The Norton Anthology of English Literature
The Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century
Eleventh Edition
Volume:Volume B
5 July 2024
Territory Rights — World, Excluding India
Seven new editors to take the anthology into the Eleventh Edition and beyond.
Invigorating editors, master teachers all—these seven scholars were chosen through rigorous review, recommended by colleagues from many different schools and known for the depth and creativity of their scholarship.
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Editorial apparatus that helps students encounter literature with confidence.
- Introductions place the works in historical context, reinforcing the sense of literature as an active part of the world.
- Headnotes introduce authors and textual clusters, offering just enough biographical and cultural information to act as an enticing on-ramp to reading.
- Annotations provide definitions and other helpful information when appropriate—all without interpreting or otherwise influencing the experience of the text.