Norton Critical Editions:Folk Tales, Myths and Epics

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  The Odyssey: A Norton Critical Edition

  Homer, Emily Wilson

  First Edition

  Paperback

  “A revelation. Never have I been so aware at once of the beauty of the poetry, the physicality of Homer’s world, and the moral ambiguity of those who inhabit it.” —Susan Chira, The New York Times Book Review, “New & Noteworthy"

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  The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Norton Critical Edition

  Benjamin R. Foster

  Second Edition

  Paperback

  This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • An expanded translation from the Akkadian by Benjamin R. Foster based on new discoveries, adding lines...

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  Poetics: A Norton Critical Edition

  Aristotle, David Gorman, Michelle Zerba, James Hutton

  First Edition

  Paperback

  This Norton Critical Edition of the world’s first major work of literary criticism is based on James Hutton’s acclaimed translation. The text and explanatory and glossarial notes represent the work of the accomplished Hellenists James Hutton and Michelle

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  The Iliad: A Norton Critical Edition

  Homer, Emily Wilson

  First Edition

  Paperback

  This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • Emily Wilson’s masterful translation of The Iliad—“readable, relevant, and from the heart” (Washington...

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  Antigone: A Norton Critical Edition

  Sophocles, Sheila Murnaghan

  First Edition

  Mixed Media

  This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • Sheila Murnaghan’s celebrated new translation of Sophocles’ famed Greek tragedy depicting the deadly...