The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Package 2: Volumes C, D, and E
10 best books like The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Package 2: Volumes C, D, and E (Nina Baym): The Norton Shakespeare, The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2: The Romantic Period through the Twentieth Century, The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, The Norton Anthology of Modern & Contemporary Poetry, Vol 1: Modern Poetry, The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry, The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, The Art of the Tale: An International Anthology of Short Stories, 1945-1985, The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-90, Poetry, Tales and Selected Essays, The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare: An Introduction with Documents
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| ISBN | 0393041077 |
UPDATE REVIEW!
I have just read every Shakespeare play from this edition and than some. This has been a goal of mine for some time. Some plays I've read previously for various classes in high school and college, but there was a bit of his stuff I never read before and some stuff I didn't even realize that...
| Author | M.H. Abrams |
| ISBN | 0393925323 |
Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible The Norton Anthology of English Literature has been revitalized in this Eighth Edition through the collaboration between six...
| Author | Richard Bausch |
| ISBN | 0393926117 |
The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction is a great place to start to get a sense for the landscape of the short story historically and across continents. Sure, you might take issue with some inclusions (Why this story? Why this author?) and some exclusions, but there is plenty here to learn from and get exposed...
| Author | Jahan Ramazani |
| ISBN | 0393977919 |
Thirty years later, this innovative, cover-to-cover revision renders with fresh eyes and meticulous care the remarkable range of styles, subjects, and voices in English-language poetry. The newly titled Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry now available in two paperback volumes...
| Author | Richard Ellmann |
| ISBN | 0393956369 |
Welcome to the graveyard of forgotten poets. About half of these poets have been obliterated from discussions, another third hangs on as historically important, and about 20% heralded as Ist-icons of other some -Ism. Although Norton has selected a number of the most topical and respected poets of...
| Author | Maynard Mack |
| ISBN | 0393971430 |
These texts have been selected and prepared by expert scholars and translators who are also committed undergraduate teachers. Like all Norton Anthologies, the Expanded Edition in One Volume of The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces is foremost a teaching anthology, edited to meet the needs...
| Author | Daniel Halpern |
| ISBN | 0140079491 |
The years since World War II have seen an exciting resurgence of the short story. From Albert Camus to William Maxwell, from Amos Oz to R.K. Narayan, from Ann Beattie to Yukio Mishima - this incomparably rich and diverse collection attests to the vigor and excellence of the modern short story throughout...
| Author | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| ISBN | 0393035468 |
In the tradition of other groundbreaking Norton anthologies, Ursula K. Le Guin and Brian Atteberry's Norton Book of Science Fiction provided the first truly comphrehensive and cohereent look at the best of contemporary science fiction. Its 67 stories, all published since 1960, offer compelling...
| Author | Edgar Allan Poe |
| ISBN | 1883011388 |
Overall I liked Poe, but only his short stories. I liked a few of his poems. The novel and essay selection of this book were a major buzzkill. I thought he didn't do a good job with long fiction. His essays read more like something I'd read in college, in other words really boring how too writings. This isn't...
| Author | Russ McDonald |
| ISBN | 0312248806 |
A Review of The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare: An Introduction with Documents byRuss McDonald
Rating: Five Stars
Genre: Nonfiction/Informational
Date Published: 2001
I picked up this book for a Shakespeare class that I took in college. I liked it so much that...
| Author | Sandra M. Gilbert |
| ISBN | 0393968251 |
This book is a fantastic resource, not just for the literature itself, but really for the chapters the authors wrote the historical/literary context for each era. Those sections alone are worth reading as a sort of separate work from the literature itself.
Another fascinating thing about...
The Norton Introduction to Literature
| Author | Alison Booth |
| ISBN | 0393935140 |
The Norton Introduction to Literature, Shorter Tenth Edition, includes a diverse selection of literature that fits any course, balancing exciting contemporary pieces with perennially popular classics.
The Shorter Tenth Edition is more flexible, helpful, and innovative than ever,...
| Author | Vincent B. Leitch |
| ISBN | 0393974294 |
This book does offer a huge selection of important critics. It is nice and heavy, and has a cool dust cover. As an introduction to theory for students, however, it is a bit overwhelming and doesn't offer much in the way of engagement with texts that other lit crit anthologies, such as Shirley Staton's "Literary...
Literature: The Human Experience
| Author | Richard Abcarian |
| ISBN | 0312436513 |
A proven classroom favorite for more than three decades, this anthology continues to appeal to students and instructors with its broad range of enticing stories, poems, plays, and essays and its flexible structure. The arrangement by both theme and genre encourages students to think deeply about...
Straw for the Fire: From the Notebooks of Theodore Roethke
| Author | Theodore Roethke |
| ISBN | 1556592485 |
“There are only two passions in art; there are love and hate—with endless modifications.”—Theodore Roethke
At his death, Theodore Roethke left behind 277 spiral notebooks full of poetry fragments, aphorisms, jokes, memos, journal entries, random phrases, bits of dialogue,...
Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics
| Author | Ohio State University |
| ISBN | 0814251633 |
While continuing to keep each chapter independent to allow maximum flexibility for teaching and learning, the ninth edition of Language Files has improved the organization within each chapter by adding an introduction file at the beginning. The introduction file provides an overview of the subfield...
