Guided by the latest scholarship, The Broadview Anthology of British Literature is acclaimed for its inclusiveness and its deep attention to literatures historical and cultural contexts. The Broadview is structured to meet the needs of todays students, with an unparalleled selection of illustrations and contextual materials, accessible and engaging introductions, and full explanatory annotations.
The second edition of the anthologys one-volume Compact Edition includes fresh selections from many authorsamong them Phillis Wheatley, Mary Shelley, and Chimamanda Adichie. Also new are omnibus sections addressing topics such as The Supernatural and the Occult in the early modern era, Modernism and Modernity, and Poetry in the Late Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries. A substantial website component is included, and many longer works are also available from the publisher in separate volumes that may at the instructors request be bundled together with this anthology.
The acclaimed Broadview Anthology of British Literature in its most streamlined form, the Compact Edition covers the medieval period to the present day in a single volume.
