Norton Anthology of English Literature Books in Order
Norton Anthology of English Literature contains 17 books, published between 1962 and 2024. The first book is The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1 (1962) and the newest is The Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1962–2024
- Pages on record
- 13,544 in 10 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 226–339 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,544 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
The Norton Anthology of English Literature is a multi-volume anthology of English literature, listed with 17 volumes from 1962 to 2024 and credited to Stephen Greenblatt. Volume 1 and Volume 2 are both dated 1962. The Major Authors edition appears in 1987 and 1996. Period volumes include The Romantic Period, The Victorian Age and The Twentieth Century & After (1999), The Restoration & the Eighteenth Century (2005), and The Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century (2024). The listing also carries The Norton Anthology of Modern & Contemporary Poetry (2003). Subjects include English poetry and literary collections.
How many Norton Anthology of English Literature books are there?
Norton Anthology of English Literature has 17 books, released between 1962 and 2024.
Norton Anthology of English Literature Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Norton Anthology of English Literature books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 11962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 2The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 21962 · 2600 pages · confirmed 1/4196226001/4
- 5The Romantic Period1999 · 532 pages · confirmed 1/419995321/4
- 6The Victorian Age1999 · 532 pages · confirmed 1/419995321/4
- 7The Twentieth Century & After1999 · 1280 pages · confirmed 1/4199912801/4
- 8Norton Anthology of English Literature2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 9The Norton Anthology of Modern & Contemporary Poetry, Vol 1: Modern Poetry2003 · 1136 pages · confirmed 1/4200311361/4
- 10The Restoration & the Eighteenth Century2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 11The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. F: The Twentieth Century & After2005 · 1200 pages · confirmed 1/4200512001/4
- 12The Norton Anthology Of English Literature, Vol. B: The Romantic Period Through The Twentieth Century And After2006 · 1448 pages · confirmed 1/4200614481/4
- 13Major Authors, Vol.12013 · 1504 pages · confirmed 1/4201315041/4
- 14Major Authors, Vol. 22013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 15The Middle Ages2018 · 656 pages · confirmed 1/420186561/4
- 17The Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Do you have to read Norton Anthology of English Literature books in order?
You should read the Norton Anthology of English Literature books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Norton Anthology of English Literature book also stands alone.
Where to start with Norton Anthology of English Literature
Start with The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1 (1962), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Norton Anthology of English Literature book?
The Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century (2024) is the newest Norton Anthology of English Literature book released so far.
Is there a new Norton Anthology of English Literature book coming?
No next Norton Anthology of English Literature book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Norton Anthology of English Literature at a glance
- Still running
- Norton Anthology of English Literature is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Norton Anthology of English Literature books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 13,544 pages across the 10 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 1240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Norton Anthology of English Literature books, 5 of 17, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 17 titles, 14 are credited to Stephen Greenblatt and 3 to M.H. Abrams. One title carries no credit.
What the Norton Anthology of English Literature books are about
9 of the 17 Norton Anthology of English Literature books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english literature is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- English literature 7 of 9 books
- Literary collections 5 of 9 books
- Literature, collections 5 of 9 books
- English literature (collections) 4 of 9 books
- English & irish literature anthologies 3 of 9 books
- Great Britain -- Literary collections 3 of 9 books
- Littérature anglaise -- Anthologies 3 of 9 books
Other series by Stephen Greenblatt
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.