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The Turn of the Screw: A Norton Critical Edition

Henry James

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • The New York Edition text of the novel--the one that had James's final authority--newly and fully annotated by Jonathan Warren.
  • A full introduction, compositional history, and textual notes by Jonathan Warren.
  • Revised and expanded contextual materials, topically organized to promote classroom discussion: "James, the Ghost Story, and the Supernatural," "James on The Turn of the Screw," "Other Possible Sources for The Turn of the Screw," and, new to the Third Edition, "Adaptations and Illustrations."
  • Thirty-two critical assessments--from early reactions to the present day--sixteen of them new to the Third Edition.
  • A chronology and suggestions for further reading.

About the Series

Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: Nov 23rd, 2020
  • Pages: 320
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0003
  • Dimensions: 8.30in - 5.00in - 0.80in - 0.55lb
  • EAN: 9780393420371
  • Categories: American - General

About the Author

Warren, Jonathan: - Jonathan Warren, Associate Professor and former Chair of English at York University, received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. Co-editor of the Second Norton Critical Edition of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw and the forthcoming LGBTQ Comics Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions, Professor Warren has also contributed to A Companion to Henry James, The Henry James Review, Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature, and Early Modern Literary Studies.