The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1: The Middle Ages through the Restoration & the Eighteenth Century
7 best books like The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1: The Middle Ages through the Restoration & the Eighteenth Century (M.H. Abrams): The Complete Works, The Norton Shakespeare, The Faerie Queene, The Norton Anthology of Poetry, The Norton Anthology of American Literature: v. 1, The Lady's Not for Burning, Le Morte d'Arthur, Vol. 2
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| ISBN | 0517053616 |
Tempest
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Merry Wives of Windsor
Measure for Measure
Comedy of Errors
Much Ado About Nothing
Love's Labour's Lost
Midsummer Night's Dream
Merchant of Venice
As You Like It
Taming of the Shrew
All's Well That Ends...
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| ISBN | 0393041077 |
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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 | Edmund Spenser |
| ISBN | 0140422072 |
The Faerie Queene was the first epic in English and one of the most influential poems in the language for later poets from Milton to Tennyson. Dedicating his work to Elizabeth I, Spenser brilliantly united medieval romance and renaissance epic to expound the glory of the Virgin Queen. The poem recounts...
| Author | Margaret Ferguson |
| ISBN | 0393968200 |
The fourth edition of this standard work contains 1800 poems by 300 poets, with 600 poems and 100 poets newly included. The anthology offers more poetry by women (40 new poets), with special attention to early women poets. The book also includes a greater diversity of American poetry, with double the...
"The Book of Love" piece in the goodreads' newsletter reminded me of this wonderful anthology--which I purchased in a travel shop in Barcelona during the Summer of 1990. I anticipated that the various narratives found in the collection would teach me more about American history. But, what surprised...
| Author | Christopher Fry |
| ISBN | 0822214318 |
Definitely in the running for my favorite play of the 20th century (the other top contender being Arcadia. A verse drama set in the late Middle Ages, it abounds with beautiful language, interesting characters, wit, romance, and wisdom. Some of the speeches are extraordinarily beautiful, such as the...
Le Morte d'Arthur, Vol. 2
An immortal story of love, adventure, chivalry, treachery and death. Edited and first published by William Caxton in 1485, Le Morte D'Arthur is Sir Thomas Malory's unique and splendid version of the Arthurian legend. Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided...
