The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces: The Western Tradition, Volume 2

by Sarah N. Lawall (General Editor), Maynard Mack (Editor)

Offering a library of Western literature in a portable format, The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Seventh Edition, includes 41 complete longer works, over 230 lyric poems, and 32 short prose works in accurate, authoritative, and readable translations. Maps, timelines, and pronouncing glossaries, all new to the Seventh Edition, help students read works with confidence and in context. With the Seventh Edition, the anthology continues to evolve--responding to the changing needs of instructors and students by adding new texts and new apparatus--while maintaining Norton's standards of reliability an excellence.

Genres: Fiction, Anthologies, Poetry, Reference, Literature, College

2194 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1956

Reviews

[Dorothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It probably deserves more but it's been sitting around unfinished for two years! I decided to just quit and not finish it. I'm terrible.
This is why Goodreads needs an "I quit" option. For when the book is just that terrible or you just have a hard time getting through it. I've read Les Mis! Why was this hard to get through?

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a shitload of literature in this book, everything from Sor Juana to Tolstoy to Faust. Good overview. Of course, when they say "world masterpieces" they really mean Europe and a smidge of colonials.