The Norton Anthology of English Literature : 16th and Early 17th Century v

Read by millions of students over seven editions, The Norton Anthology of English Literature remains the most trusted undergraduate survey of English literature available and one of the most successful college texts ever published. Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies—thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible—The Norton Anthology of English Literature has been revitalized in this Eighth Edition through the collaboration between six new editors and six seasoned ones. Under the direction of Stephen Greenblatt, General Editor, the editors have reconsidered all aspects of the anthology to make it an even better teaching tool.
　　作者简介：Stephen Greenblatt (Ph.D. Yale), is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. Also General Editor of The Norton Shakespeare, he is the author of nine books, including Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, Hamlet in Purgatory, Practicing New Historicism, Marvelous Possessions: The Wonder of the New World, and Learning to Curse: Essays in Early Modern Culture. He has edited six collections of criticism, including Redrawing the Boundaries: The Transformation of English and American Literary Studies, with Giles Gunn, and is a founding co-editor of the journal Representations. His honors include the MLA's James Russell Lowell Prize, for Shakespearean Negotiations: The Circulation of Social Energy in Renaissance England, the Distinguished Humanist Award from the Mellon Foundation, and the Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Book Description
A best-seller for more than forty years, this is the survey of English literature from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. With 274 authors, the Eighth Edition deepens its representation of essential works in all genres, ranging from Seamus Heaney's translation of "Beowulf" to global twentieth-century classics. Over 75 colour plates and thematic clusters of brief and historically significant texts bring to life the cultural concerns of each period. Concise glosses and annotations, period introductions, biographical headnotes, timelines and selected bibliographies help readers understand and enjoy the rich diversity of English literature.

Publisher Comments :
Read by millions of students over seven editions, The Norton Anthology of English Literature remains the most trusted undergraduate survey of English literature available and one of the most successful college texts ever published. Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies--thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible--The Norton Anthology of English Literature has been revitalized in this Eighth Edition through the collaboration between six new editors and six seasoned ones. Under the direction of Stephen Greenblatt, General Editor, the editors have reconsidered all aspects of the anthology to make it an even better teaching tool.

Book Dimension:
length: (cm)23.1 　　 　　　 　　　　　 　 width:(cm)17.9

PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH EDITION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Sixteenth Century(1485-1603)
Introduction
Timeline
JOHN SKELTON(ca.1460-1529)
SIR THOMAS MORE(1478-1535)
SIR THOMAS WYATT THE ELDER(1503-1542)
HENRY HOWARD,EARL OF SURREY(1517-1547)
FAITH IN CONFLICT
THE ENGLISH BIBLE
WILLIAM TYNDALE:The Obedience of a Christian Man
THOMAS MORE:A Dialogue Concerning Heresies
JOHN CALVIN:The Institution of Christian Religion
ANNE SAKEW:From The First Examination of Anne Askew
JOHN FOXE:Acts and Monuments
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER:From The Form of Solemnization
BOOK OF HOMILIES:From An Homily AGainst Disobedience
RICHARD HOOKER:Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
ROBERT SOUTHWELL:The Burning Babe
ROGER ASCHAM(1515-1568)
SIR THOMAS HOBY(1530-1566)
WOMEN IN POWER
MARY1 (MARY TUDOR)
LADY JANE GREY
MARY,QUEEN OF SCOTS
ELIZABETH 1
ARTHUR GOLDING(1536-1605)
EDMUND SPENSER(1552-1599)
SIR WALTER RALEGH(1552-1618)
THE WIDER WORLD
FROBISHER'S VOYAGES TO THE ARCTIC,1576-78
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The Early Seventeenth Century(1603-1660)
Permissions Acknowledgments
Index