The Norton Anthology of World Literature

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

Help all students see the power and relevance of world literature―with the most inclusive and effective teaching anthology available Exciting. Fresh. Innovative. More global than ever. These are some of the ways instructors describe the Fifth Edition of the most trusted anthology of world literature. New translations, such as Emily Wilson’s Iliad and Kimi Traube’s Don Quixote , an entirely new feature called Translation Lab, and newly refreshed clusters throughout on themes such as storytelling and travel ensure that diverse foundational texts will speak to today’s readers in new ways. What’s more, the complete anthology is now available in ebook format. The Norton Ebook Reader―enhanced with powerful annotation tools, video, and audio that together create an active reading environment―delivers an engaging suite of resources at an affordable price.

Genres: Anthologies, Textbooks, Fiction, Art, College, Reference, Classics

1920 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2024

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

[Essie-Marie F.]

collection of great books. Has Christina Rossetti and Emily Dickinson which are my FAVES.

[Lauren]

I read most of this anthology (over 3/4 of it, so I'm counting it towards my challenge) for class and it was alright. Some stories were pretty interesting and others were the most boring stories I'd ever read. Of course, I was being forced to read this for my class so that could have impacted my reading experience. Over all, you can't really rate an anthology well when there's so many stories in it because each story leaves a different impression with the reader, hence why I decided to go with a neutral rating.

[Joy Hung]

interesting legends and stories
love this book though it's the textbook for my western literature class xd

[Aurora]

Overall, a good anthology. I personally liked the 8th edition better. This one cut several things, such as parts of Aeneid and The Prince, in order to make room for new additions.

[AngelLeah]

A whole bunch of amazing works of literature in one book!