Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
daphne.palomar.edu/shakespeare/
Historical as well as literary information pertaining to the Bard. Educational materials, criticism, life and times, works, it's all there.

Folger Shakespeare Library
www.folger.edu
The Folger Library contains the largest collection of William Shakespeare's work in the world. It has a newsletter, research information, public events info, and a whole lot more. Probably the one site you would visit for sure if you were interested in Shakespeare.

Boethius
ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/boethius/boebio.html
A summary of Boethius's life. Contains background information about his life, his youth spent in Rome, his rise to power as a governor, and finally his execution for treason. Mostly biographical information, but it does touch on his most important work, The Consolation of Philosophy.

Dante Alighieri
http://www.greatdante.net/

Frontline: The Shakespeare Mystery
http://www2.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shakespeare

William Blake's Relevance to the Modern World
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5599/literature/blake.html

Virgil Resources
http://www.virgil.org