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Nina Baym (1936–2018)

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

87+ Works 7,069 Members 18 Reviews

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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Works by Nina Baym

The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition, Volume D: Between the Wars 1914-1945 (2002) 408 copies, 2 reviews
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) 374 copies, 1 review
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition, Volume A: Literature to 1820 (2002) 357 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) 323 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter Version, Sixth Edition (2003) 320 copies, 3 reviews
The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Beginnings to 1875 (Norton Anthology of American Literature) (1998) 296 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition: Volume C: 1865-1914 (2007) 293 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition: Volume D: 1914-1945 (2007) 286 copies, 1 review
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition: Volume E: 1945 to the Present (2007) 277 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter Seventh Edition) (2007) 211 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature - Volume 1 (v. 1) (1989) 166 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, Vol. B (2011) — Editor — 154 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Fifth Edition (1999) 154 copies, 1 review
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 — 145 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 — 115 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Eighth Edition) (Vol. D) (2011) — Editor — 115 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter Seventh Edition) (Vol. 2) (2007) 111 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, Vol. 2: 1865 to the Present, Shorter 8th Edition (2012) 99 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter Seventh Edition) (Vol. 1) (2007) 97 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) 71 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 1 (Shorter Eighth Edition) (2012) 71 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 30 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) 19 copies
Novels, readers, and reviewers : responses to fiction in antebellum America (1984) 18 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 13 copies
American Women of Letters and the Nineteenth-Century Sciences: Styles of Affiliation (2001) 8 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (A and B: two separate books) 8 copies
Teaching with the Norton anthology of American literature, 6th ed. : a guide for instructors (2003) 7 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
Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927 (2011) 6 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature 5 copies
The Norton Anthology of American Literature 6e V A 4 copies
American Passages: A Literary Survey Study Guide (2004) 4 copies, 1 review
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: Instructor's Manual to 5r.e 2 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: v. 1 & 2 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 Literature since 1945 1 copy
The Norton anthology of American literature (Volumes C, D, & E) 1 copy
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 3rd ed., v. 1 1 copy, 1 review
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, Volume E: Since 1945 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 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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Associated Works

The Scarlet Letter (1850) — Introduction, some editions — 41,980 copies, 417 reviews
The Lamplighter (1854) — Editor, some editions — 522 copies, 4 reviews
The Awakening and Selected Stories (1899) — Editor — 450 copies, 3 reviews
The Hidden Hand or, Capitola the Madcap (1859) — Introduction, some editions — 406 copies, 4 reviews
Criticism: Major Statements (1964) — Contributor — 237 copies
The Blithedale Romance [Norton Critical Edition, 1st ed.] (1899) — Contributor — 193 copies, 2 reviews
Wau-Bun: The "Early Day" in the Northwest (1856) — Editor, some editions — 74 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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18 reviews
illarai73 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
Heather19774 reviews
American Passages: A Literary Survey: Study Guide by Nina Baym
A wonderful textbook from college that I'm keeping because of the rich history in it... Stories and history from Native American all the way to present day, a very complete literary guide of America's writers.
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Oct 11, 2007
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
NinieB146 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
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