The Norton Anthology of English Literature, the Major Authors (Paperback) by Stephen Greenblatt, Carol T Christ, Alfred David

from renardkitsune

A good anthology of English language literature. Norton has done a good job adding more women writers with each edition. The introductions with the historical summaries are very helpful for putting texts into context. Recently I've read through the Old English and Middle English periods, and they...

from soniaandree

This book is very useful as an anthology for undergraduate studies - as a reference tool, it has proved invaluable for getting quick references, from the early works (Chaucer, Spenser, etc.) to the eighteenth century. Because my copy is a combination of four individual books, it also saves some s...

from AntT

I read it; I taught it. Good choices of lit, for the most part.

from VivalaErin

For me, Norton is one of the top publishers around, and this is an excellent anthology. Very nice edition - something I know I'll use either for reference or just some fun.

from renardkitsune

A good anthology of English language literature. Norton has done a good job adding more women writers with each edition. The introductions with the historical summaries are very helpful for putting texts into context. Recently I've read through the Old English and Middle English periods, and they...