Jon Stallworthy fue un distinguido erudito literario y poeta cuyo trabajo exploró frecuentemente temas de guerra y memoria. Como profesor de inglés en la Universidad de Oxford, dedicó su vida al estudio y la promoción del arte literario. Sus poemas y escritos críticos profundizan en experiencias humanas trascendentales, particularmente el impacto de los conflictos bélicos. El compromiso de Stallworthy con su propia historia familiar inspiró poesía que conecta narrativas personales con eventos históricos más amplios.
Jon Stallworthy has here selected some of the most moving, funny, shameless, and erotic love poems in history. Representing the work of more than 190 poets, he offers a comprehensive history of love poetry through the ages.
The Major Authors - Sixth Edition
This anthology aims to enable the reader to gauge the achievement of principal authors of English literature by providing examples of their most characteristic work. Works featured range from Beowulf written in the 15th century to contemporary literature from the likes of Larkin and Rushdie.
The Major Authors - Tenth Edition
The most-trusted and best-selling anthology continues to set the bar with a vibrant revision of the Major Authors Edition. Major Authors offers new complete major works, new contemporary writers, and new dynamic and convenient digital resources. Now the Norton is an even better teaching tool and, as ever, an unmatched value for students.
Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies—thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible—The Norton Anthology of English Literature has been revitalized in this Eighth Edition through the collaboration between six new editors and six seasoned ones. Under the direction of Stephen Greenblatt, General Editor, the editors have reconsidered all aspects of the anthology to make it an even better teaching tool.