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• Norton Critical Editions

English Literature

1. Charlotte Temple

   Susanna Rowson, Marion L. Rust

   The best-selling Early American novel is now available in a Norton Critical Edition.More

2. The Literature of Australia: An Anthology

   Nicholas Jose, Thomas Keneally

   College Edition

   “Unprecedented in the breadth of what it offers from both the ancient and the recent literature of my country.”—Thomas Keneally, from the foreword
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3. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

   Marie Borroff, Laura L. Howes

   This long-awaited Norton Critical Edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight includes Marie Borroff’s celebrated, newly revised verse translation with supporting materials not to be found in any other single volume.More

4. Measure for Measure

   William Shakespeare, Grace Ioppolo

   This Norton Critical Edition looks at the full range of opinion and interpretation of this major play from its origins to the present day, from its “genius” (William Hazlitt) to its being a “hateful work, although Shakespearean throughout” (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), and beyond.More

5. The Essential Writings of Jonathan Swift

   Jonathan Swift, Claude Rawson, Ian Higgins

   This Norton Critical Edition is the fullest single-volume collection of Jonathan Swift's writings, encompassing not only the major prose satires—A Tale of the Tub, Gulliver’s Travels, and A Modest Proposal—but also a large number of other works, including his most important poems and political writings. The texts are accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations by Ian Higgins, thirty illustrations, and a full introduction by Claude Rawson. This is an indispensable edition for scholar and student alike.More

6. Byron's Poetry and Prose

   Lord George Gordon Byron, Alice Levine

   Byron's Poetry and Prose presents an extensive selection of Byron's poetry, letters, and journal entries in chronological clusters, allowing readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile, and travels.More

7. The Taming of the Shrew

   William Shakespeare, Dympna Callaghan

   This Norton Critical Edition of one of Shakespeare’s earliest and best-loved comedies is based on the First Folio (1623).More

8. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

   Mary Wollstonecraft, Deidre Shauna Lynch

   Third Edition

   Arguably the most original book of the eighteenth century, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a pioneering feminist work.More

9. The Norton Anthology of Drama

   J. Ellen Gainor, Stanton Garner, Jr., Martin Puchner

   Volume(s): 1 & 2

   The most comprehensive and distinctive collection of its kind.More

10. Richard III

    William Shakespeare, Thomas Cartelli

    In The Tragedy of King Richard III, Shakespeare chronicles the rise and fall of one of history’s most repellent, and the theater’s most mesmerizing, figures.More

11. Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama

    John P. Harrington

    Second Edition

    Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama is the ideal focal point for the study of Irish literature and culture and, because of its many great twentieth-century works, for the study of drama more generally.More

12. Elizabeth I and Her Age

    Susan M. Felch, Donald V. Stump

    Four centuries after her death, Elizabeth I remains a powerful and fascinating figure.More

13. Someone Knows My Name: A Novel

    Lawrence Hill

    "Wonderfully written...as in the slave narratives that inspired it, language is power."—Nancy Kline, New York Times Book ReviewMore

14. Textual Editing and Criticism: An Introduction

    Erick Kelemen

    Textual Editing and Criticism: An Introduction addresses a gap in currently available materials for English and American literature teachers who bring textual editing and criticism into their courses.
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15. The Pilgrim's Progress

    John Bunyan, Cynthia Wall

    John Bunyan was a Baptist preacher and author with little education but much vision and purpose.More