authoritative texts of Volpone, Epicoene, The alchemist, The masque of blackness, Mercury vindicated from the alchemists at court, Pleasure reconciled to virtue : contexts, backgrounds and sources, criticism
Thomas Paine often declared himself a citizen of the world. This Norton Critical Edition presents Paine and his writing within the transatlantic and global context of the revolutionary ideas and actions of his time.
Part I of "The Pilgrim's Progress" was published in 1678 and Part II in 1684. This title provides a guide to the language, allusions and historical reference of this text. It includes twenty essays spanning two hundred years of thinking about the book along with a chronology and bibliography.
