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The Broadview anthology of British Literature: Volume 1: The Medieval Period by Broadview

In all six of its volumes The Broadview Anthology of British Literature presents British literature in a truly distinctive light. Fully grounded in sound literary and historical scholarship, the anthology takes a fresh approach to many canonical authors, and includes a wide selection of work by lesser-known writers. The anthology also provides wide-ranging coverage of the worldwide connections of British literature, and it pays attention throughout to issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. It includes comprehensive introductions to each period, providing in each case an overview of the historical and cultural as well as the literary background. It features accessible and engaging headnotes for all authors, extensive explanatory annotations, and an unparalleled number of illustrations and contextual materials. Innovative, authoritative and comprehensive, The Broadview Anthology of British Literature has established itself as a leader in the field.

The full anthology comprises six bound volumes, together with an extensive website component; the latter has been edited, annotated, and designed according to the same high standards as the bound book component of the anthology, and is accessible by using the passcode obtained with the purchase of one or more of the bound volumes.

For the third edition of this volume a number of changes have been made. The Old English material has been substantially revised and expanded, including new translations by Roy Liuzza of Deor, Wulf and Eadwacer, and The Battle of Brunanburh. A selection from Adrienne Williams Boyarin's new translation of The Miracles of the Virgin will be included, along with Sian Echard's translation of selections from Y Gododdin. Matthieu Boyd's translation of the first two branches of the Mabinogi is also new to this edition, together with several Early Irish lyrics.

The Love and Marriage Contexts section has been expanded to include additional material by Christine de Pizan and excerpts from Holy Maidenhood, and the Religious and Spiritual Life Contexts section now includes excerpts from Wycliffite writings. The selection of material by Sir Thomas Malory has also been substantially revised and expanded. In addition, the online component of the anthology includes several new selections, including The Gifts of Men, The Fortunes of Men, The Feast of Bricriu, material by Robert Henryson, and a broader selection of medieval drama.

The Broadview anthology of British Literature Reviews

Comments on The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: The Medieval Period:

Broadview offers the best selection of Old English texts I've ever seen in an anthology of this nature ... Well done! - Robert W. Barrett, Jr., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 from Norton and Longman. Having adopted the first two volumes for an early period survey course last year, I had no hesitation in repeating the experience this year. The medieval volume, in particular, is superb, with its generous representation of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman literary culture, as well as its growing collection of texts from the too little-known fifteenth century. This is a very real intellectual, as well as pedagogical, achievement. - Nicholas Watson, Harvard University

The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: The Medieval Period offers remarkable features that make it an excellent choice for instructors. The anthology includes eight Canterbury Tales, compared to Longman's six and Norton's seven, enabling students to experience Chaucer's generic and linguistic range much more fully. The footnotes to The Canterbury Tales are more comprehensive than those in either Longman or Norton, explaining clearly each pilgrim's profession (not always included in other anthologies); pointing out ambiguous syntax and offering alternative readings. In addition, I was impressed that the editors indicate in the footnotes passages that are not included in Ellesmere, but are considered by some critics as late additions. This attention to scholarly detail models just the kind of accuracy we demand from ourselves and students while researching. The full manuscript page reproductions further enhance the students' experience with medieval manuscript culture, opening the door to further discussion of this aspect of the written tradition. I especially appreciate the extensive and inclusive Contexts sections ... [Overall,] The Broadview Anthology certainly contains the most up-to-date and comprehensive selections of medieval texts, with excellent introductory notes and reader-friendly organization. - Eileen S. Jankowski, Chapman 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

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

About Broadview

Two of the general editors have volume 1 as their particular focus. Roy Liuzza is Cameron Professor of Old English at the University of Toronto; Claire Waters is an associate professor in the English Department at the University of California, Davis.

Our Editorial Team:

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

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Medieval Period
  • Errata Slip - on the use of Anglo-Saxon
  • Introduction to the Medieval Period
  • History of the Language and of Print and Manuscript Culture
  • Gildas
  • From Y Gododdin
  • Pseudo-Nennius
  • Bede
  • Early Irish Lyrics
  • Exeter Book Elegies
  • The Dream of the Rood
  • The Cotton Maxims
  • The Gifts of Men
  • The Fortunes of Men
  • Exeter Book Riddles
  • Old English Metrical Charms
  • Beowulf
  • Judith
  • The Battle of Maldon
  • The Battle of Brunanburh
  • Exodus
  • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
  • Alfred the Great, King of Wessex
  • AElfric of Eynsham
  • Saint Mary of Egypt
  • Wulfstan
  • Blicking Homilies
  • Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • The Four Branches of the Mabinogi
  • Feast of Bricriu (Fled Bricrend)
  • Marie de France
  • The Life of Saint Margaret
  • Miracles of the Virgin
  • Middle English Lyrics
  • Contexts: The Crises of the Fourteenth Century
  • Sir Orfeo
  • Pearl
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • The Siege of Jerusalem
  • John Gower
  • William Langland
  • Contexts: Love and Marriage in Medieval Britain
  • Geoffrey Chaucer
  • In Context: Backgrounds to The Canterbury Tales
  • Thomas Hoccleve
  • The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
  • Wynnere and Wastoure
  • Julian of Norwich
  • Margery Kempe
  • Contexts: Religious and Spiritual Life
  • Medieval Drama
  • Hrosvitha of Ganersheim
  • Quem Quaeritis
  • The Service for Representing Adam (Jeu d'Adam)
  • The York Corpus Christi Play
  • The Towneley Plays
  • The Wakefield Master
  • The Chester Adam and Eve
  • The Chester Play of Noah's Flood
  • The Chester Play of the Shepherds
  • The N-Town Plays
  • The Croxton Play of the Sacrament
  • Mankind
  • Everyman
  • Henry Medwall
  • The Interlude of Youth
  • John Skelton
  • John Heywood
  • John Redford
  • Gammer Gurton's Needle
  • Ulpian Fulwell
  • John Lydgate
  • Sir Launfal
  • Sir Thomas Malory
  • Robert Henryson
  • The Scots Makars
  • Appendices
  • Reading Poetry
  • Maps
  • Monarchs and Prime Ministers
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Texts and Contexts: Chronological Chart of the Medieval Period
  • Bibliography
  • Permissions Acknowledgments
  • Index of First Lines
  • Index of Authors and Titles

Additional information

CIN155481202XVG
9781554812028
155481202X
The Broadview anthology of British Literature: Volume 1: The Medieval Period by Broadview
Broadview
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Broadview Press Ltd
2014-12-30
920
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