The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Concise Volume B - Second Edition: The Age of Romanticism - The Victorian Era - The Twentieth Century and Beyond - Softcover

General Editors:

Joseph Black, University of Massachusetts
Leonard Conolly, Trent University
Kate Flint, University of Southern California
Isobel Grundy, University of Alberta
Don LePan, Broadview Press
Roy Liuzza, University of Tennessee
Jerome J. McGann, University of Virginia
Anne Lake Prescott, Barnard College
Barry V. Qualls, Rutgers University
Claire Waters, University of California, Davis

Praise for the Broadview Anthology of British Literature, Concise

“I switched to using the Broadview Anthology of British Literature, Concise B years ago because it best models up-to-date and wonderfully circumspect ways of reading British writing since Blake. New majors are productively engaged and excited by the volume’s fine introductions, contexts sections, installments on the history of the English language and extended resources on the website; I can let them loose in a (wide) terrain that I know is well set-out, subtly teaching them by example how to start up research as well as how to think about abyssal concepts like “modernity” or “Britishness.” I’m myself excited by the whole Broadview project, which exhibits deep commitment to dynamism in its ongoing revisions―like the new Concise B―improved through the involvement of advice from forward-thinking scholars at every level. I discuss that project with my students, who come to understand their purchased anthologies as “the study of literature in process”―a phrase wherein all the nouns interact.” ― Romana Huk, University of Notre Dame

“I am pleased to say that my students and I really enjoyed using The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, Concise Edition this past fall and spring semesters in my survey of British literature. ... The final average of my spring survey class was one of the highest in my teaching career, and I am sure that the Broadview anthology was one of the many reasons for this excellent performance. My students were also excited about the Broadview editions of Frankenstein and Tess of the D’Urbervilles that we used.” ― Richard Branyon, Eastern Connecticut University

“I have just reviewed the introductory material to The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, and I am very impressed. I find the introductions to be democratic in their scope and selection of topics. The anthology as a whole is not a list of ‘greatest hits,’ but rather a measured look at the enduring classics as well as forgotten, but important, literary movements and figures. ... A wealth of cultural and historical information is provided, and students will surely finish these introductory pieces with a profound lesson: context matters. The introductory essays show subtle expertise ... The editors bring British literary tradition to life with color illustrations and visual materials [and] bring readers beyond the stereotypes of each era and into a rich world where the past comes alive.” ― Wendy Nielsen, Montclair State University

Comments on The Broadview Anthology of British Literature:

“ ... sets a new standard by which all other anthologies of British Literature will now have to be measured.” ― Graham Hammill, SUNY Buffalo

“With the publication of the Broadview Anthology of British Literature, teachers and students in survey and upper-level undergraduate courses have a compelling alternative to the established anthologies by Norton and Longman. ... This is a very real intellectual, as well as pedagogical, achievement.” ― Nicholas Watson, Harvard University

“ ... an excellent anthology. Good selections for my purposes (including some nice surprises), just the right level of annotation, affordable―and a hit with my students. I will definitely use it again.” ― Ira Nadel, University of British Columbia