Norton critical edition

Presents the annotated 1983 Clarendon edition of Thomas Hardy's nineteenth-century story of a young woman who finds herself the victim of fate and of forces beyond her control in nineteenth-century England, and includes critical reviews and interpretations, seven poems by Hardy, and other reference materials.

Contains the political treatise crafted by the famous political philosopher.

Presents the annotated text of Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost, and includes reflections from actors who have played the role throughout history, commentary, contexts, criticism, and a look at how "Hamlet" has been used in other works.

Contains selections from eighteen major works by Christine de Pizan, Europe's first professional woman writer, presented in contemporary translation with annotations, and includes an introduction, and seven critical analyses.

Includes the text and textual notes plus critical reviews and essays.

Presents an English translation of the epic poem which dates from the third millennium B.C., telling of the adventures of Gilgamesh, the great king of Uruk, and his search for immortality.

Presents over one hundred poems by seventeenth-century poet John Donne, with annotations, critical essays, and a selected bibliography.

Reprints the Iowa-California text of the classic novel about Huck Finn, son of the town drunk, who joins an escaped slave in a bid for freedom down the Mississippi River; and includes annotations, documents, information about the author, and critical excerpts.