. This is not intended to be exhaustive. In many cases it will simply help you begin your reading in a particular period or author.

Encyclopedia Brittanica Online: Search using a word, phrase, or question. References include the Encyclopedia Brittanica, Brittanica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Word Net: a lexical database for English

The Voice of the Shuttle: a page from UCSB, a great source for electronic texts and information about literature.

The University of Virginia Electronic Text Library: another great source for electronic texts, including Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Milton's Paradise Lost.

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Sewanee Resources:
The University of the South
duPont Library
Subject Guide: English
The Sewanee Writing Center
Bill Engel Class Videos