The Middle Ages through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century offers an in-depth collection of English literature from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. This study book, compiled by Stephen Greenblatt, is intended for students and enthusiasts of English literature.
The book brings together a wide range of authors, texts, and clusters that illustrate the development of English literature and emphasize its relevance in today’s context. In addition to the printed edition, the complete work is also available as an ebook via the Norton Ebook Reader platform, which helps students place literature within social and historical frameworks.
Product information
- Author: Stephen Greenblatt (Harvard University)
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication date: 2024-03-12
- ISBN: 9780393543346
- Theme: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
- BISAC: LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
About the author
Stephen Greenblatt is the Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University and editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature and The Norton Shakespeare. He is a renowned expert in English Renaissance literature and the author of fifteen books, including the award-winning The Swerve. James Simpson, also a Harvard professor and a former chair at the University of Cambridge, has made an important contribution to the understanding of medieval English literature.