The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2: The Romantic Period through the Twentieth Century
9 best books like The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2: The Romantic Period through the Twentieth Century (M.H. Abrams): Paradise Lost, The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, The Norton Shakespeare, A Preface to Paradise Lost, The Norton Anthology of Poetry, The Norton Anthology Of American Literature, The Norton Anthology of American Literature: v. 1, The Canterbury Tales: Fifteen Tales and the General Prologue, Le Morte d'Arthur, Vol. 2
| Author | John Milton |
| ISBN | 0140424393 |
John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's...
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
| Author | Emily Dickinson |
| ISBN | 0316184136 |
THE ONLY ONE-VOLUME EDITION CONTAINING ALL 1,775 OF EMILY DICKINSON’S POEMS
Only eleven of Emily Dickinson’s poems were published prior to her death in 1886; the startling originality of her work doomed it to obscurity in her lifetime. Early posthumously published collections-some...
| 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 | C.S. Lewis |
| ISBN | 0195003454 |
Brilliant. Don't let the title fool you! It's about way more than Paradise Lost. Lewis traces the expectations behind Paradise Lost by looking at Homer and Virgil and Beowulf. C.S. Lewis knew why he loved books. Makes me want to read Milton.
His defense of Milton's Style had this fine gem, worth...
| 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...
| Author | Nina Baym |
| ISBN | 0393958728 |
The editors chosen poets and writers of 1914-1945 shaped the depressing, radical, self-loathing underbelly of American youth of that generation. The biographies favor the atheists, agnostics, promiscuous, womanizing, socialists, communists, traitors (Mussolini-supporter Ezra Pound went...
"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 | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| ISBN | 0393925870 |
Each is presented in the original language, with normalized spelling and substantial annotations for modern readers. Among the new added to the Second Edition are the much-requested "Merchant s Tale" and the "Tale of Sir Thopas." "Sources and Backgrounds" are included for the General Prologue and...
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...
