British Literature 1640-1789: An Anthology
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The new edition of this successful anthology continues to challenge the boundaries of eighteenth-century literary study whilst thorough revisions make it even more useful to teachers and students. Includes more Dryden and Behn, as well as Congreve's The Way of the World . Retains the historical span and range of texts, canonical and previously marginalised, that made the first edition so attractive. Continues to represent many texts in their entirety, including Samuel Johnson's Rasselas , Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub , Eliza Haywood's Fantomina , Aphra Behn's Oronooko , Alexander Pope's Rape of the Lock and Daniel Defoe's Shortest Way with the Dissenters . An edited volume of critical essays, British Literature 1640-1789: A Critical Reader (Blackwell Publishers, 1999), accompanies this anthology providing the material for a complete course.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:063121769X
ISBN13:9780631217695
Release Date:July 2001
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Length:976 Pages
Weight:3.65 lbs.
Dimensions:2.2" x 6.7" x 9.6"
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Anthologies Anthologies & Literary Collections British & Irish Drama English Literature Fiction General History & Criticism Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods Poetry Renaissance Single Authors Writing Writing, Research & Publishing GuidesCustomer Reviews
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Great anthology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This is an excellent anthology. It includes, in addition to the standard biggies such as Milton and Johnson, seldom reprinted authors such as Aphra Behn, Eliza Haywood, and Delariviere Manley, as well as some interesting contemporary documents such as court reports which aren't usually thought of as literature.
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