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 : The Norton Anthology of Western Literature, Volume 1

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.8
EAN: 9780393925722
Edition: 8
ISBN: 0393925722
Label: W. W. Norton
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 2700
Publication Date: August 15, 2005
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Studio: W. W. Norton




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Product Description:
A library of Western literature in two volumes, this new edition offers more than 40 works in their entirety—from Homer's Odyssey to Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart—as well as dozens of excerpted works and over 200 lyric poems.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Great addition to the home library
This is a very good compliation of literary works of Western literature. It is refreshing to read the works of the masters of literature of yesteryear. Today, most people have never read or even heard of these works. What a shame!



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Just what I ordered
The book arrived in a couple of weeks. I would have liked it to have arrived as early as the other 2 books did, but that was okay. It was just the book I needed and at a much reduced price from what the University was charging for it.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Service!
Everything was exactly as the seller described. On time and speedy service. Would buy from again.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Western Literature - Norton's Anthology
Looks brand new. Very useful and I'm happy to have this in my library



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - College level
I bought this to use with Tapestry of Grace curriculum, and used it with a 14 yr old fresh out of public school. It was way beyond her vocabulary level and reading skill set. This is a book I have seen used in college classes, and it figures, because much of the poems and plays are written in old or medieval English. We ended up scrapping this book most of the time and reading the same works in modern English online.
Having said that, for a child who is used to a classical education, this collection ... Read More







 






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