Norton Critical Editions:Folk Tales, Myths and Epics

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  • The Arabian Nights: A Norton Critical Edition

    Husain Haddawy, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Muhsin Mahdi

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition includes twenty-eight tales from The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy on the basis of the oldest existing Arabic manuscript.

  • Metamorphoses: A Norton Critical Edition

    Ovid, Charles Martin, Charles Martin

    First Edition

    Paperback

    In his award-winning translation, Charles Martin combines fidelity to Ovid’s text with verse that catches the speed and liveliness of the original.

  • Oedipus Tyrannus: A Norton Critical Edition

    Sophocles, Luci Berkowitz, Theodore F. Brunner

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This translation is for the contemporary reader. Specifically commissioned for stage production, it rings easily on the modern ear and yet remains faithful to Sophocles' original, avoiding the archaisms of other translations.