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The Longman Anthology of British Literature, Volume 1B: The Early Modern Period (4th Edition)
The Longman Anthology of British Literature Volume 1B The Early Modern Period - 4th Edition Author:David Damrosch, Kevin J. H. Dettmar, Clare Carroll, Andrew David Hadfield 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. E... more »xtensive 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. « less