| The Longman Anthology of British Literature: The Early Modern Period, Volume 1b Contributor(s): Damrosch, David (Author), Dettmar, Kevin (Author), Carroll, Clare (Author) |
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ISBN: 0205655327 ISBN-13: 9780205655328 Publisher: Pearson OUR PRICE: $107.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Key Benefit: The Fourth Edition builds upon the strengths of previous editions with its sustained attention to the context in which the literature was produced and its broadened scope of literature that includes the full cultural diversity of the British Isles. Key Topics: Includes canonical authors and newly visible authors. Extensive selections from previously underrepresented female writers are fully integrated. New "Responses" readings group works that were based on earlier writings to link works across time and place. "Perspectives" readings are broad groupings that illuminate underlying issues in a variety of the major works of a period. New works include William Baldwin's "Beware the Cat" (the 1st English novel), Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene, Books 6" and the "Two Cantos of Mutability "and William Shakespeare's "Othello "and "King Lear." Market: For anyone wanting a fresh approach to the study and enjoyment of British literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 820.8 |
| Series: Longman Anthology of British Literature |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (2.10 lbs) 1416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Key Benefit: The Fourth Edition builds upon the strengths of previous editions with its sustained attention to the context in which the literature was produced and its broadened scope of literature that includes the full cultural diversity of the British Isles. Key Topics: Includes canonical authors and newly visible authors. Extensive selections from previously underrepresented female writers are fully integrated. New "Responses" readings group works that were based on earlier writings to link works across time and place. "Perspectives" readings are broad groupings that illuminate underlying issues in a variety of the major works of a period. New works include William Baldwin's Beware the Cat (the 1st English novel), Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Books 6 and the Two Cantos of Mutability and William Shakespeare's Othello and King Lear. Market For anyone wanting a fresh approach to the study and enjoyment of British literature. |