The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Volume B: The Sixteenth Century/The Early Seventeenth Century

M. H. Abrams (Editor), Stephen Greenblatt (Editor), Barbara K. Lewalski (Editor), George M. Logan (Editor), and Katharine Eisaman Maus (Editor)

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A best-seller for more than forty years, this is the survey of English literature from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. With 274 authors, the Eighth Edition deepens its representation of essential works in all genres, ranging from Seamus Heaney's translation of "Beowulf" to global twentieth-century classics. Over 75 colour plates and thematic clusters of brief and historically significant texts bring to life the cultural concerns of each period. Concise glosses and annotations, period introductions, biographical headnotes, timelines and selected bibliographies help readers understand and enjoy the rich diversity of English literature.
  • ISBN10 0393927180
  • ISBN13 9780393927184
  • Publish Date 22 December 2005 (first published February 1980)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 15 February 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint WW Norton & Co
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 1696
  • Language English