Product Description

The Norton Introduction to Literature is an unparalleled collection of the very best classic and contemporary stories, poems, and plays, in a flexible and inviting format that accommodates many different teaching styles, reading tastes, and pedagogical needs.

Now offering two new contextual chapters, a completely rewritten section on writing about literature, refreshed pedagogy throughout the book, many new student-writing samples, and 60 new literary selections, the Ninth Edition of The Norton Introduction to Literature is more flexible and attractive than ever before.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96597 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 2350 pages

About the Author
Alison Booth is Associate Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Her research interests focus on Victorian literature and feminist theory and criticism, and her teaching at Virginia has ranged from "The Nineteenth-Century British novel" to "Utopias and Science Fiction." She is the author of Greatness Engendered: George Eliot and Virginia Woolf and editor of Famous Last Words: Changes in Gender and Narrative Closure.

J. Paul Hunter is Professor of English Language and Literature, Barbara E. and Richard J. Franke Professor in the Humanities, and Director of the Franke Institute for the Humanities at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on eighteenth-century British literature, and his teaching and administrative interests have ranged widely. Despite his senior status at Chicago, Professor Hunter teaches the introductory poetry course every year. He is the author of several books, including Before Novels: The Cultural Contexts of Eighteenth-Century English Fiction.

Kelly J. Mays is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Her research interests focus on nineteenth-century British literature and culture, postcolonial theory and literature, and pedagogical theory and practice. She frequently teaches the "Writing about Literature" course at UNLV and prior to joining UNLV taught at New Mexico State University and in Harvard’s expository writing program.

Customer Reviews

+2000 pages of the written word
Now not all +2000 pages is literature, but the rest is about defining terms and examples for writing. I loved this book immensely and can say that more colleges should use this text and edition. The lay out was perfect and the collection of works was fabulous. This textbook I did not sell back and I have used it for other English classes, it's just that darn awesome.

Norton Anthology Review
This is a great compilation of literary work which I needed for school. The CDs that came with it are a valuable tool not to miss out on. Thank you for the prompt shipping.

Nice Collection
I loved the collection of pieces in this book.

I used this in a literature class and felt that it was a good companion
to learning literature.