The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Concise Volume B: Concise Edition, Volume B

by Joseph Laurence Black (Editor)

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. Highlights of Volume B include: substantial excerpts from Thomas DeQuincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater; a "Contexts" section on "India and the Orient" highlighting the effects of imperial expansion on British society and on the Romantic imagination; the complete text of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's In Memoriam A.H.H.; Vernon Lee's short story "The Virgin of the Seven Daggers"; Augusta Webster's "A Castaway"; George Bernard Shaw's Mrs Warren's Profession, annotated by Leonard Conolly; and a large selection of late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century writers including Alice Munro, Angela Carter, Kazuo Ishiguro, Seamus Heaney, Carol Anne Duffy, and Ngugi wa Thiong'o.

Genres: Poetry, Textbooks, Anthologies, Plays, Read For School, Nonfiction, History

1664 pages, Paperback

First published May 5, 2006

Reviews

[cass]

had to read this for uni but we didn’t cover the last chapter - i was going to read it for fun so that i could count this for my reading challenge but u know what, i’m gonna treat myself coz i still read 175 pages

[Jenna]

DNFing this at 50% because I read it for my semester one topic at uni. We didn't cover a few chapters, and considering it is now two weeks until 2018 I'm just assuming that I'm never actually going to finish it.

I really enjoyed learning about the history of British literature, and I may one day go back in to learn more about it. But for now I am going to lay this book to rest. I do highly recommend picking it up though if you are interested in British literature. ESPECIALLY if you are doing a topic on it for university. It's definitely good reference material!

[cass☽]

I had to read this for my university class, so I'm sure I'd give it a lot higher if I had read it through interest. That being said, it was a basic history book so there's not too much to complain about.

[Emily]

I read this book for a uni topic last semester. It is a well written history of British Literature. Unfortunately my topic did not cover the last chapter (I think it was on late 20th and early 21st) so I have yet to read it - one day I will.

[Anna]

I'm not going to rate this because it was a textbook I had to read for class, and I don't know how to accurately assign a star rating to it. The book was interesting enough and easy to read, though, so that is a plus.

[Diego]

(For class) Varied readings through the semester

[grace]

read for class

[kayla**]

I've read a lot of these works before, but the context in which I learned them is always shifting.
Some I like, some I dislike.
You don't have to like all of the classic works to be educated, nor does reading them really equate to education.
Sometimes it's just nice to read Browning or Eliot or Blake and not have to analyze everything they say. And other times, an analysis gives you a fresh perspective that makes you feel just a little bit smarter at the end of the day. And that's all I really want sometimes.

[Alisha]

This is the second volume 2 to the Broadview Anthology of British Literature. While this is an interesting textbook, some of the pieces that are too be read so a little hard, but that's okay. I needed and read this book for my British Literature to 1616 class.. We didn't read everything in this book for the semester. I plan on finishing the last little bit on my own at a later time.

[Lief]

A very good anthology covering late Renaissance literature. This contains a wide variety of poems and plays from critical authors of the time, and also contains a lot of useful background information presented in a way that makes the book enjoyable and worth reading!

[Courtney Chappell]

This was my textbook for renaissance literature. I did not like the class, and I did not like most of this book. Some sonnets were ok, but most of it was extremely boring and just not my style. I will definitely be selling this book as soon as possible.

[kayla**]

Some works were really great, but the amount I was expected to know for class really detracted from the overall quality of the writing and info.