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In all six of its volumes The Broadview Anthology of British
Literature presents British literature in a truly distinctive
light. Fully grounded in sound literary and historical scholarship,
the anthology takes a fresh approach to many canonical authors, and
includes a wide selection of work by lesser-known writers. The
anthology also provides wide-ranging coverage of the worldwide
connections of British literature, and it pays attention throughout
to issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. It
includes comprehensive introductions to each period, providing in
each case an overview of the historical and cultural as well as the
literary background. It features accessible and engaging headnotes
for all authors, extensive explanatory annotations, and an
unparalleled number of illustrations and contextual materials.
Innovative, authoritative and comprehensive, The Broadview
Anthology of British Literature has established itself as a leader
in the field.The full anthology comprises six bound volumes,
together with an extensive website component; the latter has been
edited, annotated, and designed according to the same high
standards as the bound book component of the anthology, and is
accessible by using the passcode obtained with the purchase of one
or more of the bound volumes. In the revised third edition of this
volume, the term 'Anglo-Saxon' has been removed from our editorial
apparatus - a change made in response to recent scholarly work that
has drawn attention to the term's historical and current usage by
white supremacists. We have also taken the opportunity to implement
a small number of additional improvements. We have also taken the
opportunity to implement a small number of additional improvements;
the pagination, however, remains the same.
New to the second edition of volume two of The Broadview Anthology
of British Literature is a revised translation of Thomas More's
Utopia, prepared by William P. Weaver of Baylor University. Other
additions include a number of sonnets from Sir Philip Sidney's
Astrophil and Stella and a selection of poems by Isabella Whitney.
Milton's Samson Agonistes is now included, and four books from
Paradise Lost are now included in their entirety. With this volume
as with the others, material continues to be added on an ongoing
basis to the website component of the anthology. Of the ten general
editors, Joseph Black and Anne Lake Prescott have focused on volume
2 particularly; they are professors at the University of
Massachusetts (Amherst) and at Barnard College, respectively.
In all six of its volumes The Broadview Anthology of British
Literature presents British literature in a truly distinctive
light. Fully grounded in sound literary and historical scholarship,
the anthology takes a fresh approach to many canonical authors, and
includes a wide selection of work by lesser-known writers. The
anthology also provides wide-ranging coverage of the worldwide
connections of British literature, and it pays attention throughout
to issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. It
includes comprehensive introductions to each period, providing in
each case an overview of the historical and cultural as well as the
literary background. It features accessible and engaging headnotes
for all authors, extensive explanatory annotations, and an
unparalleled number of illustrations and contextual materials.
Innovative, authoritative and comprehensive, The Broadview
Anthology of British Literature has established itself as a leader
in the field.The full anthology comprises six bound volumes,
together with an extensive website component; the latter has been
edited, annotated, and designed according to the same high
standards as the bound book component of the anthology, and is
accessible by using the passcode obtained with the purchase of one
or more of the bound volumes. The two-volume Broadview Anthology of
British Literature, Concise Edition provides an attractive
alternative to the full six-volume anthology. Though much more
compact, the concise edition nevertheless provides instructors with
substantial choice, offering both a strong selection of canonical
authors and a sampling of lesser-known works. With an unparalleled
number of illustrations and contextual materials, accessible and
engaging introductions, and full explanatory annotations, the
concise edition of this acclaimed Broadview anthology provides
focused yet wide-ranging coverage for British literature survey
courses. Among the works now included for the first time in the
concise edition are Chaucer's The Prioress's Tale; the York
Crucifixion play; more poems from Sidney's Astrophil and Stella; an
expanded section of writings by Elizabeth I, more poems by Lady
Mary Wroth, and an expanded selection of work by Margaret
Cavendish. The literatures of Ireland, Gaelic Scotland, and Wales
are now much better represented, and a selection of work by
Laboring Class Poets is now included. There are also new contextual
materials-including a substantial section on "Transatlantic
Currents." In the case of several authors and texts (among them The
Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Julian of Norwich, Sir Thomas
Malory, and Phillis Wheatley), the new edition will incorporate
substantial improvements that have been made in the new editions of
the period volumes published in recent years. As before, the
Concise edition includes a substantial website component, providing
instructors with a great degree of flexibility. For the first time,
a selection of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales will be available online
in facing-column format (with versions in modern English included
opposite the original text).
The third edition of the Victorian Era volume of The Broadview
Anthology of British Literature includes a number of changes and
new additions, including the complete texts of In Memoriam A.H.H.,
The Importance of Being Earnest, Carmilla, and Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as Contexts sections on 'Work and
Poverty,' 'Women in Society,' 'Sexuality in the Victorian Era,'
'Nature and the Environment,' 'The New Woman,' and 'Britain,
Empire, and a Wider World.' The third edition also offers expanded
representation of writers of color, including Mary Prince, Mary
Seacole, Toru Dutt, Mary Ann Shadd, and Rabindranath Tagore.
In all six of its volumes The Broadview Anthology of British
Literature presents British literature in a truly distinctive
light. Fully grounded in sound literary and historical scholarship,
the anthology takes a fresh approach to many canonical authors, and
includes a wide selection of work by lesser-known writers. The
anthology also provides wide-ranging coverage of the worldwide
connections of British literature, and it pays attention throughout
to issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. It
includes comprehensive introductions to each period, providing in
each case an overview of the historical and cultural as well as the
literary background. It features accessible and engaging headnotes
for all authors, extensive explanatory annotations, and an
unparalleled number of illustrations and contextual materials.
Innovative, authoritative and comprehensive, The Broadview
Anthology of British Literature has established itself as a leader
in the field. The full anthology comprises six bound volumes,
together with an extensive website component; the latter has been
edited, annotated, and designed according to the same high
standards as the bound book component of the anthology, and is
accessible by using the passcode obtained with the purchase of one
or more of the bound volumes. For the third edition of this volume
a considerable number of changes have been made. Newly prepared,
for example, is a substantial selection from Baldassare
Castiglione's The Courtier, presented in Thomas Hoby's influential
early modern English translation. Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy
is another major addition. Also new to the anthology are excerpts
from Thomas Dekker's plague pamphlets. We have considerably
expanded our representation of Elizabeth I's writings and speeches,
as well as providing several more cantos from Edmund Spenser's
Faerie Queene and adding selections from Sir Philip Sidney's
Arcadia. We have broadened our coverage, too, to include
substantial selections of Irish, Gaelic Scottish, and Welsh
literature. (Perhaps most notable of the numerous authors in this
section are two extraordinary Welsh poets, Dafydd ap Gwilym and
Gwerful Mechain.) Mary Sidney Herbert's writings now appear in the
bound book instead of on the companion website. Margaret Cavendish,
previously included in volume 3 of the full anthology, will now
also be included in this volume; we have added a number of her
poems, with an emphasis on those with scientific themes. The
edition features two new Contexts sections: a sampling of "Tudor
and Stuart Humor," and a section on "Levellers, Diggers, Ranters,
and Covenanters." New materials on emblem books and on manuscript
culture have also been added to the "Culture: A Portfolio" contexts
section. There are many additions the website component as
well-including Thomas Deloney's Jack of Newbury also published as a
stand-alone BABL edition). We are also expanding our online
selection of transatlantic material, with the inclusion of writings
by John Smith, William Bradford, and Anne Bradstreet.
These volumes provide an overview of British literature in its
social and historical context from the Anglo-Saxon period through
to the twenty-first century. They trace literary developments and
touch on key developments in the history of the language of print
culture. Additionally, they provide essential background for those
unfamiliar with the unfolding of British political, social,
economic, and cultural history during each of the six periods into
which the study of British literature is commonly divided. The
material for British Literature: A Historical Overview has been
drawn from the general introductions to the six volumes of the
acclaimed Broadview Anthology of British Literature.
This volume is ideally suited for use as a companion volume in
survey courses where the instructor has decided against using a
large anthology. It provides an overview of British literature in
its social and historical context from the age of Romanticism
through to the twentieth century and beyond. It traces literary
developments in all genres, and touches as well on key developments
in the history of the language and the history of print culture. It
also provides essential historical background for those unfamiliar
with the unfolding of British political, social, economic, and
cultural history during these periods. Included are a wide variety
of illustrations, 24 of which are color plates. The material for
British Literature: A Historical Overview has been drawn from the
general introductions to the six volumes of the acclaimed Broadview
Anthology of British Literature. A Historical Overview, Volume A is
also available; this covers the medieval period through the
eighteenth century.
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Pygmalion (Paperback)
Bernard Shaw; Edited by Leonard Conolly
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'Not bloody likely' Ever since Pygmalion opened in London in April
1914 it has proved a very controversial play, from the (then)
shocking language, to arguments about its correct ending. Critical
interpretations have been similarly disputatious, encompassing
views of the transformation of the impoverished Eliza Doolittle by
phonetics expert Henry Higgins as either a story of economic and
social liberation, or an example of the perpetuation of male
control and self-interest. With subsequent film and musical
adaptations and many stage revivals, Pygmalion remains one of
Shaw's most engaging, provocative, and accessible plays. This new
edition of Pygmalion includes Shaw's definitive text, with both
Preface and Sequel, and provides the most comprehensive scholarly
treatment of the play to date, containing: * a substantial
introduction with biographical information on Shaw * detailed
discussion of the genesis and sources of the play * varying
interpretations, and a lengthy international stage history. *
textual notes on each page explaining language, allusions, and
staging * Appendices with Shaw's discarded scenes for the play, the
British Censor's 1914 report, and texts of all stage and film
endings of Pygmalion.
In all six of its volumes The Broadview Anthology of British
Literature presents British literature in a truly distinctive
light. Fully grounded in sound literary and historical scholarship,
the anthology takes a fresh approach to many canonical authors, and
includes a wide selection of work by lesser-known writers. The
anthology also provides wide-ranging coverage of the worldwide
connections of British literature, and it pays attention throughout
to matters such as race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. The
full anthology comprises six bound volumes, together with an
extensive website component; the latter is accessible by using the
passcode obtained with the purchase of one or more of the bound
volumes. A two-volume Concise Edition and a one-volume Compact
Edition are also available.
In all six of its volumes The Broadview Anthology of British
Literature presents British literature in a truly distinctive
light. Fully grounded in sound literary and historical scholarship,
the anthology takes a fresh approach to many canonical authors, and
includes a wide selection of work by lesser-known writers. The
anthology also provides wide-ranging coverage of the worldwide
connections of British literature, and it pays attention throughout
to issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. It
includes comprehensive introductions to each period, providing in
each case an overview of the historical and cultural as well as the
literary background. It features accessible and engaging headnotes
for all authors, extensive explanatory annotations, and an
unparalleled number of illustrations and contextual materials.
Innovative, authoritative and comprehensive, The Broadview
Anthology of British Literature has established itself as a leader
in the field. The full anthology comprises six bound volumes,
together with an extensive website component; the latter has been
edited, annotated, and designed according to the same high
standards as the bound book component of the anthology, and is
accessible by using the passcode obtained with the purchase of one
or more of the bound volumes. Intended for courses that focus on
poetry during the Romantic period, this volume includes all the
poetry selections from Volume 4 of The Broadview Anthology of
British Literature, along with a number of works newly edited for
this volume. The Age of Romanticism: Poetry maintains the Broadview
Anthology of British Literature's characteristic balance of
canonical favorites and lesser-known gems, featuring a breadth of
poetry from William Blake to Phyllis Wheatley, from Ebenezer
Elliott to Felicia Hemans. "Contexts" sections provide valuable
background on cultural matters such as "The Natural and the
Sublime" and "The Abolition of Slavery," while the companion
website offers a wealth of additional resources and primary works.
Longer works newly prepared for the bound book include Byron's
Manfred and The Giaour, Keats's Hyperion, and substantial
selections from Wordsworth's fourteen-book Prelude; authors newly
added for this volume include Hannah Cowley, Hannah More, Ann
Yearsley, Robert Southey, and Thomas Moore.
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The Baroness and the Pig (Paperback)
Michael MacKenzie; Foreword by Tim Carroll; Introduction by Leonard Conolly
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Manfred (Paperback)
George Gordon Lord Byron; Edited by Joe Black, Leonard Conolly, Kate Flint, Isobel Grundy, …
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A quintessential depiction of the Byronic hero, Byron's poetic
drama Manfred centers on the interior sufferings of its
psychologically tortured title character, who is haunted by the
death of his forbidden lover. A radically autonomous figure,
Manfred rejects help from other human beings, refuses Christian
absolution, and disdains dark supernatural entities far more
powerful than he is. Despite (or perhaps in part also because of)
scandalous associations between the work and Byron's own tumultuous
personal life, it was a considerable success from the start-and
soon became far more than merely successful; Manfred exerted a
powerful shaping force on the Romantic sensibility for decades
after Byron's death. The Broadview Anthology of British Literature
edition of Manfred is accompanied by a substantial selection of
contextual materials including Byron's original draft of the play's
conclusion; influences on the poem, such as Paradise Lost, Goethe's
Faust, and Vathek; examples of the Byronic hero from the poet's
other writings; a selection of contemporary reviews; and an excerpt
from Man-Fred, a dramatic parody in which the protagonist is
reimagined as a chimney-sweep.
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Utopia (Paperback)
Thomas More; Edited by (general) Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Kate Flint, Isobel Grundy, …
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This volume includes the full text of More's 1516 classic, Utopia,
together with a wide range of background contextual materials. For
this edition the G.C. Richards translation has been substantially
revised and modernized by William P. Weaver of Baylor University.
As with other volumes in this series, the text and annotations in
this edition are taken from The Broadview Anthology of British
Literature, acclaimed as "the new standard" in the field.
Appendices include illustrations from early editions; relevant
passages from the Bible and from Plato; excerpts from More's 1534
Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation that have been cited for
their alleged relevance to the debate over whether or not More
himself espoused the "communist" principles of the Utopia he
imagined.
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