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Nine years ago, W. W. Norton changed the way world literature is taught by introducing The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Expanded Edition.
Leading the field once again, Norton is proud to publish the anthology for the new century, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Second Edition. Now published in six paperback volumes (packaged in two attractive slipcases), the new anthology boasts slimmer volumes, thicker paper, a bolder typeface, and dozens of newly included or newly translated works from around the world. The Norton Anthology of World Literature represents continuity as well as change. Like its predecessor, the anthology is a compact library of world literature, offering an astounding forty-three complete longer works, more than fifty prose works, over one hundred lyric poems, and twenty-three plays. More portable, more suitable for period courses, more pleasant to read, and more attuned to current teaching and research trends, The Norton Anthology of World Literature remains the most authoritative, comprehensive, and teachable anthology for the world literature survey.
The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. A: Beginnings to A.D. 100, 2nd Edition Reviews
The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. A: Beginnings to A.D. 100, 2nd Edition Reviews
| 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful  Great, but why not buy with other volumes?, By This review is from: The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. A: Beginnings to A.D. 100, 2nd Edition (Paperback) Norton's literary anthologies have long been the standard in every genre, and its World Literature collection is no exception. Their most ambitious offering, it proposes to cover no less than a representative sampling of the world's best and most important literature from the earliest writings to today. This is the first volume - one sixth of the total -, going up to 100 C. E. The range of material is truly incredible in terms of both time and place. The best way to make the sheer vastness clear is to list the sections: The Invention of Writing and the Earliest Literatures (Gilgamesh, Ancient Egyptian Poetry, The Old Testament), Ancient Greece and the Formation of the Western Mind, Poetry and Thought in Early China, India's Heroic Age, and The Roman Empire. This truly mind-boggling selection stretches over three thousand pages including dozens and dozens of pieces. The nature of anthologies of course favors poems and short prose, but a surprising number of longer works are here in... Read more 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful  Good Collection of Stories, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. A: Beginnings to A.D. 100, 2nd Edition (Paperback) My university used the Norton Anthology World Lit books for our Literature Courses. I love reading, so I enjoyed these books. They have a great collection of stories from that specific time-period. I also liked that they had information about the works and authors either before or after the stories.If I was just picking a book for casual reading, this wouldn't be it. But if you are needing it for a class or research, I would definitely recommend it. Great!!, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. A: Beginnings to A.D. 100, 2nd Edition (Paperback) This was the best deal I've every had.... other than getting a free book from my roomate...It was on time and in great condition. |
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