The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Package 2 Volumes D, E, F) 11th Edition By Stephen Greenblatt, Rachel Ablow, Eric Eisner
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Package 2: Volumes D, E, and F), Shorter 11th Edition, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, covers British and Anglophone literature from 1785 through the 21st century. [1, 2]
This specific package is divided chronologically into three volumes, mapping out major literary movements, socio-political shifts, and major global themes across poetry, prose, drama, and essays: [1, 2]
Volume D: The Romantic Period (1785–1832)
This volume tracks the rise of Romanticism, focusing on the revolution of poetic language, the celebration of nature, and intense socio-political transformations. Core topics include: [1, 2]
  • The French Revolution & Radical Politics: Literary responses to democratic revolutions and political anxiety in Britain.
  • Nature and the Sublime: The philosophical shift toward emotion, imagination, and the natural landscape.
  • The Slave Trade and the Literature of Abolition: Contextual clusters examining the moral, economic, and literary fight against enslavement. [1]
  • The Rise of the Gothic: The popularity of terror, the supernatural, and psychological depths in fiction.
  • Major Figures Covered: William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and Jane Austen. [1, 2, 3]
Volume E: The Victorian Age (1830–1901)
This volume covers the reign of Queen Victoria, a period defined by industrial expansion, imperial growth, and deep shifts in science and religion. Core topics include: [1, 2]
  • The Industrial Revolution: The impacts of urbanization, labor exploitation, and the "Condition of England" question.
  • Empire and Imperialism: Works addressing Britain's global expansion, colonial expansion, and the concept of the "White Man's Burden."
  • Science, Religion, and Doubt: The literary anxieties resulting from Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories and shifts in religious faith.
  • The Woman Question: Early feminist debates regarding marriage, education, employment, and legal rights for women.
  • The Pre-Raphaelites: Aesthetic movements linking poetry directly with the visual arts.
  • Major Figures Covered: Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, Christina Rossetti, Matthew Arnold, Charles Dickens, and the Brontë sisters. [1, 3]
Volume F: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
This volume charts the fragmentation of the World Wars, the collapse of the British Empire, and the rise of contemporary global Anglophone voices. Core topics include: [1, 2]
  • High Modernism: The radical experimentation with form, time, and consciousness following the devastation of WWI.
  • World War I Poetry: The shift from patriotic verse to visceral, traumatic realities of trench warfare.
  • Decolonization and Postcolonialism: The emergence of diverse global voices from former British colonies exploring identity and independence.
  • The Nation and Language: Textual clusters focusing on the complex relationship between regional identity, migration, and the English language.
  • Contemporary and Digital Eras: Modern shifts looking at globalization, technology, and evolving cultural identities.
  • Major Figures Covered: W.B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, George Orwell, Zadie Smith, Salman Rushdie, and Seamus Heaney. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

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Contemporary and Digital Eras: Modern shifts looking at globalization technology and evolving cultural identities Decolonization and Postcolonialism: The emergence of diverse global voices from former British colonies exploring identity and independence Empire and Imperialism: Works addressing Britain's global expansion colonial expansion and the concept of the "White Man's Burden." High Modernism: The radical experimentation with form time and consciousness following the devastation of WWI ISBN-13: 978-1324062806 ISBN-13: 978-1324062813 ISBN-13: 978-1324072812 Major Figures Covered: Alfred Lord Tennyson Robert Browning Christina Rossetti Matthew Arnold Charles Dickens and the Brontë sisters Major Figures Covered: W.B. Yeats Virginia Woolf T.S. Eliot James Joyce George Orwell Zadie Smith Salman Rushdie and Seamus Heaney Major Figures Covered: William Blake William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge John Keats Percy Bysshe Shelley Lord Byron and Jane Austen Nature and the Sublime: The philosophical shift toward emotion imagination and the natural landscape Rachel Ablow Science Religion and Doubt: The literary anxieties resulting from Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories and shifts in religious faith The French Revolution & Radical Politics: Literary responses to democratic revolutions and political anxiety in Britain. The Industrial Revolution: The impacts of urbanization labor exploitation and the "Condition of England" question The Nation and Language: Textual clusters focusing on the complex relationship between regional identity migration and the English language The Norton Anthology of English Literature The Pre-Raphaelites: Aesthetic movements linking poetry directly with the visual arts The Rise of the Gothic: The popularity of terror the supernatural and psychological depths in fiction The Slave Trade and the Literature of Abolition: examining the moral economic and literary fight against enslavement The Woman Question: Early feminist debates regarding marriage education employment and legal rights for women Volume D: The Romantic Period (1785–1832) Volume E: The Victorian Age (1830–1901) Volume F: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries World War I Poetry: The shift from patriotic verse to visceral traumatic realities of trench warfare
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