The Broadview Anthology of British Literature by Broadview

The Broadview Anthology of British Literature by Broadview

Guided by the latest scholarship, The Broadview Anthology of British Literatureis acclaimed for its breadth and its deep attention to literature's historical and cultural contexts. The Broadview is structured to meet the needs of today's students, with an unparalleled selection of illustrations and contextual materials, accessible and engaging introductions, and full explanatory annotations.

The full anthology comprises six bound volumes, together with a substantial website component, greatly expanding the range of texts that are available to teach. Many longer works are also available from the publisher in separate volumes that may at the instructor's request be bundled together with this anthology.

Praise for The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century:

“I will certainly order volume 3 for my Literature of the Restoration and the Eighteenth century survey… The plain fact is that [the Broadview] has no serious or up-to-date competition. And you can quote me!” — John Rempel, University of Manitoba

“After years of cobbling together [materials] for my one-semester Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature course, I have been prompted by the availability of this new volume to return to using an anthology. The volume balances the urge for comprehensiveness with a judicious selectivity. … The introduction is lucid, smart, and current. … Headnotes are deft … [and] annotations are unobtrusive but extensive and helpful.” — Brian Connery, Oakland University

“Volume 3 of The Broadview Anthology of British Literature looks really great! I like the use of the website to include more material, and the choices of themes for the ‘Contexts’ sections, which are very much in line with my interests and my sense of the current state of eighteenth-century studies. I appreciate the decision not to segregate women writers, which is also in line with my thinking. The selections are interesting and thoughtful.” — Elizabeth Bohls, University of Oregon

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

“After twenty years of teaching British literature from the Norton anthologies, I’m ready to switch to the Broadview. The introductions to each period are key to teaching a survey course, and those in the Broadview seem to me to be both more accessible to students and more detailed in their portraits of each era than are those of the Norton. And Broadview’s selection of authors and texts includes everything I like to teach from the Norton, plus a good deal else that’s of real interest.” — Neil R. Davison, Oregon State University

“Norton’s intros are good; Broadview’s are better, with greater clarity and comprehension, as well as emphasis upon how the language and literature develop, both reacting or responding to and influencing or modifying the cultural, religious/philosophical, political, and socio-economic developments of Britain. The historian and the linguist in me thoroughly enjoyed the flow and word-craftsmanship. If you have not considered the anthology for your courses, I recommend that you do so.” — Robert J. Schmidt, Tarrant County College

Professor of English and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is a contributing editor. He is one of the general editors of The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, and his most recent book is The Library of the Sidneys of Penshurst Place (University of Toronto Press, 2013).