IV. A List of Reference Websites: Restoration and the 18^th Century English Literature

A. John Dryden

l Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dryden 

l John Dryden, "MacFlecknoe," "Annus Mirabilis," Criticism: (recommended) http://faculty.goucher.edu/eng211/john_dryden_macflecnoe_.htm 

B. William Congreve

l “William Congreve.” Theatre Database. (biography, Congreve’s resources, overview on Restoration Theater)—strongly recommended http://www.theatredatabase.com/17th_century/william_congreve_001.html 

l “Restoration Drama.” Theatre Database. (recommended) http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/restoration_drama_001.html 

l “The Way of the World.” Theatre Database.http://www.theatredatabase.com/17th_century/william_congreve_002.html 

l “The Way of the World.” Bookrags. (characters, plot summary, metaphor—recommended) http://www.bookrags.com/The_Way_of_the_World?gclid=CNCilczM-okCFSgsTAod11PSQA

C. Jonathan Swift

l Shirley Galloway’s Article ”Swift's Moral Satire in Gulliver's Travels”: (recommended) http://www.cyberpat.com/shirlsite/essays/gulliv.html

l Satire and Irony: http://panther.bsc.edu/~jtatter/375terms.html 

l SparkNotes: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gulliver/ (recommended)

l “Gulliver’s Travel.” (text, links, images, bibliography) http://www.jaffebros.com/lee/gulliver/ 

D. Alexander Pope

l “The Rape of Lock” (Full text of the poem at the EServer, based at Iowa State University) http://poetry.eserver.org/rape-of-the-lock.html

l “Analysis of The Rape of Lock.” http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=17072 

l “18th Century Poem Analysis.” http://www.cyberessays.com/English/164.htm

l “The Mock Epic.” http://scholars.nus.edu/landow/victorian/previctorian/tech/mockepic.html 

l “High Burlesque: Mock Epic (Mock Heroic); Parody.” http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LTHighBurl.html 

E. John Gay

l The Beggar’s Opera (Introduction and e-text) http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/beggar.html

l“The Contemplator's Short History of John Gay and The Beggar's Opera.” http://www.contemplator.com/history/johngay.html 

l “The Beggar’s Opera.” Biblomania. (plot, characters)—recommended  http://www.bibliomania.com/0/6/2/frameset.html 

l “The Beggar’s Opera (1953 Film).” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beggar's_Opera_(film)

lTodd Gilman’s “The Beggar's Opera and British Opera.” http://www.utpjournals.com/product/utq/663/663_gilman.html 

F. Daniel Defoe

lWikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe 

lBlibliomania: http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/17/31/frameset.html (plot summary)

lGradesaver: http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/crusoe/  (character, plot, writer)