Robert M. Adams (1) (1915–1996)
Author of The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2
For other authors named Robert M. Adams, see the disambiguation page.
Robert M. Adams (1) has been aliased into Robert Martin Adams.
Works by Robert M. Adams
Works have been aliased into Robert Martin Adams.
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Editor — 253 copies, 1 review
Candide [Norton Critical Edition, 1st ed.] (1966) — Editor; Editor; Contributor; Translator — 171 copies, 3 reviews
Associated Works
Works have been aliased into Robert Martin Adams.
Paradise Lost [Norton Critical Edition] (1667) — Contributor, some editions — 2,255 copies, 13 reviews
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 17) — Contributor — 2 copies
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- Legal name
- Adams, Robert Martin
- Birthdate
- 1915
- Date of death
- 1996
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Education
- Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD)
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The Norton anthology of English literature Vol 2 by M. H. Abrams
Volume 2 covers the Romantic Period, the Victorian Age and the Twentieth Century.
An interesting evaluation of the societal structures which led to the collapse of five of the Western world's most powerful cultures - eastern and western Rome, 18th century France, pre-Communist Russia, and the British empire.
He stumbles, badly, however, when venturing to apply the lessons learned from these prior world powers to the early 1980s United States. He's dismissive of alternative energy sources, weirdly obsessed with the Mafia, condemns, ever so mildly, the "alternative lifestyle" of homosexuality, and seems to think the death penalty is needed merely for its vengefulness. It's difficult to see how these examples even apply to the lessons learned from the previous 121 pages of analysis.
Read the introduction and first three chapters, skip the moralizing of the final chapter - it caused me to dock this book by a star and a half.… (more)
He stumbles, badly, however, when venturing to apply the lessons learned from these prior world powers to the early 1980s United States. He's dismissive of alternative energy sources, weirdly obsessed with the Mafia, condemns, ever so mildly, the "alternative lifestyle" of homosexuality, and seems to think the death penalty is needed merely for its vengefulness. It's difficult to see how these examples even apply to the lessons learned from the previous 121 pages of analysis.
Read the introduction and first three chapters, skip the moralizing of the final chapter - it caused me to dock this book by a star and a half.… (more)
Given the amount of time covered and the amount of material I thought it a great read. As a reader most of the history was familiar and the same with the literature, but there was also stuff I didnt know and authors I havent read, some that I never heard of, a introduction to the deep world of English culture. The author also makes good use of humour to keep the reader smirking at what can be a dry topic.
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