David Damrosch

Christopher Baswell

Clare Carroll

Heather Henderson

Susan J. Wolfson

William Chapman Sharpe

Kevin J. H. Dettmar

Andrew David Hadfield

Peter J. Manning

Anne Howland Schotter

Stuart Sherman

The Longman Anthology of British Literaturewas the first collection to pay sustained attention to the contexts within which literature was produced. Canonical authors are presented alongside newly visible authors. New to this edition, informative fact sheets open each volume providing an easily digestible glimpse of life during each period. The up-to-date introductions and notes are written by an editorial team whose members are all actively engaged in teaching and in current scholarship.

The Longman Anthology of British Literature, Volumes 2A, 2B, And 2C

William Sharpe

Originally published in 1988, this volume contains papers from, and commissioned after, "The Passing of Arthur", a conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies in November 1986. No Arthurian story is experienced without some foreknowledge of its end, which the text acknowledges through a complex range of methods. This collection takes this as its point of origin, suggesting that all such narratives concern the passing of Arthur, even indirectly, so the chapters not only look at the death of Arthur but the passing on and development of the Arthurian literature. The figure of Arthur and the Round Table continues to fascinate contemporary readers. This interesting collection presents a wide range of Arthurian studies approaches representing some of the vast scholarship on the genre.

New Essays in Arthurian Tradition

The Passing of Arthur

Volume 1A (The Middle Ages) of 6-volume splits of parent volumes.

The Longman Anthology of British Literature

Examines the impact of an ancient and prestigious text on medieval culture.

Figuring The Aeneid from the Twelfth Century to Chaucer

Virgil in Medieval England

Kevin J.H. Dettmar

The Longman Anthology of British Literature is the most comprehensive and thoughtfully arranged book on the market. Approaching literature from a broad cultural perspective, the anthology offers a rich selection of fiction, drama, and poetry by major British authors. The second edition of The Longman Anthology of British Literature includes key major additions of important works, an expanded illustration program, and new translation of Beowulf. Fresh and up-to-date introductions and notes are written by an editorial team whose members are all actively engaged in teaching and in current scholarship, and one hundred illustrations show both artistic and cultural developments from the medieval period through the 18th Century. Perspectives sections shed light on individual periods, but are also positioned to link with surrounding works. Companion readings provide additional context for and special insight into key readings. For avid readers of British Literature.

The Longman Anthology of British Literature: The Middle Ages

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