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ISBN: 0321105796

ISBN13: 9780321105790

Longman Anthology of British Literature, Volume 2a: The Romantics and Their Contemporaries

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By David Damrosch, Kevin Dettmar, Susan Wolfson

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The Longman Anthology of British Literature is the most comprehensive and thoughtfully arranged text in the field, offering a rich selection of compelling British authors through the ages. With its first edition, The Longman Anthology of British Literature created a new paradigm for anthologies. Responding to major shifts in literary studies over the past thirty years, it was the first collection to pay sustained attention to the contexts within which literature is produced, even as it broadened the scope of that literature to embrace the full cultural diversity of the British Isles. Within its pages, canonical authors mingle with newly visible writers; English accents are heard next to Anglo-Norman, Welsh, Gaelic, and Scottish ones; female and male voices are set in dialogue; literature from the British Isles is integrated with post-colonial writing; and major works are illumined by clusters of shorter texts that bring literary, social, and historical issues vividly to life. The Fifth Edition builds on the pioneering features of the previous four editions, expanding the strong core of frequently taught works while continuing to lead the way in responding to the shifting interests of the discipline. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0321105796

ISBN13:9780321105790

Release Date:August 2002

Publisher:Longman Publishing Group

Length:1088 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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The Longman Anthology of British Literature - 2A / 0-321-10579-6 Anthologies are usually either purchased because they are required reading for school or because the purchaser would like to round out a private library with worthwhile literary selections. This review is written predominantly to help the latter in their purchasing decision. This anthology belongs to the three-volume set of The Longman Anthology of British...

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Wonderful reading

By Thriftbooks.com User, May 7, 2007

I got this book for an English Romanticism class, and apart from assigned readings by the teacher, the book also has biographies of the poets and writers -- really interesting read!

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A great anthology!

By Thriftbooks.com User, February 27, 2007

I'm using the Longman Anthology of the Romantics and their Contemporaries (3d edition) for the first time in my 3d-year Romantics course (enrolment 88 and counting!) -- I would like to thank the editors for doing a fantastic job -- the introductory essay (pp. 3-29) is truly unparallelled for clarity, scope, and intelligence -- absolutely filled to the brim with great, challenging ideas. The headnotes provide a meaningful,...

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Rated 5 stars
The best anthology out there!

By Thriftbooks.com User, October 15, 2002

This is a gorgeous anthology, with dazzling color plates (Martin, Gainsborough, Wright, Turnery, Blake, etc.) that are wonderful to look at and even better to teach with. The selections are all you could want for a survey of the romantics, and the organization of the materials--especially the cultural/contextual sections--is extremely helpful both for students of romantic literature and for the teacher designing a course...

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Rated 5 stars
The best anthology out there!

By Thriftbooks.com User, September 30, 2002

For the purpose of teaching British Lit to undergraduates, this is the best anthology. In addition to the wonderful array of texts, there are full-color plates and black and white drawings and significant discussions of cultural movements and conditions. This anthology has helped to bring non-canonical texts to the fore, especially with respect to abolition and slavery. Prior to the publication of the first edition of this...

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