The Norton Anthology of World Literature

by Martin Puchner (Editor), Suzanne Conklin Akbari (Editor), Wiebke Denecke (Editor)

A classic, reimagined. Read by millions of students since its first publication, The Norton Anthology of World Literature remains the most-trusted anthology of world literature available. Guided by the advice of more than 500 teachers of world literature and a panel of regional specialists, the editors of the Third Edition―a completely new team of scholar-teachers―have made this respected text brand-new in all the best ways. Dozens of new selections and translations, all-new introductions and headnotes, hundreds of new illustrations, redesigned maps and timelines, and a wealth of media resources all add up to the most exciting, accessible, and teachable version of “the Norton” ever published. The Norton Anthology of World Literature is now available as an interactive ebook, at just a fraction of the print price.

Genres: Classics, Anthologies, Fiction, Reference, Short Stories, School

1292 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2012

About the author

Martin Puchner is a literary critic and philosopher. He studied at Konstanz University, the University of Bologna, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, before receiving his Ph.D. at Harvard University. Until 2009 he held the H. Gordon Garbedian Chair at Columbia University, where he also served as co-chair of the Theater Ph.D. program. He now holds the Byron and Anita Wien Chair of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University. He is the founding director of the Mellon School of Theater and Performance Research at Harvard University.

Reviews

[David Withun · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[squidwok · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are some really really phenomenal short stories within this anthology. Some of my favorites are “Old Cheif Mshlanga” “Aura” “Of clay are we created”. Very powerful and meaningful stories within rich cultural ties and hidden messages.

[Faith Gordy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! What I did not know, I learned in this volume (F). What an amazing collection. Including the works of James Baldwin, Derek Walcott, Federico Lorca, William Yeats, and Pablo Neruda...plus Eliot, Faulkner, Woolf, and Joyce!!! Need I say more? This book has a little bit of everything. You can't get bored with this one.

[Becky Filipek · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read only 11 of the stories in this anthology, for a world literature course, but I enjoyed the ones I read. The stories in this volume cover the modern and post-modern years and both East and West are represented.

[Nostalgia Reader]

*1900s to present*

[roxana dobbs]

Had to have this book for a class but decided to keep it afterward because I enjoyed all the short stories in it.

[Serena Shay · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias"