Norton Critical Editions:Renaissance Literature

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  • A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Norton Critical Edition

    William Shakespeare, Grace Ioppolo

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition of one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies is based on the First Quarto text with variants from the First Folio.

  • Othello: A Norton Critical Edition

    William Shakespeare, Edward Pechter

    Second Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition includes the First Folio text, along with an introduction, explanatory footnotes, note on the text and textual notes.

  • The Praise of Folly and Other Writings: A Norton Critical Edition

    Desiderius Erasmus, Robert M. Adams

    First Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition provides a wide selection of Erasmus’s writings, translated from the Latin into fresh, modern English.

  • The Prince: A Norton Critical Edition

    Niccolò Machiavelli, Wayne A. Rebhorn

    Third Edition

    Paperback

    This Norton Critical Edition includes:

    • Wayne A. Rebhorn’s thorough and thought-provoking introduction to Machiavelli, his world, and his famous...

  • The Princess of Clèves: A Norton Critical Edition

    Marie-Madeleine de Lafayette, John D. Lyons

    First Edition

    Paperback

    The Princess of Clèves, often called the first modern French novel, was published anonymously in 1678 and was received with enthusiasm by its contemporary audience.