Kate Chopin

Do you want to do some online research about Chopin? Here's a good start page from the Perspectives in American Literature site that includes photos, bibliographies, and links.

This is a Chopin timeline, which will help you put the author's life into a historical perspective. How accurate do you think the information presented here is? How can you go about checking such a question?

Here's a biography of Chopin from Virginia Commonwealth University. You'll also find some embedded links and a chronology there.

Would putting Chopin's work into a cultural context help your writing about her? Here is a page with links to some info about Grand Isle, Louisiana that should get you started.

Would you like to put Chopin's work into an even more specific cultural context? Here are some links to sites about Cajun and Creole culture, aspects of which she frequently wrote about.

Perhaps you'd like to try another angle. Here's a brief analysis of The Awakening from a women's health point of view. What connections can you make from your reading there to "The Story of an Hour "?

Here are some links to Romanticism online. Find a definition of the term "Romanticism, " following one of those links. How can you fit Chopin within the tradition of American Romanticism?

Hungry for more from this author? Here is The Awakening in e-text. How reliable do you consider this text? How can you find out whether an internet text is reliable?

This is "Her Letters " in e-text. What is this piece about? How can you compare it to the selection in your textbook?

Here is Bayou Folk in e-text. What advantages does electronic text have over regular paper? Any disadvantages?