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The Norton Anthology of English Literature: v.1: Vol 1 (Paperback)

by M.H. Abrams (Editor), etc. (Editor), Stephen Greenblatt (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 3025 pages
  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co; 7th Revised edition edition (16 May 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0393947742
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393947748
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 309,704 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This anthology covers writers and works of English literature. Among the major works included are the complete texts of Milton's "Paradise Lost" and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"; Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"; Beckett's tragicomic "Endgame"; and Achebe's "Things Fall Apart". The 7th edition features works by 60 women writers, 21 writers new to the "Norton Anthology", 20 represented with additional selections or reselected works. Fourteen new and expanded thematic clusters gather short texts that illuminate cultural, historical, and literary concerns within each period. Examining 20th-century literature in English, this edition reflects the global reach of literature in English with ten new authors - Jean Rhys, Chinua Achebe, Alice Munro, V. S. Naipaul, Anita Desai, Les Murray, Salman Rushdie, J. M. Coetzee, Eavan Boland, and Paul Muldoon. "The Persistence of English", a new essay by Geoffrey Nunberg, Stanford University and Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, provides a lively exploration of the English language - its emergence and spread, and its apparent "triumph" as a world language. Visual materials are included from several periods - Hogarth's satiric "Marriage A-la-Mode", engravings by Blake, and illustrations by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Period introductions, author headnotes, annotations, and bibliographies have been thoroughly revised, many completely rewritten, for the 7th Edition. New pedagogical features include timelines for each period and revised endpaper maps. The text is accompanied by 2 audio CDs.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Useful for reference, 13 Dec 2001
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As an English student this is the key book on our reading list. Although it contains many useful texts and saves a substansial amount of money over the year, I found it very difficult to read complete texts. The print is tiny and the paper very thin and as the book is so thick it makes concentrating on a text difficult. I found myself renting all books from the library for the initial read and using Norton for reference and reminders.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Taste-Test Buffet of English Literature, 15 Feb 2004
By Ms. V. Hoyle (York, UK) - See all my reviews
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1, is an indispensable addition to the book shelf of students, scholars and avid readers alike. Beautifully presented in matte paperback, and expertly executed by a plethora of academic editors, it covers the literature of the British Isles from the first Anglo-Saxon poet Caedmon (early 7th century) to the late 18th century, cutting off just before the Romantic period.

Contained within her several unexpected gems, including the full text of Seamus Heaney's verse translation of "Beowulf", the "Ancrene Riwle" - a medieval text concerning anchoresses which is otherwise unavailable, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and a substantial selection of Langland and Middle English lyrics. Spenser, Sidney, Marlowe and Donne all get lengthy, well selected outings, and are accompanied by a relatively wide array of women poets and authors, including the full text of Aphra Behn's "Oroonoko". The entirety of Swift's "Gulliver Travels" finds a slot and there are even more obscure gems like "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano the African by Himself", an account of slavery in the UK, nestled inside the wealth of famous names.

The second volume covering the Romantic period to the present follows directly on, but its this first volume, containing so much material otherwise neglected by popular taste or curriculum, that provides such a good "finger buffet" for those looking to go further. Hopefully it will inspire more readers to branch out into the formative literature of the pre-1790's.

Don't let the heft of the book, or the apparent flimsiness of its pages put you off. Its lighter, and hardier, than it looks and worth its weight in gold.

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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a student, 5 May 2000
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This book just covers so much of the English Literature history - it is perfect for students and readers alike. Just flipping through pages tends to make one aware of the diversity and pleasure of the English Language, and we can learn so much about individual authors from one book.

Best buy - absoutely brilliant - im going out to by the second volume! happy reading

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