The #1 introduction to literature text, with improved coverage and support for confident, capable student readers and writers.
The Norton Introduction to Literature has always supported students as they learn to critically engage with literature in three genres: stories, poems, and plays. For its Fifteenth Edition, Kelly Mays (UNLV) has brought in vibrant, current selections that are enhanced by a dynamic ebook that features embedded video and audio.
Features of the Fifteenth Edition
A new chapter: “Writing with Generative AI”
This addition offers advice, examples, and guidelines on how to use generative AI tools productively in reading and writing about literature.
Two new thematic albums
“The ‘You’ Turn” album gathers short stories written in second person, aiming to help students appreciate the qualities peculiar to this narrative style, and the “Martín Espada” album invites students to consider poetry’s role in protest and advocacy while gaining an appreciation for this Pulitzer Prize winner’s work.
Robust digital tools support students and instructors
Included at no extra cost, an updated InQuizitive course, Close Reading Workshops, and the dynamic ebook support student success, while the available instructor resources provide a flexible approach to teaching literature and its contexts.
Meet the Author
Kelly J. Mays
has taught writing and literature courses for more than 25 years, from Stanford, to New Mexico State, to the University of Las Vegas where she teaches now. A British literature specialist, she is currently at work on a book exploring when and why nineteenth-century Britons began to label their age, their literature, and even themselves "Victorian." Her favorite part of the introduction to literature course is her students.
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The Full Edition
Formerly called the Shorter Edition, the Full Norton Introduction to Literature features the complete text with all albums, including the two new ones.
The Portable Edition
The Norton Introduction to Literature, Portable Edition, offers a concise print text with fewer selections, but the digital option includes all selections from the Full Edition.
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“I love the albums! It allowed me to introduce my students to a lot of different materials with the connections already clear for them. They're also able to see the way that artists respond to other artists.”
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Instructor at Case Western Reserve University
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Associate Professor of English at Ocean County College
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Melissa Reddish
Associate Professor of English at Wor-Wic Community College
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