Books : The Longman Anthology of British Literature, Volume 2B: The Victorian Age
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by: David Damrosch, Heather Henderson, William Chapman Sharpe
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 820.8
EAN: 9780321333957
ISBN: 0321333950
Label: Longman
Manufacturer: Longman
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1038
Publication Date: January 07, 2006
Publisher: Longman
Sales Rank: 219283
Studio: Longman
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Product Description:
Offering readers key women's writings from the eighth century to the present, this global and multicultural anthology includes selections written in English by women from Great Britain and the U.S. as well as Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Croatia, Ghana, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa. Organized thematically, the anthology emphasizes five important topics for women writers finding a voice, writing the body, rethinking the maternal, identity and difference, and resistance and transformation. Pivotal works of feminist theory by Woolf, Cixous, Showalter, hooks, Trinh, and others are also included. For those interested in women's literature.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Vivid Representation
The Longman Anthology of British Literature - 2B / 0-321-10669-5
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 Literature (Volumes 2A, 2B, 2C). Each volume contains ... Read More
Rating: - Vividly Colorful
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 Literature (Volumes 2A, 2B, 2C). Each volume contains ... Read More
Rating:  - Wonderful reading
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!
Rating: - A great anthology!
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, detailed historical background. Excellent, well annotated selections -- the notes ... Read More
Rating: - Good Book
I had this book for a class, it is good and explains the periods and some major authors
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