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)

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

Reviews

[Linda]

This has a lot of interesting history of the period, as well as an introduction to the different genres and writers.

Not something I would have read right now if I didn't have to read it for class, however, the Norton Anthologies never disappoint me.