The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. E: The Victorian Age
10 best books like The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. E: The Victorian Age (M.H. Abrams): Victorian People and Ideas, Tragedies (The Norton Shakespeare, Based on the Oxford Edition), The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, A Handbook to Literature, The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, A Defence of Poetry, The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms, The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English, The Norton Introduction to Literature, The Norton Anthology of American Literature: American Literature since 1945 (Volume E)
The reputation of the Victorian age in England has undergone many vicissitudes, but it is now higher than ever. In this important study, Richard D. Altick moves us toward an understanding of the social, intellectual, and theological crises that Carlyle and Dickens, Tennyson and Arnold were daily...
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| ISBN | 0393976726 |
A vibrant Shakespeare that brings readers closer than ever before possible to Shakespeare's plays as they were first acted. The Norton Shakespeare, Based on the Oxford Edition invites readers to rediscover Shakespeare—the working man of the theater, not the universal bard-and to rediscover his...
| 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 | William Harmon |
| ISBN | 0130127310 |
It is a handy book that can be read for pleasure. However, the publisher really doesn't need to update it every 3 years to force poor students to buy the new editions. In this 10th edition the editor admitted there was little substantial he could add. In fact, he mentioned his children suggested three new...
"The most acute rendering of an era's sensibility is its poetry," wrote the editors in their preface to the first edition. Thirty years later, this thorough and sensitive revision freshly renders the remarkable range of styles, subjects, and voices in English-language poetry, from Walt Whitman...
| Author | Philip Sidney |
| ISBN | 0199110220 |
This is probably still the best way to finish a Defense:
"But if - fie of such a but! - you be born so near the dull-making cataract of Nilus, that you cannot hear the planet-like music of poetry; if you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry, or rather,...
| Author | Ross C. Murfin |
| ISBN | 0312259107 |
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The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English
| Author | Jack D. Zipes |
| ISBN | 0393327760 |
The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature celebrates the richness and variety of over 350 years of literary works for children. This groundbreaking anthology includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among...
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 | Nina Baym |
| ISBN | 0393979016 |
Why Norton? I'm glad you asked, friend! There are many schools of thought on anthologies, some negative, some positive, all fascinating. Of course, if you're buying this because it's a university textbook then really you have no choice; for the rest of us, there's more than meets the eye.
The...
| Author | Julie Rivkin |
| ISBN | 1405106964 |
This anthology of classic and cutting-edge statements in literary theory has now been updated to include recent influential texts in the areas of Ethnic Studies, Postcolonialism and International Studies
A definitive collection of classic statements in criticism and new theoretical...
John Donne (1572-1631) is perhaps the most important poet of the seventeenth century, and has often been referred to as the founder of the metaphysical genre. His poetry is highly distinctive and individual, adopting a multitude of tones, images, forms, and personae. This collection of Donne's verse...
| Author | Edmund Spenser |
| ISBN | 0872208478 |
From its opening scenes--in which the hero refrains from fighting a duel, then discovers that his horse has been stolen--Book Two of The Faerie Queene redefines the nature of heroism and of chivalry. Its hero is Sir Guyon, the knight of Temperance, whose challenges frequently take the form of temptations....
The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Volume A, Beginning to A.D. 100
| Author | Sarah N. Lawall |
| ISBN | 0393924505 |
Leading the field once again, Norton is proud to publish the anthology for the new century, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Second Edition. Now published in six paperback volumes (packaged in two attractive slipcases), the new anthology boasts slimmer volumes, thicker paper, a bolder...
| 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...
| Author | Charles E. Bressler |
| ISBN | 0131534483 |
The fourth edition of the bestselling Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice showcases various schools of 20th century criticism in historical and philosophical contexts. New features include: a new chapter on queer theory; every chapter has been revised with new introductions...
