An academic anthology which explores the modern philosophical questions arising from scientific inquiry, this 2d edition is especially useful for use in introductory courses. It includes commentaries
This richly documented Norton Critical Edition of Julius Caesar is based on the 1623 First Folio text. It is accompanied by a note on the text, an introduction that sets the biographical and historica
Published in 1542 to an astonished and captivated public, Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition tells the unforgettable story of a sixteenth-century soldier turned explorer who, along with three other s
This Norton Critical Edition includes:• Wayne A. Rebhorn’s thorough and thought-provoking introduction to Machiavelli, his world, and his famous political treatise (1513).• An accurate and highly read
Music examples and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor. In some cases, the results of the original research by the editor or by others working in the field
This Norton Critical Edition includes:· The first London edition (1759) of Sterne’s revolutionary and influential novel.· Textual notes, explanatory footnotes, and a preface by Judith Hawley.· Three i
Bancroft Prize–winning scholar David S. Reynolds edits and introduces a broad selection of Abraham Lincoln’s writings—from earliest days through his last.
“A true translation whose literary qualities make it stand out from the rest.”–Daniel Gold, Cornell University“Here’s a chance to rediscover The Bhagavad Gita in a translation that blends true scholar
Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's comic triumph is as relevant today as it was when first performed in 1611. With its helpful annotations, historical documents on cross-dressing and on the colorfu
Both an enhanced Digital Edition—the first ever edited specifically for undergraduates—and a handsome print volume, The Norton Shakespeare: Essential Plays / The Sonnets offers the twenty-one most-ass
Renowned researchers and writers Jen Lawless and Richard Fox bring groundbreaking research on gender and politics into the undergraduate classroom. In this brief, accessibly written text, the authors
Based on the First Folio (1623), this title includes an 'Appropriations/Rewritings' section with extracts from the earliest theatrical responses to the play by Shakespeare's contemporaries as well as
Stone (government, Dartmouth College) begins this update of the 2002 edition with a story of her childhood encounter with "the policy paradox," rampant in political life, when ordinary rules don't sto
Developed out of a one-semester course on experimental research methods in the social sciences, this work by Gerber (political science, Yale U.) and Green (political science, Columbia U.) introduces t
This is a book that celebrates student writing--and honors the teaching that helps students produce such writing. It collects writing done by college students across the country and includes a call
Widely hailed as the founder of the modern French comedy, and known to be a gifted actor, playwright, and patron of fellow actors, MoliA"re was a towering presence in seventeenth-century France--an
This Norton Critical Edition looks at the full range of opinion and interpretation of this major play from its origins to the present day, from its "genius" (William Hazlitt) to its being a "hateful
Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama is the ideal focal point for the study of Irish literature and culture and, because of its many great twentieth-century works, for the study of drama more gene
This Norton Critical Edition includes:• Five major early modern plays of the Spanish Empire—The Siege of Numantia, Fuenteovejuna, The Dog in the Manger, Life Is a Dream, and The Trials of a Noble Hous
In the wake of the Cold War, as the international community struggles to accommodate change, the author of this study directs our attention to the classic theorists, Thucydides, Rousseau, Locke and o
