num_pages: 2918
description: This fifth edition of a survey of American literature offers the work of 212 writers, with 38 newly included. This modern section has been overhauled to reflect the diversity of American writing since 1945. A section on 19th-century women's writing is included.
language: English
title: Norton Anthology of American Literature
titlecomplete: Norton Anthology of American Literature
genres: Fiction, American, Reference, Short Stories, Poetry, Anthologies, School, Literature, Classics, Textbooks
ratings_count: 2682
publisher: W. W. Norton and Company