The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Volume 1: The Medieval Period - Second Edition Softcover - 2009

Broadview Press, Toronto, 2009. Second Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 857 pages. One volume of the 6-volume set. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page and covered with contact plastic film. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. 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 throughout, and an unparalleled number of illustrations and contextual materials, offering additional perspectives both on individual texts and on larger social and cultural developments. This is a really nice copy without notes or underlining. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literature, Literary, Poetry & Drama; Britain/UK; Medieval 10th to 15thc; Essays & Literary Criticism. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781551119656. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8498. . 9781551119656