Norton Book of Classical Literature
Title | Norton Book of Classical Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Knox |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 880 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
More than 300 pieces of classical literature, primarily Greek but also some Roman.
The Norton Book of Sports
Title | The Norton Book of Sports PDF eBook |
Author | George Plimpton |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 508 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN | 9780393030402 |
A collection of short stories and other writings centering around sports for each season.
The Norton Book of Modern War
Title | The Norton Book of Modern War PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Fussell |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 842 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780393029093 |
Selections from poetry and fiction describe the 20th century's major conflicts.
The Norton Book of Friendship
Title | The Norton Book of Friendship PDF eBook |
Author | Eudora Welty |
Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Pages | 632 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Friendship |
ISBN | 9780393030655 |
Famous literary friendships such as those between H.L. Mencken and James Joyce, Gustave Flaubert and Ivan Turgenev, and Elizabeth Bishop and Marianne Moore are examined in this magnificent collection of stories, legends, poems, essays, letters, and memoirs that illuminate the breadth and depth of friendship in all its human complexity.
The Norton Book of American Short Stories
Title | The Norton Book of American Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Peter S. Prescott |
Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Pages | 779 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780393026191 |
Reflecting the fertile culture of the American experience, this collection of stories includes works by Raymond Carver, Jayne Anne Phillips, Ellen Gilchrist, Poe, Hawthorne, Hemingway, Kate Chopin, and other distinguished authors
The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature
Title | The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Kirsch |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 335 |
Release | 2016-10-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 039360831X |
An accessible introduction to the classics of Jewish literature, from the Bible to modern times, by "one of America’s finest literary critics" (Wall Street Journal). Jews have long embraced their identity as “the people of the book.” But outside of the Bible, much of the Jewish literary tradition remains little known to nonspecialist readers. The People and the Books shows how central questions and themes of our history and culture are reflected in the Jewish literary canon: the nature of God, the right way to understand the Bible, the relationship of the Jews to their Promised Land, and the challenges of living as a minority in Diaspora. Adam Kirsch explores eighteen classic texts, including the biblical books of Deuteronomy and Esther, the philosophy of Maimonides, the autobiography of the medieval businesswoman Glückel of Hameln, and the Zionist manifestoes of Theodor Herzl. From the Jews of Roman Egypt to the mystical devotees of Hasidism in Eastern Europe, The People and the Books brings the treasures of Jewish literature to life and offers new ways to think about their enduring power and influence.
The Norton Introduction to Literature
Title | The Norton Introduction to Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Kelly J Mays |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 2015-10-08 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0393938921 |
The Norton Introduction to Literature presents an engaging, balanced selection of literature to suit any course. Offering a thorough treatment of historical and critical context, the most comprehensive media package available, and a rich suite of tools to encourage close reading and thoughtful writing, the Shorter Twelfth Edition is unparalleled in its guidance of understanding, analyzing, and writing about literature.