Nina Baym (1936–2018)

Author of The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition, Volume D: Between the Wars 1914-1945

About the Author

Nina Baym was born Nina Zippin in Princeton, New Jersey on June 14, 1936. She received a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, a master's degree from Radcliffe College, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. She joined the faculty of the University of Illinois-Champaign in 1963 and taught show more English there until her retirement in 2004. She wrote several books including Shape of Hawthorne's Career; The Scarlet Letter: A Reading; Woman's Fiction: A Guide to Novels by and About Women in America, 1820-1870; Women Writers of the American West, 1832-1927; and Feminism and American Literary History. She also served as general editor of several editions of The Norton Anthology of American Literature. She died from complications of dementia on June 15, 2018 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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The Norton Anthology of American Literature

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition

Works by Nina Baym

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition, Volume C: 1865-1914 (2002) 391 copies, 2 reviews

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition, Volume B: 1820-1865 (2002) 375 copies, 1 review

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition, Volume A: Literature to 1820 (2002) 356 copies, 1 review

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition, Volume E: Literature Since 1945 (2002) 349 copies, 2 reviews

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition: Volume B: 1820-1865 (2007) 321 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter Version, Sixth Edition (2003) 319 copies, 3 reviews

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Beginnings to 1875 (Norton Anthology of American Literature) (1998) 294 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition: Volume C: 1865-1914 (2007) 287 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition: Volume D: 1914-1945 (2007) 282 copies, 1 review

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition: Volume E: 1945 to the Present (2007) 272 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter Seventh Edition) (2007) 209 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature - Volume 1 (v. 1) (1989) 164 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Fourth Edition, Volume 2 (1994) 164 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Fourth Edition, Volume 1 (1994) 158 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Fifth Edition (1999) 154 copies, 1 review

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. B (2011) — Editor — 151 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition, Package 1: Volumes A-B (2002) 145 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Eighth Edition) (Vol. C) (2011) — Editor — 143 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Eighth Edition) (Vol. A) (2011) — Editor — 138 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter Fourth Edition (1995) 119 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Package 2: Volumes C, D, and E (2007) 117 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Eighth Edition) (Vol. E) (2011) — Editor — 114 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Eighth Edition) (Vol. D) (2011) — Editor — 113 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter Seventh Edition) (Vol. 2) (2007) 110 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Third Edition Shorter) (1989) 103 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Package 1: Volumes A and B (2007) 102 copies, 1 review

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter Seventh Edition) (Vol. 1) (2007) 97 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 2: 1865 to the Present, Shorter 8th Edition (2012) 96 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Volumes C ,D, E (Norton Anthology) (2002) 94 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Second Edition, Vol. 2 (1985) 90 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Third Edition, Volume 2 (1989) 90 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Second Edition, Volume 1 (1985) 70 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 1 (Shorter Eighth Edition) (2012) 70 copies, 1 review

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Eighth Edition: Vols. A & B (2011) 66 copies

Woman's Fiction: A Guide to Novels by and about Women in America, 1820-70 (1978) 62 copies, 1 review

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter Eighth Edition, Volume 1 (2012) 59 copies

The Norton anthology of American literature (1985) 56 copies

Norton Anthology of American Literature 29 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (1986) 27 copies

The Norton anthology of American literature 26 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Eighth Edition) (Vol. Package 2: Vols. C, D, E) (2011) 24 copies

Feminism and American Literary History: Essays (1992) 21 copies

American Women Writers and the Work of History, 1790-1860 (1995) 21 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition, Package 1: Volumes A and B (2007) 18 copies

Novels, readers, and reviewers : responses to fiction in antebellum America (1984) 17 copies

The Scarlet Letter: A Reading (1986) 16 copies

The Norton anthology of American literature 13 copies

The Norton Anthology of AMERICAN LITERATURE : The Twentieth Century and After, Volume F 10 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (A and B: two separate books) 8 copies

American Women of Letters and the Nineteenth-Century Sciences: Styles of Affiliation (2001) 8 copies

Teaching with the Norton anthology of American literature, 6th ed. : a guide for instructors (2003) 7 copies

Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927 (2011) 6 copies

The Norton Anthology of American literature, Vol. 1, (Second Edition) 6 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature Fifth Edition Volume One (1998) 6 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature 5 copies

American Passages: A Literary Survey Study Guide (2004) 4 copies, 1 review

The Norton Anthology of American Literature 6e V A 4 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Instructor's Manual to 6r.e 4 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Volume B: 1820-1865 3 copies

Teaching with the Norton Anthology of American Literature Seventh Edition (2008) 3 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter Version (1980) 2 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Eighth Edition) (Vol. E) 2 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Instructor's Manual to 5r.e 2 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition, Package 2: Volumes C, D, and E [NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF AMER LITER] (2012) 2 copies

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: v. 1 & 2 2 copies

The Norton anthology of American literature Literature since 1945 1 copy

The Norton anthology of American literature (Volumes C, D, & E) 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature,Sixth Edition,Volume C- 1865-1914 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 3rd Edition, Volume 2 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Volume B, 1820-1865 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. A: Beginnings to 1865 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Volume E: Since 1945 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature 1 copy

The Norton Anthology American Literature Third Edition 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Package 1: Volumes A and B 7th (seventh) edition (2008) 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature Volume 2 Fifth Edition (1998) 1 copy

The Norton anthology of American literature. Vol. E, American literature since 1945 1 copy

American Literature between the wars 1914 - 1945 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Volume D - Between the Wars 1914-1945 (6th Edition) 1 copy

American Literature since 1945 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: v. 2 (C, D & E) (2012) 1 copy

Shape of Hawthorne's Career (1976) 1 copy

The Norton anthology of American literature 1914-1945 1 copy

The Norton Anthology of American Literature Fifth Edition Volume One 1 copy

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The Scarlet Letter (1850) — Introduction, some editions — 41,710 copies, 416 reviews

The Lamplighter (1854) — Editor, some editions — 520 copies, 4 reviews

The Awakening and Selected Stories (1899) — Editor — 446 copies, 3 reviews

The Hidden Hand or, Capitola the Madcap (1859) — Introduction, some editions — 405 copies, 4 reviews

Criticism: Major Statements (1964) — Contributor — 234 copies

The Blithedale Romance [Norton Critical Edition, 1st ed.] (1978) — Contributor — 191 copies, 2 reviews

Wau-Bun: The "Early Day" in the Northwest (1856) — Editor, some editions — 72 copies, 3 reviews

The Blithedale Romance [Norton Critical Edition, 2nd ed.] (2010) — Contributor — 62 copies, 2 reviews

In Search of Hannah Crafts: Critical Essays on the Bondwoman's Narrative (2003) — Contributor — 59 copies

Delia's doctors, or, A glance behind the scenes (1852) — Editor, some editions — 18 copies

The Gleaner: A Miscellaneous Production (1993) — Introduction, some editions — 6 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Baym, Nina Zippin
Other names: Zippin, Nina (birth)
Birthdate: 1936-06-14
Date of death: 2018-06-15
Gender: female
Education: Cornell University (BA | 1957)
Radcliffe College (MA | 1958)
Harvard University (PhD | 1963)
Occupations: literary critic
literary historian
professor of English
scholar
Organizations: Modern Language Association of America
American Studies Association
American Association of University Women
Organization of American Historians
American Literature Association
American Antiquarian Society (show all 10)
Nathaniel Hawthorne Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Awards and honors: Guggenheim Fellow (1975)
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (1982)
Relationships: Baym, Nancy (daughter)
Zippin, Leo (father)
Baym, Gordon (husband, divorced)
Short biography: Nina Baym (1936–2018) was an American literary critic and literary historian. She was professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1963 to 2004. [Wikipedia]
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Places of residence: Illinois, USA
Place of death: Urbana, Illinois, USA
Map Location: New Jersey, USA

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17 reviews

illarai 73 reviews

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 1 (Shorter Eighth Edition) by Nina Baym

As ever Norton has produced a wonderful reference book with some of the best American Literature excerpts for readers to explore. These excerpts are made even better by the historical background given for each author, placing it firmly in a time of change and influence. With this context and the helpful footnotes, it's easy to become immersed in literature written hundred of years ago.
I look forward to reading every piece in this book.

Jun 26, 2024

NinieB 146 reviews

Woman's Fiction: A Guide to Novels by and About Women in America, 1820-70 by Nina Baym

An interesting, seminal book about, plus lots of summaries of, women's fiction from the mid-nineteenth century. I'm looking forward to reading a little more deeply in this area.

Mar 6, 2019

AmandaL.588 reviews

The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Shorter Sixth Edition by Nina Baym

Good collection of American literature. I like that there were a fair amount of more recent authors represented. There was also a good selection of Native American literature, both historical and contemporary. I know that early American literature is sparse, but I'm not sure all that nonfiction really belongs in a book focusing on literature.

Jan 16, 20162 other reviews

mzebra 21 reviews

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Version by Nina Baym

I originally purchased this book to help me study for the CLEP American Literature exam. I didn't read this from cover to cover but it did help me pass the exam. Along with that it helped me fine tune my appreciation for great American writers. Now when I am looking for a new author to read I reference my trusty anthology to find a classic author to read up on. This book is definitely packed to the brim with great authors and a lot of information.

Jan 29, 20092 other reviews

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