The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Version | 
 enlarge | Creator: Nina Baym
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 9132
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 2930
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 2.4
ISBN: 0393979695
Dewey Decimal Number: 810.8
EAN: 9780393979695
ASIN: 0393979695
Publication Date: November 2002
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Book Description
"From the inception of The Norton Anthology of American Literature, three goals have been paramount: first, to present a variety of works rich and substantial enough to enable teachers to build their own courses according to their own ideals; second, to make the anthology self-sufficient by featuring many works in their entirety and longer selections so that individual authors can be covered in depth; and third, to balance traditional interests with developing critical concerns."—Nina Baym, General Editor, from the Preface Now in its Sixth Edition, The Norton Anthology of American Literature remains the enduring market leader. The new Shorter Sixth Edition shares with its parent volumes the commitment to broadening the canon while maintaining a representative balance of American literature. Thoroughly revised and tailored especially to the one-semester course, the Shorter Sixth Edition builds on the classroom strengths of flexibility, depth, and balance in a strong revision.
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 Good deal June 5, 2008
Textbook as described, good shape, no marks or highlights. Quick delivery and good price, thanks! Purchased for class, but really enjoy some of the readings, great collection of authors.
 IT WAS BRAND NEW February 17, 2007
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
I don't have any complaints. The book was brand new, so of course there were no problems with it. The book was delivered in a timely manner.
Norton Anthology of American Literature Volumes C, D, and E February 10, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased these volumes of the anthology for school and, while I am not generally a fan of reading out of anthologies, this whole set has been very beneficial. I plan on keeping them after I finish the class in order to use them when I become an English teacher. The author introductions are helpful and insightful, providing sufficient background on the writer so that the reader may better understand each story by having a basic knowledge of what the author was experiencing in his or her life. The footnotes areexcellent, giving definitions of archaic words and phrases that might not otherwise be found without extensive search into the customs of the English language. Overall, this was a good purchase, and I will use it often in the future.
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2 out of 8 found this review helpful
The college bookstore was TOO busy this semester. I took a couple of minutes and LOTS OF FAITH in ordering the volumes on-line. This order was shipped and at my home before I could blink!
 Dinosaurs! February 15, 2006
13 out of 37 found this review helpful
Another too thick, too heavy, too expensive textbook anthology of American literature. There're FAR too many selections to cover in a university survey course (which is all these books are good for--no one would read them for pleasure!) and a lot of them are pretty mediocre. When will these dinosaurs collapse under their own weight and some enlightened editors come up with something truly useful, meaningful, and inspiring? No wonder the reading public is is shrinking--these obese anthologies destroy any desire to read and study literature.
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