The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: The Medieval Period

by Joseph Black, Leonard Connolly, Kate Flint

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, ad comprehensive, The Broadview Anthology of British Literature has established itself as a leader in the field.

The full anthology comprises of 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 through the www.broadviewpress.com website with the passcode obtained with the purchase of one or more of the bound volumes.

Genres: Anthologies

888 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 2014

Reviews

[Chloe]

Read selections from this textbook for class. Although I did not read the entire textbook, I'm still choosing to count it towards my 2021 Reading Challenge, as I spent a great deal of time reading and studying from it.

[Eleanor · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great introductory anthology.

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for one of my classes in Medieval Literature. There were a lot of very interesting stories and poems in here. If you want a whole range of different Medieval classics, I definitely recommend checking this out!

[Chanel Earl]

I read large sections of this for a Medieval literature class. I cant really rate the content because I liked some poems and texts, but not others. I can say that it seems like a great introductory anthology and I didn't have any problems with the translations.

[Zoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

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