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  1. Aeneid (Krisak Edition)

    Virgil
    Translated by Len Krisak
    Introduction and Notes by Christopher M. McDonough

    Rising to the challenge of rendering the poem's Latin hexameters by adopting English iambic ones, Len Krisak's Aeneid doubles down on the English poetic tradition by also featuring rhyme. In Krisak's hands, these devices provide not only a superb kind of music but the snap and power of an epic adventure that glories in what only formal poetry can do. Enhanced by an Introduction and an extensive set of notes by Christopher M. McDonough, this Aeneid works as story, voice, and verse.

    "Virgil’s Aeneid, though central to the Western canon, is also one of the most difficult to tackle for the translator, with its knotty syntax, its famously 'pious' protagonist, and its slippery ambivalence toward questions of truth and power. In this fresh translation, Len Krisak not only boldly meets Virgil line-for-line, but in a hexameter that answers the original meter, all while hewing to straightforward English with a weather eye on the Latin. The six-beat line has a reputation in English for dragging, but Krisak's hexameters drive along briskly. His choice to rhyme throughout, sometimes chiming ingeniously and sometimes with subtler off-rhyme effects, brings home that we are reading not only an epic narrative, but a verse performance. This work, concerned with human displacement in the aftermath of a prolonged war, with its themes of personal responsibility, duty, and leadership, and imbued with anxiety about the direction of a nation, could not be more topical." —A. E. Stallings

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  2. Aristophanes: Frogs (Meineck Edition)

    Translated, with Introduction and Notes, by Peter Meineck

    Aristophanes's classic send-up of rivalry within the ultra-competitive world of fifth-century Athenian theatre wins a new lease on life in this fresh line-for-line translation by Peter Meineck. Premiered in 2021 by Aquila Theatre and accompanied here by Meineck’s notes and wide-ranging Introduction, this Frogs offers the best view yet of a high-stakes afterlife contest between two of Athens's late great playwrights. Both are undisputed masters of tragedy. But only one can win and return to save the city.

    "Peter Meineck draws on his vast experience as both theatre producer and classical scholar in this lively and thoroughly contemporary translation of Aristophanes's rambunctious but heady Frogs. In highlighting Aristophanes's own concern for spectacle, stage action, and musicality, Meineck offers flexible guidance not only for modern producers of this comedy but also for readers eager to visualize an Aristophanic play in its original setting and to marvel at its enduring comic brilliance." —Ralph M. Rosen, Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities and Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania

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  3. Bashō: Travel Writings

    Matsuo Bashō
    Translated and Edited by Steven D. Carter

    "Destined to delight readers with its vibrant, spot-on translations, this definitive collection of haiku grandmaster Bashō’s travel writings, in prose as well as poetry, conveys the exquisite pleasures and heartbreaks of the road as a metaphor for life itself." —Adam L. Kern, University of Wisconsin–Madison

    "The travel writings of Matsuo Bashō are of enormous literary importance, and so it is a joy to see them collected in this compact volume, in translations of exemplary elegance, faithfulness, and accessibility. The annotations are especially valuable: they show a solid grasp of the author’s life, work, and times, and provide rich and detailed background information about allusions to Chinese and Japanese classics. Along with the high quality of the translations themselves, this thorough commentary makes the book a significant scholarly resource and will help readers appreciate the density and delicacy of Bashō’s writing. A very welcome addition to the English-language literature on one of the central poets of the Japanese tradition." —David B. Lurie, Columbia University

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  4. Early Modern: New Horizons

    Edited, with Introductions and Notes, by Margaret L. King

    Early Modern: New Horizons offers, in its entirety, the fourth section (chapters 12-14) of Margaret King's The  Western Literary Tradition: An Introduction in Texts, Volume 1. Available in eBook format only, it includes the general introduction and annotation to this section along with textual selections arranged chronologically from Amerigo Vespucci's New World (1502/1503) to Milton's Samson Agonistes (1671). Contents covers selections from works by Baldassar Vespucci, Hernán Cortés, Garcilaso de la Vega, Saint Francis Xavier, Luís de Camões, Margaret Cavendish, Aphra Behn, Marguerite de Navarre, Saint Teresa of Ávila, María de Zayas y Sotomayor, Moderata Fonte, Sarra Copia Sulam, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Molière, John Milton and selections from The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes.

    Table of Contents: Click here to view the Table of Contents for Early Modern: New Horizon(PDF).

    For more information about the The  Western Literary Tradition anthology, including the Table of Contents for the complete volume 1 and all four eBook-only selects from volume  1, visit: hackettpublishing.com/literature/anthology.

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  5. Frankenstein: The 1818 Edition with Related Texts

    Mary Shelley
    Edited, with Introduction and Notes, by David Wootton

    "In this new edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, David Wootton's Introduction gives the reader both a clear and gripping account of the biographical circumstances that led to the novel’s writing and the most striking and original interpretations of its central themes and of the intellectual and cultural influences on them. Offering a new account of the complex history of its composition, and drawing upon his deep knowledge of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific debates, Wootton reveals the ways in which the origins of Shelley’s novel are inextricably linked to conceptions of the origins of life itself. We have here a transformative reading of one of the world’s best-known stories." —Laura Marcus, Goldsmiths' Professor of English Literature and Fellow of New College, University of Oxford

    "David Wootton, the editor of a splendid new edition of Frankenstein that includes a rich variety of relevant texts, prefers to focus on the contribution made to the novel by Mary’s reading of contemporary articles on travel (the book’s first narrator, Robert Walton, is bound for the North Pole, which he describes as 'the favourite dream of my early years'). Wootton's magisterial introduction grants equal significance to the earnest discussions about generating life that took place in 1816 at Lord Byron's lakeside villa in Switzerland, where Frankenstein was conceived."
     —Miranda Seymour in The New York Review of Books

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  6. Lucian: Three Menippean Fantasies

    Translated, with Introduction and Notes, by Joel C. Relihan

    A handful of fragments is all that remains of the writings of Menippus, the third-century BCE provocateur of the Greek Cynic movement. The Western literary tradition knows him through Lucian, the Greek satirist who lived and worked four hundred years later. Included in this book are Joel Relihan’s lively English translations of Lucian’s three reanimations of Menippus—fantastic narratives and comic dialogues set in heaven and hell: Menippus; or, The Consultation of the Corpses, Icaromenippus; or, A Man above the Clouds, and The Colloquies of the Corpses (Dialogues of the Dead).

    “Professor Relihan’s translations of Lucian’s Menippus works are the best I know of in English. The notes, Introduction, and Afterword are models of concision and clarity. This volume will be enormously useful to anyone interested in Lucian, Menippus, or ‘Menippean satire’.” —R. Bracht Branham, Emory University

     

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  7. Renaissance Revisions: Recovery and Renewal

    Edited, with Introductions and Notes, by Margaret L. King

    Renaissance Revisions: Recovery and Renewal offers, in its entirety, the third section (chapters 8-11) of Margaret King's The  Western Literary Tradition: An Introduction in Texts, Volume 1. Available in eBook format only, it includes the general introduction and annotation to this section along with textual selections arranged chronologically from Petrarch’s Letters to Cicero and Homer and Sonnets (1327–1368) to John Donne’s Songs and Sonnets and Holy Sonnets (1633). Contents covers selections from works by St. Augustine, Boethius, Hrotswitha of Gandersheim, Hildegard of Binge, Peter Abelard, Margery Kempe, Thomas à Kempis, Einhard, Marie de France, Andreas Capellanus, Marco Polo, Dante Alighieri, Boccaccio, Chaucer, Christine de Pizan, as well as selections from Beowulf, Song of Roland, and Song of My Cid.

    Table of Contents: Click here to view the Table of Contents for Renaissance Revisions: Recovery and Renewal (PDF).

    For more information about the The  Western Literary Tradition anthology, including the Table of Contents for the complete volume 1 and all four eBook-only selects from volume  1, visit: hackettpublishing.com/literature/anthology.

    Ebook examination copies: To request a RedShelf or VitalSource eBook exam copy of this or other titles in The Western Literary Tradition anthology please complete this form.

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  8. The Book of the Courtier

    Baldesar Castiglione
    Edited and Translated by, with an Introduction, by Peter Hainsworth

    Peter Hainsworth’s sparkling, eminently readable new English translation of The Book of the Courtier, Baldesar Castiglione’s (1478–1529) literary and philosophical masterpiece, captures all the nuance, stylistic flair, and humor of this foundational work of Renaissance humanism.

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  9. The Middle Ages: The Formation of the Western Literary Tradition

    Edited, with Introductions and Notes, by Margaret L. King

    The Middle Ages: Formation of the Western Literary Tradition offers, in its entirety, the second section (chapters 5-7) of Margaret King's The  Western Literary Tradition: An Introduction in Texts, Volume 1. Available in eBook format only, it includes the general introduction and annotation to this section along with textual selections arranged chronologically from St. Augustine's Confessions (397) to Christine de Pizan's Book of the City of Ladies (1405). Contents covers selections from works by St. Augustine, Boethius, Hrotswitha of Gandersheim, Hildegard of Binge, Peter Abelard, Margery Kempe, Thomas à Kempis, Einhard, Marie de France, Andreas Capellanus, Marco Polo, Dante Alighieri, Boccaccio, Chaucer, Christine de Pizan, as well as selections from Beowulf, Song of Roland, and Song of My Cid.

    Table of Contents: Click here to view the Table of Contents for The Middle Ages: Formation of the Western Literary Tradition (PDF).

    For more information about the The  Western Literary Tradition anthology, including the Table of Contents for the complete volume 1 and all four eBook-only selects from volume  1, visit: hackettpublishing.com/literature/anthology.

    Ebook examination copies: To request a RedShelf or VitalSource eBook exam copy of this or other titles in The Western Literary Tradition anthology please complete this form.

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  10. The Tragedy of Coriolanus

    William Shakespeare
    Edited, with Introduction and Notes, by Jan H. Blits

    "Jan Blits's invaluable edition of Coriolanus opens up new vistas for its readers by providing rare insights into Shakespeare’s remarkable artistry and acuity in dramatizing ancient Rome—its history, its heroes, and its aspirations. In addition, Professor Blits’s references to key sources on Rome enable curious readers to conduct their own further investigations under his learned guidance. In short, Blits’s edition makes the depths of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus accessible in ways previous versions do not."
    —Vickie B. Sullivan, Cornelia M. Jackson Professor of Political Science, Tufts University

    "With this edition of Coriolanus, together with his editions of Julius Caesar and Antony & Cleopatra, Jan Blits completes his masterful trilogy of commentary on Shakespeare’s dramatic portrait of the ancient Roman Republic. His introductory essay, extensive and detailed notes to the text, and useful glossary provide readers, students, and scholars of Shakespeare’s Roman plays with a comprehensive account of the dominant themes and circumstances in the dramatic action—especially from the perspective of ancient history and political philosophy. From the foundation of the Roman Republic and its inevitable tension between extraordinary martial prowess, the pursuit of self-sufficient virtue, and republican devotion to the common good, Blits creates a compelling historical, political, and philosophical framework for understanding Shakespeare's Coriolanus and Rome." —Dustin Gish, The Honors College, University of Houston

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  11. The Tragedy of Macbeth

    William Shakespeare
    Edited, with Introduction and Notes, by Jan H. Blits

    The fourth in a series of editions of Shakespeare’s most political and history-soaked plays, this Macbeth offers copious aids to understanding the play not found in any other edition. By attending to the play’s medieval Scottish setting in a way that rival editors have never matched—when they have even dug beyond the early seventeenth-century context in which it was produced—Jan H. Blits’s edition richly rewards readers left unsatisfied by “decodings” of the play’s supposed allusions to the politics of early modern England who wish to look deeper. In doing so, it opens the text for readers to encounter, in new ways, the play’s historical, political, and psychological significance.

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  12. The Western Literary Tradition, Volume 1: The Hebrew Bible to John Milton

    Edited, with Introductions and Notes, by Margaret L. King

    This compact anthology provides a thorough introduction to the major works of the Western literary tradition from Antiquity to 1700 covering the Hebrew Bible to John Milton (see the full Table of Contents in the link below). It includes excerpts from seventy texts translated from eight ancient and modern languages in genres as diverse as epic, lyric, and dramatic verse; prose narrative including story, romance, and novel; and nonfiction prose including autobiography, biography, letter, speech, dialogue, and essay. Further distinguishing this collection is the inclusion of works by women writers often overlooked in other literary anthologies. Margaret L. King's clear, engaging introductions and notes support an informed reading of the texts while extending students’ knowledge of particular authors and problems of interest.

    Table of Contents: Click here to see the full Table of Contents for The Western Literary Tradition, Volume 1 (PDF)

    Ebook flexibility: Find the The Western Literary Tradition eBook solution that best fits your syllabus. In addition to being available as a complete volume in print and eBook formats The Western Literary Tradition: Volume 1 is also available in four affordable ($9.95 each) eBook-only selections: Antiquity: Foundations of Western LiteratureThe Middle Ages: The Formation of the Western Literary TraditionRenaissance Revisions: Recovery and Renewal, and Early Modern: New Horizons. Click here to learn more about the eBook-only selections, and to request instructor eBook exam copies.

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  13. The Western Literary Tradition, Volume 2: Jonathan Swift to George Orwell

    Edited, with Introductions and Notes, by Margaret L. King

    This compact anthology—the second volume in Margaret L. King’s masterful introduction to the Western literary tradition—offers, in whole or in part, eighty key literary works of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. The texts provided here represent an unusually broad array of languages and traditions, ranging across a variety of genres such as verse, drama, philosophy, short- and long-form fiction, and non-fiction (including autobiography, speech, journalism, and essay). This second volume shares with the first a focus on works by women; numerous texts by Latin American writers are included here as well. King’s clear, engaging introductions and notes support an informed reading of the texts while extending students’ knowledge of particular authors and problems of interest. The Western Literary Tradition’s modest length and cost allow for the use of full-length works—many of which are available in Hackett Publishing’s own well-regarded and inexpensive translations and editions—alongside the anthology without adding undue cost to a student’s total textbook fees.

    See the complete Table of Contents for volume 2 here (PDF).

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  14. Tristan and Isolde: with Ulrich von Türheim’s Continuation

    Gottfried von Strassburg
    Edited and Translated, with an Introduction, by William T. Whobrey

    "William T. Whobrey conducts Gottfried von Strassburg’s great medieval epic into the twenty-first century. The reader will come for the elegant translation and stay for the scholarship." Alexander Sager, University of Georgia

    "I believe this fluent, accurate, readable translation of Tristan and Isolde will become the standard English edition of Gottfried’s literary masterpiece. Wisely choosing not to recreate the end rhyme of the original, Whobrey has created a text that stays true to the original Middle High German while rendering it into modern English prose. The inclusion of Ulrich von Türheim's Continuation is a great strength of this book. For the first time, English speakers will be able to read Gottfried's work in tandem with Ulrich's and explore—via Whobrey’s discussion of Ulrich's sources—the rich Tristan literary tradition in the Middle Ages and the ways in which Gottfried’s achievement resonated well after his death. The footnotes provide helpful cultural, historical, and interpretive information, and Whobrey's Introduction offers a nice overview of Gottfried's biography, a discussion of Gottfried's important literary excursus, his place within the literature and genres of his time, and the source material for his Tristan. Particularly useful is Whobrey's discussion of the intricate and masterful structure of Gottfried’s text." Scott Pincikowski, Hood College

     

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  15. Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes

    Translated and Edited, with Introduction, by Jackson Crawford

    Inherited through the line of the berserker Angantýr and his war-loving daughter Hervor, the ever-lethal, shining sword Tyrfing and its changes of hands frame the uncanny story of The Saga of Hervor and Heiđrek. A second heroic saga, Hrólf Kraki and His Champions, recounts the daring deeds of the members and entourage of the ancient Danish house of Skjoldung. Passed down orally in pre-Christian Norse times, transmitted in writing in medieval Iceland, and here wielded by the hand of Jackson Crawford, the tales told in this volume retain their sharp edges and flashes of glory that never fail to slay. 

    "Hervarar saga and Hrólfs saga kraka are among the best of the Icelandic mythical heroic sagas and are both highpoints of medieval literature. Jackson Crawford’s new translation is eminently readable and with its accompanying Introduction and notes will serve as an excellent introduction to this fascinating material." —M. J. Driscoll, Professor of Old Norse Philology, University of Copenhagen

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