This 8th edition of 'The Norton Anthology of American Literature' presents complete major works, balancing classic and newly emergent works.
Nina Baym Book order
This literary historian questioned the underrepresentation of women in the American literary canon and dedicated her career to correcting that imbalance. She explored the rich output of 19th-century women's novels, discovering and advocating for writers whose work deserved more than obscurity. Her scholarship brought to light the significant contributions and varied quality of female authorship in American literary history. She sought to understand the prevalence of these often-overlooked voices.
- 2012
- 2012
This is vol. D: 1914-1945, of 'The Norton Anthology of American Literature' 8th edition. The two world wars (World War I, 1914-1918, and World War II, 1939-1945) bracket a period during which the United States became a fully modern nation. Both wars mobilized the country's industries and technologies, spurred their development, and uprooted citizens. The literature of this period is a reflection of that
- 2012
This 8th edition of 'The Norton Anthology of American Literature' presents complete major works, balancing classic and newly emergent works.
- 2012
The Norton anthology of American literature. Volume A : Beginnings to 1820
- 992 pages
- 35 hours of reading
Presents hundreds of stories, novels, poems, memoirs, and other writings by important authors throughout American history; and covers early stories from indigenous peoples through writing from 1820
- 2011
This book surveys American literature from its sixteenth-century origins, showcasing over 260 writers. It includes cultural contexts through 45 color plates, 12 contextual clusters, maps, timelines, and various supplementary materials like introductions, headnotes, footnotes, and bibliographies.
- 2007
The Norton Anthology. American literature
Volume C 1865-1914
Presents a survey of American literature from its sixteenth-century origins onwards, which features the work of over 260 writers. This edition pays attention to cultural contexts through the inclusion of 45 colour plates, 12 contextual clusters, maps and timelines, and section introductions, headnotes, footnotes and bibliographies
- 2007
The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Volume D
- 910 pages
- 32 hours of reading
Presents a survey of American literature from its sixteenth-century origins onwards, which features the work of over 260 writers. This edition pays attention to cultural contexts through the inclusion of 45 colour plates, 12 contextual clusters, maps and timelines, and section introductions, headnotes, footnotes and bibliographies.
- 2007
The Norton anthology of American literature. Volume B, 1820-1865
- 1666 pages
- 59 hours of reading
A selection of American literature drawn from throughout history, beginning in 1820 and continuing through 1865. Includes a time line, color plates, and bibliographies.
- 2007
The Norton anthology of American literature : Volume E : Since 1945
- 1184 pages
- 42 hours of reading
Under Nina Baym's direction, the editors have considered afresh each selection and all the apparatus to make the anthology an even better teaching tool.
- 2003
The Norton Anthology of American Literature Vol. B
American Literature 1820-1865
- 1694 pages
- 60 hours of reading
Includes outstanding works of American poetry, prose, and fiction from the colonial era to the present day.
