Guided by the latest scholarship, The Broadview Anthology of British Literature is acclaimed for its breadth and its deep attention to literature’s historical and cultural contexts. The Broadview is structured to meet the needs of today’s students, with an unparalleled selection of illustrations and contextual materials, accessible and engaging introductions, and full explanatory annotations.
The Compact Edition, Volume A is the first half of the shortest version of the anthology, ideal for survey courses with shorter reading lists. It covers the medieval period to the eighteenth century and is about half the size of the Concise Edition, Volume A, which offers more comprehensive coverage of the same period.
All Broadview Anthology of British Literature volumes include a substantial website component, greatly expanding the range of texts that are available to teach. Many longer works are also available from the publisher in separate volumes that may at the instructor’s request be bundled together with this anthology.
The acclaimed Broadview Anthology of British Literature’s shortest offering for courses covering the medieval period to the eighteenth century.
