Dante Alighieri
http://www.greatdante.net/
This is an excellent source for learning about Dante's life, his work,and
the society in which he lived.Good accurate information and some great links
to the Italian renaissance can be found here.
htttp://sophia.smith.edu/~lkleinbe/dante/Chronology.html
Simple, straightforward chronology of Dante Alighieri
http://sophia.smith.edu/~lkleinbe/dante/dante.htm
Prose summary of Dante's life.
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~redman/hellfmenuh.html
Great interactive site of the Inferno. Glossary of Dante's contemporaries
and summaries on the Cantos.
http://www.carthage.edu/departments/english/dante/frames/MapsofHell/BartolomeoMap.jpeg High quality images of Dante's depiction of hell.
http://www.carthage.edu/departments/english/dante/
Interactive guide to Dante's Inferno.
Beowulf
http://www.uky.edu/~kiernan/eBeowulf/main.htm
A Guide to Beowulf.
Geoffrey Chaucer
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/chaucer.htm
An excellent, detailed site of the life and times of Geoffrey Chaucer. Focuses
on his greatest works (particularly the Canterbury tales) and other highlights
of the life of Chaucer.
http://www.siue.edu/CHAUCER/
This site focuses entirely on the Canterbury tales, including background info,
detailed analysis, and the entire collection of tales. Aimed toward high school
students.
http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/chaucer.htm
This site offers analysis and commentary of the many works of Chaucer, including
a bibliography of Chaucer and a collection of plot summaries relating to his
books. Aimed toward high school students seeking further knowledge and information
relating to the stories of Chaucer. Lacking in detail.
Machiavelli
Machiavelli
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~pgrose/mach/
This web site is about Machiavelli's The Prince. The site contains a table
of contents and the structure of The Prince. There is also links to essays,
reviews, and critiques about Machiavelli's work. This site also contains a
link to a page on the Renaissance.
http://www.philosophypages.com/ph
This web site has links to many great philosophers. Unparticular, there is
a link to Machiavelli. This link takes you to a page that briefly discusses
some historical facts about Machiavelli. The site goes kind of in depth about
why Machiavelli wrote about certain subjects and what he was trying to say.
http://www.ctbw.com/lubman.htm
This web site has a brief over view of Machiavelli's life. The site has links
to different pages that deal with the background of Machiavelli, such as a
link to Florence, where he lived. This site also contains reasons that contributed
to Machiavelli's thoughts in The Prince.
http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/projects/digitexts/machiavelli/the_prince/title.html
This site is basically Machiavelli's The Prince on line. There is a list of
the chapters and when you select one, the link takes you to a page that has
the chapters. This site would be excellent for someone who can not find the
book at the library, or just needs a quick reference.
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/REN/MACHIAV.HTM
This site is an excellent source of information about Machiavelli. The site
states what Machiavelli stands for and his political views. The site also
discusses what things were going on politically in the time period of Machiavelli.
I think this is an excellent site for anyone who needs information to write
a report or who just wants to better understand Machiavelli.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Marble/5888/
This site discusses another view of Machiavelli's political beliefs. The author
of the page includes a link to Discourses on Livy, which is said to have Machiavelli's
"full political philosophy". This site also has a brief description of when
The Prince was written.
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/macchiav.htm
This site gives a quick summary or Machiavelli's life. The site also includes
some information on The Medicci family, which was in power during Machiavelli's
time.
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~david/fall99.htm
This is an excellent page that deals with many different aspects of the Renaissance
time period. The site includes links to Machiavelli and Don Quixote and so
on. This site can prove to be good for many different reasons
http://www.orst.edu/instruct/ph1302/philosphers/machaivelli.html
This site is an excellent source of information on Machiavelli. This page
has a picture of Machiavelli and provides a lot of information. The site also
includes a link to a page that has a biography on Machiavelli. This site contains
a Machiavelli time line, which can be useful.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/7169/index.html
This site contains an outline and important notes on The Prince. This site
would be good for anyone who needs to better understand Machiavelli's work.
Miscellaneous
http://web.uvic.ca/shakespeare/Annex/ShakSites11.html
Link to Renaissance authors and literature.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/4166/36667
Site on Renaissance author Aemilia Lanyer.
http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
A site about Shakespeares works.
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0804945.html
A site about the Renaissance author Roger Ascham.
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/skelton.htm
A site about John Skelton.
http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/engrenai.htm
Link to a lot of English Literature authors of Renaissance times.
http://www.euro.net/mark-space/bioThomasMore.html
Site about Sir Thomas More.
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/
This site has a whole list of links to background information on tons of Renaissance
author.
Authors