The Norton Anthology of Poetry

The Norton Anthology of Poetry, Shorter Fifth Edition

The Fifth Edition retains the flexibility and breadth of selection that has defined this classic anthology, while improved and expanded editorial apparatus make it an even more useful teaching tool.

Nothing by Design

A beautiful collection of verse––both light and dark, elegiac and affirmative––from one of our most admired poets.   The title Nothing by Design is taken from Salter’s villanelle “Complaint for Absolute Divorce,” in which we’re asked to e

Selected Poems

Aleksandr Blok (1880-1921) lived through his country's savage wars and radical traumas trying to welcome the new order. Trotsky wrote, `Certainly Blok is not one of us, but he came towards us. And that is what broke him.' Pasternak said, `He is as free as

The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2: The Romantic Period through the Twentieth Century

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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. D: The Romantic Period

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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. E: The Victorian Age

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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. B: The Sixteenth Century & The Early Seventeenth Century

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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. C: The Restoration & the Eighteenth Century

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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. F: The Twentieth Century & After

Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible The Norton Anthology of English Literature has been revitalized in this Eighth Edition thr