free ebooks review rapidshare, megaupload |
|
|
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1 4th Ed. Summary:By M. H. Abrams
This anthology covers writers and works of English literature. Among the major works included are the complete texts of Milton's "Paradise Lost" and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"; Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"; Beckett's tragicomic "Endgame"; and Achebe's "Things Fall Apart". The 7th edition features works by 60 women writers, 21 writers new to the "Norton Anthology", 20 represented with additional selections or reselected works. Fourteen new and expanded thematic clusters gather short texts that illuminate cultural, historical, and literary concerns within each period. Examining 20th-century literature in English, this edition reflects the global reach of literature in English with ten new authors - Jean Rhys, Chinua Achebe, Alice Munro, V. S. Naipaul, Anita Desai, Les Murray, Salman Rushdie, J. M. Coetzee, Eavan Boland, and Paul Muldoon. "The Persistence of English", a new essay by Geoffrey Nunberg, Stanford University and Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, provides a lively exploration of the English language - its emergence and spread, and its apparent "triumph" as a world language. Visual materials are included from several periods - Hogarth's satiric "Marriage A-la-Mode", engravings by Blake, and illustrations by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Period introductions, author headnotes, annotations, and bibliographies have been thoroughly revised, many completely rewritten, for the 7th Edition. New pedagogical features include timelines for each period and revised endpaper maps. The text is accompanied by 2 audio CDs. Summary: Great sampling of English Literatyre Rating: 5 I used this anthology in college and made the mistake of selling it back to the bookstore. Years later, I bought a copy for my personal collection. I love the wide selection, the notes about the author, time period, place, etc. Summary: Still use it!Rating: 5 I have bought Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 to replace those that I used in college--twenty years ago. I still read them... Summary: ExcellentRating: 4 The Norton Anthology of English Literature - Vol. 1 / 0-393-95469-2
If you are looking at purchasing this book, you've either been required to purchase it for a college course, or you are considering investing in an English literature anthology for your own library and you want to know if this anthology is worth your money. If you are required to buy this book for a course, my review won't matter to you much one way or another, so this is slated towards the latter group.
This is an excellent resource for English literature selections and excerpts. A good deal of the selections are poetry or lyrical selections; most of the prose selections are small excerpts meant only to give you the "feel" of the author's writing style. Nor does this book waste space duplicating works readily available elsewhere - the Shakespeare section is entirely lyrical, under the assumption that a Shakespeare dilettante can easily find access to the plays elsewhere. The going Amazon.com price at the time of this review is less than a dollar, making this volume an absolute steal. Invest in a copy if you have any interest in early English literature (particularly prose) and you won't be sorry. The authors and contents represented include:
OLD ENGLISH SELECTIONS
Rating: 5 I got the book in less time that was even alotted originally. And it was wrapped like a present and had a card in the top of it with my order information. I just felt like I got the book for Christmas :) It was the best and speediest delivery I have ever had on this site! Keep up the good work! Summary: The Norton Anthology of English Literature Vol 7Rating: 5 Well organized and thorough in all aspects. NEWER EBOOKSSponsored LinksThe Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1 4th Ed. Keywordsliterature anthology selections mary norton works authors vol samuel shakespeare william richard edition robert george henry writers review excerpts prose english literature norton anthology apparent triumph visual materials periods hogarth lively exploration satiric marriage eavan boland murray salman salman rushdie |
|
Architecture
Audiobooks
Business
