Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Jay Greenblatt

A portrait of Elizabethan England and how it contributed to the making of William Shakespeare discusses how he moved to London lacking money, connections, and a formal education; started a family; attempted to forge his career in the competitive theater world; grappled with dangerous religious and political forces; and rose to became his age's foremost playwright. 100,000 first printing.

How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

Will in the World

Represents the full texts of a selection of English literature, drama and poetry across the ages.

Vol.1

The Norton Anthology of English Literature

The Major Authors Ninth Edition provides new selections and visual and media support, plus a new, free Supplemental Ebook. Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies, and with the apparatus you trust, The Norton Anthology of English Literature sets the standard and remains an unmatched value.

The Major Authors

Alfred David

Carol T. Christ

Lawrence Lipking

Barbara Kiefer Lewalski

Meyer Howard Abrams

The Power of Forms in the English Renaissance

"An exciting collection of essays on English Renaissance literature and culture, this book contributes substantially to the contemporary renaissance in historical modes of critical inquiry."--Margaret W. Ferguson, Columbia University "An exciting collection of essays on English Renaissance literature and culture, this book contributes substantially to the contemporary renaissance in historical modes of critical inquiry."--Margaret W. Ferguson, Columbia University

Stephen Jay Greenblatt

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