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Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Greenblatt is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. He has written extensively on English Renaissance literature and acts as general editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature and The Norton Shakespeare. He is the author of fourteen books, including The Swerve, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, and Will in the World, a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Stephen Greenblatt

Awards

Shortlisted — Pulitzer Prize, 2005

Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2004

Longlisted — ALA Carnegie Medal, 2018

Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2018

Books by Stephen Greenblatt

Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Stephen Greenblatt
Anniversary Edition, Paperback, 2016
Named One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time

The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, reissued with a new afterword for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
The Norton Shakespeare
Stephen Greenblatt, Walter Cohen, Jean E. Howard, Katharine Eisaman Maus, Gordon McMullan, Suzanne Gossett
Third International Student Edition, Ebook Folder, 2015
Both an enhanced digital edition—the first edited specifically for undergraduates—and a handsome print volume, The Norton Shakespeare, Third Edition, provides a freshly edited text, acclaimed...
The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve
Stephen Greenblatt
Hardback, 2017
Stephen Greenblatt—Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning author of The Swerve and Will in the World—investigates the life of one of humankind’s greatest stories.
Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics
Stephen Greenblatt
Hardback, 2018
World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers.
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, The Major Authors
Stephen Greenblatt
Tenth Edition, Two Volume Set, Paperback, 2018
Exceptional selections. Abundant teaching resources. Unparalleled value.
The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve: The Story That Created Us
Stephen Greenblatt
Paperback, 2018
“Endlessly illuminating and a sheer pleasure to read.” —Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography

Daring to take the great biblical account of human origins seriously, but without credulity.
Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics
Stephen Greenblatt
Paperback, 2019
"Brilliant, beautifully organized, exceedingly readable."—Philip Roth
The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Core Selections Ebook
Stephen Greenblatt
Tenth Edition, E Book
An exciting, teachable collection of some of the very best of English literature at an incredible price
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Stephen Greenblatt
Anniversary Edition, E Book, 2010
Named One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time

The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, reissued with a new afterword for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
Stephen Greenblatt
E Book, 2012