The Norton Anthology of English literature. Volume 2

Among our many critics, advisors, and friends, the following were of especial help toward the preparation of the Eighth Edition, either by offering advice or by providing critiques of particular periods of the anthology: Daniel Albright (University of Rochester), David L. Anderson (Butler County Community College), Judith H. Anderson (Indiana University), David Barnard (University of Regina), Ian Baucom (Duke University), Dr. Richard Beadle (St John's College, Cambridge University), Elleke Boehmer (Nottingham Trent University), Scott Boltwood (Emory and Henry College), Joseph Bristow (University of California, Los Angeles), James Chandler (University of Chicago), William Cohen (University of Maryland, College Park), Helen Cooper (Oxford University), Valentine Cunningham (Oxford University), Timothy Drake (Queen's University), Ian Duncan (University of California), Elizabeth Hanson (Queen's University), Brean Hammond (University of Nottingham), Claudia Johnson (Princeton University), Emrys Jones (Oxford University), Suzanne Keen, Shanya Kessel (University of Southern California), Bruce King, Rebecca Krug (University of Minnesota), David Kuijt (University of Maryland), John Leonard (University of Western Ontario), Peter Lindenbaum (Indiana University), Jesse Matz (Kenyon College), Brian May (Northern Illinois University), Father Germain Marc'hadour (Angers, France), Vincent Gillespie (Oxford University), Leah S. Marcus (Vanderbilt University), Paula McDowell (Rutgers University), Clarence H. Miller (St. Louis University), Tyrus Miller (University of California, Santa Cruz), Michael Moses (Duke University), Barbara Newman (Northwestern University), Michael North (University of California, Los Angeles), Stephen Orgel, (Stanford University), Ruth Perry (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Adela Pinch (University of Michigan), David Porter (University of Michigan), Laura Quinney (Brandeis University), Alan Richardson (Boston College), Phillip Rogers (Queen's University), Mary Beth Rose (University of Illinois at Chicago), Elizabeth Scala (University of Texas), Nigel Smith (Princeton University), Janet Sorensen (Indiana University), Michele Stanco (Universita degli Studi di Napoli "Frederico"), Marta Straznicky (Queen's University), Helen Thompson (Northwestern University), Blakey Vermeule (Northwestern University), Richard Wendorf (Boston Athenaeum), Johnny Wink (Ouachita Baptist University), David Wyatt (University of Maryland), Steven Zwicker (Washington University, St. Louis).

The editors would like to express appreciation and thanks to the hundreds of teachers who provided reviews: Laila Abdalla (Central Washington University), Avis Adams (Green River Community College), Kimberly VanEsveld Adams (Elizabethtown College), Thomas Amarose (Seattle Pacific University), Mark Addison Amos (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale), M. G. Aune (North Dakota State College), E. Baldwin (University of Victoria), Jackson Barry (University of Maryland, College Park), Elisa E. Beshero-Bondar (The

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Pennsylvania State University), Thomas Bestul (University of Illinois at Chicago), J. Christopher Bittenbender (Eastern University), Dr. K Blumerich (Grand Valley State University), Karl Boehler (University of Wisconsin, Osh Kosh), Bruce Brandt (South Dakota State University), Caroline Breashears (St. Lawrence University), Dr. Chris Brooks (Wichita State University), M. Brown (SUNY, Morrisville), Jennifer Bryan (Oberlin College), Kristin Bryant (Portland Community College), Stephen Buhler (University of Nebraska- Lincoln), Michel Camp (Jackson State Community College), Joseph Candido (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville), Tim Carens (College of Charleston), Cynthia Caywood (University of San Diego), Merlin Cheney (Weber State University), William Christmas (San Francisco State University), Caroline Cherry (Eastern University)* Joyce Coleman (University of North Dakota), Brian Connery (Oakland University), Kevin L. Cope (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge), J. Cortelloni (Lincoln College), Richard Cox (Abilene Christian University), Joanne Craig (Bishop's University), S. B. Darrell (Southern Indiana University), J. A. Dane (University of South California),