J. Paul Hunter

J. Paul Hunter is Barbara E. and Richard J. Franke Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Reluctant Pilgrim: Defoe’s Emblematic Method and Quest for Form in Robinson Crusoe; Occasional Form: Henry Fielding and the Chains of Circumstance; and Before Novels: The Cultural Contexts of Eighteenth-Century English Fiction. He is author of the first nine editions of The Norton Introduction to Poetry and the long-time co-editor of The Norton Introduction to Literature and New Worlds of Literature.

Books by J. Paul Hunter

  1. Book CoverFrankenstein

    Second Edition

    The best-selling student edition on the market, now available in a Second Edition.More

  2. Book CoverNew Worlds of Literature: Writings from America's Many Cultures

    Second Edition

    An introduction to literature and also a text for courses in composition, multicultural, or contemporary American literature.More

  3. Book CoverThe Norton Introduction to Literature

    Portable Edition

    The Norton Introduction to Literature, Portable Edition, offers a balanced selection of classic and contemporary stories, poems, and plays in a brief and affordable format.More

  4. Book CoverThe Norton Introduction to Poetry

    Ninth Edition

    The most wide-ranging collection of its kind, The Norton Introduction to Poetry offers a complete course in reading and writing about poetry that is designed to appeal to students of all backgrounds, abilities, and interests.More