There are many excellent literary web sites. Unfortunately, there are even more that are outdated, inaccurate, or otherwise unsuitable for scholarly research. Many contemporary authors maintain their own websites. So do their enthusiastic readers. Exercise caution and good judgement when choosing web sources. Evaluate all sites critically. Here are some recommended sources that you can feel comfortable using for your academic work.
You can find literature and theater reviews as well as other articles that may help with the historical setting for your research in literature.