Research Guides: COML 398: Theories and Methods (HC/BMC) Fall 2013: Critical Editions

Critical Editions of Primary Sources

Critical editions of literary works with introductions, notes, bibliographies, and other supplementary material from noted scholars.

Norton Critical Editions
Student editions of important works of British, American, and world literature. These texts include selected contemporary and current critical materials, chronologies, and footnotes.
Broadview Literary Texts / Broadview Editions
In addition to the work itself, each edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes, chronology, bibliography, and various appendices. These texts include a wide range of background contextual materials contemporaneous with the work. [adapted from the publisher's website]
Harvard University Press Annotated Editions
Annotated editions of important literary texts.
Oxford World's Classics
Canonical works of literature with "comprehensive introductions, clear explanatory notes, chronologies, and bibliographies."
Bedford Cultural Editions
Teaching editions that include supplementary material designed to place works in their historical and cultural context.
Penguin Classics
Canonical works of literature with notes and other supplementary information.
Yale University Press Annotated Editions
Annotated editions from Yale University Press. Currently includes annotated works by T. S. Eliot, William Shakespeare, and Henry David Thoreau.