The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Home
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A Web Companion
to Explore English literature and culture with Norton Topics Online. |
Instructors may access the 8e Course Guide. You must register for the Norton Instructor's Resource Library and request a password in order to access the Guide.
Prepared by the Norton Anthology editors, this extensive, freely accessible Web resource for The Norton Anthology of English Literature offers twenty-seven topics for study and discussion.
- Features
• | Annotated Texts and Contexts grouped by topic |
• | Over 1000 Illustrations |
• | Over 300 Explorations to stimulate critical thinking and generate paper topics |
• | Hundreds of Annotated Links to related sites |
• | Cross-references to the Norton Anthology of English Literature |
• | Connections with the Norton Anthology of English Literature |
• | Comprehensive Search |
• | The Norton Online Archive, a searchable electronic library of over 150 literary texts and downloadable audio files, annotated by the editors, to supplement the Norton Anthology |
• | Seamus Heaney's introduction to his new verse translation of Beowulf |
- Review Materials and Other Useful Resources
• | Review Materials include summaries of the 7 Norton Anthology of English Literature period introductions and self-grading multiple-choice quizzes on the 7 period introductions |
• | Instructor's Online Resources (wwnorton.com/nrl) with period and author notes, assignment files, graphics, links, and syllabi |
• | Web Site Overview for Students |
• | Web Site Overview for Teachers |
- Web Site Contents in Brief (* denotes a new Topic)