Georg Büchner, Matthew Wilson Smith, Henry Schmidt
Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidt’s translations of The Hessian Messenger, Danton’s Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck.More
Ovid, Charles Martin
In his award-winning translation, Charles Martin combines fidelity to Ovid’s text with verse that catches the speed and liveliness of the original.More
Boethius, Douglas C. Langston
One of the most influential texts to come out of the late Middle Ages.More
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
Max Weber, Richard Swedberg
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is Max Weber’s most important work and, since its publication in 1904, has been widely considered the most important sociological study of the twentieth century.More
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
Molière, Constance Congdon, Virginia Scott
Widely hailed as the founder of the modern French comedy, and known to be a gifted actor, playwright, and patron of fellow actors, Molière was a towering presence in seventeenth-century France—and the scourge of its political and religious Establishment.More
Stendhal, Susanna Lee, Robert M. Adams
Second Edition
Based again on Robert M. Adams’s highly regarded translation of Stendhal’s 1831 novel of ambition, love, and betrayal, this Second Norton Critical Edition of The Red and the Black is the most comprehensive and up-to-date edition available.More
Dante Alighieri, Giuseppe Mazzotta, Michael Palma
This Norton Critical Edition of Dante’s masterpiece is based on Michael Palma’s verse translation, which is acclaimed for its elegant rendering of Dante’s triple-rhyme scheme into contemporary English.More
Alexis de Tocqueville, Isaac Kramnick, Henry Reeves
The Norton Critical Edition presents Tocqueville’s classic text in the Henry Reeves translation.More
James Joyce, John Paul Riquelme
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is one of the twentieth century’s great coming-of-age novels.More
Oscar Wilde, Michael Patrick Gillespie
Second Edition
This Norton Critical Edition is the only edition available that includes both the 1890 Lippincott’s and the 1891 book versions of The Picture of Dorian Gray, allowing students to compare the two published versions with the editorial guidance of Michael Patrick Gillespie.More
James Joyce, Margot Norris
Dubliners is arguably the best-known and most influential collection of short stories written in English, and has been since its publication in 1914.More
Oscar Wilde, Michael Patrick Gillespie
The text of this Norton Critical Edition of The Importance of Being Earnest is the established three-act version. Originally in four acts, Wilde shortened it to three at the urging of George Alexander, the owner of the St. James Theatre and first actor to play Jack Worthing. The play is accompanied by explanatory annotations and by an appendix of excised portions.More
Ovid, Charles Martin, Bernard M. W. Knox
"A version that has been long awaited, and likely to become the new standard."—Washington PostMore