The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Concise Volume A - Third Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Concise Volume A - Third Edition

Author: Joseph Black

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2016-12-13

Total Pages: 1927

ISBN-13: 1770485805

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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, and an unparalleled number of illustrations and contextual materials. Innovative, authoritative and comprehensive, The Broadview Anthology of British Literature has established itself as a leader in the field. The full anthology comprises six bound volumes, together with an extensive website component; the latter has been edited, annotated, and designed according to the same high standards as the bound book component of the anthology, and is accessible by using the passcode obtained with the purchase of one or more of the bound volumes. The two-volume Broadview Anthology of British Literature, Concise Edition provides an attractive alternative to the full six-volume anthology. Though much more compact, the concise edition nevertheless provides instructors with substantial choice, offering both a strong selection of canonical authors and a sampling of lesser-known works. With an unparalleled number of illustrations and contextual materials, accessible and engaging introductions, and full explanatory annotations, the concise edition of this acclaimed Broadview anthology provides focused yet wide-ranging coverage for British literature survey courses. Among the works now included for the first time in the concise edition are Chaucer’s The Prioress’s Tale; the York Crucifixion play; more poems from Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella; an expanded section of writings by Elizabeth I, more poems by Lady Mary Wroth, and an expanded selection of work by Margaret Cavendish. The literatures of Ireland, Gaelic Scotland, and Wales are now much better represented, and a selection of work by Laboring Class Poets is now included. There are also new contextual materials—including a substantial section on “Transatlantic Currents.” In the case of several authors and texts (among them The Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Julian of Norwich, Sir Thomas Malory, and Phillis Wheatley), the new edition will incorporate substantial improvements that have been made in the new editions of the period volumes published in recent years. As before, the Concise edition includes a substantial website component, providing instructors with a great degree of flexibility. For the first time, a selection of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales will be available online in facing-column format (with versions in modern English included opposite the original text).

Atlantis. Exodus.
Atlantis. Exodus.

Author: Yuri Aldanov

Publisher: Yuri Aldanov

Published:

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13:

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The myth of Atlantis has occupied the minds of many people for several hundred years. Thanks to the development of transportation, scientists and private researchers have tried in vain to find traces of it. The first who briefly described this mysterious island state was the ancient Greek philosopher Plato in the middle of the first millennium BC. The philosopher indicated the location of Atlantis and the date of its death - 10,500-10,000 years BC. Neither the first nor the second fact has been physically confirmed. But what is even more mysterious is that he never tried to go in search of it and did not even raise the subject, as if he knew for sure that it was impossible to find Atlantis. On the other hand, Plato wrote a lot about how a just state should be organized, about the laws of such a state, and even about how the number of citizens should be kept at a certain level. Were his thoughts related to the knowledge of Atlantis? Actually, Plato told more about Atlantis than a first reading of his works would suggest. What does the reader miss in Plato's treatises? There is an opinion that the reason for the death of this amazing state was some kind of tectonic cataclysm with sinking, which happened a little earlier than 10,000 BC. However, no traces of this cataclysm have been found either. Interestingly, during the same period, several unusual global events took place on Earth that radically changed the flora and fauna of the planet and the alignment of prevailing forces. First, agriculture emerged, based on the principles of collectivism and it led to the birth of mankind; second, the most voracious and most dangerous species of the mammoth megafauna disappeared; and third, some huge space object collided with the Earth's atmosphere, not leaving any craters or destructions on the surface of the planet. Is there any connection between these four events? Did the inhabitants of Atlantis leave any artifacts behind them? What feats did they accomplish? Why nothing is known about Atlantis? Is Atlantis connected with the emergence of religions? This book gives the answers to all of these questions, and they will amaze you. There is an opinion that the reason for the death of this amazing state was some kind of tectonic cataclysm with sinking, which happened a little earlier than 10,000 BC. However, no traces of this cataclysm have been found either. Interestingly, during the same period, several unusual global events took place on Earth that radically changed the planet's flora and fauna and the alignment of prevailing forces. First, agriculture based on the principles of collectivism emerged and led to the birth of mankind; second, the most voracious and dangerous species of the mammoth megafauna disappeared; and third, a huge space object collided with the Earth's atmosphere, leaving no craters or destruction on the planet's surface. Is there any connection between these four events? Did the inhabitants of Atlantis leave any artifacts behind them? What feats did they accomplish? Why is nothing known about Atlantis? Is Atlantis connected to the rise of religions? This book provides the answers to all these questions, and they will amaze you.

The Voluble Soul
The Voluble Soul

Author: Richard Willmott

Publisher: Lutterworth Press

Published: 2021-06-24

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 0718848292

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The "metaphysical" poetry of Thomas Traherne (1636-1674) is less well known than that of his predecessors, John Donne and George Herbert, and can seem daunting both to the student of English, uncertain about his theological ideas, and to the student of theology, put off by seventeenth-century poetic conventions and diction. This book looks at Traherne's verse in its poetic context. Taught from an early age at school to translate Latin and Greek poetry into their own verses, people in many walks of life in the seventeenth century frequently turned to verse to express their own strongest feelings or to put their ideas in a nutshell, thus providing an ideal context in which to get to grips with the poetic expression of Traherne's thought. To be voluble is not only to be fluently expressive, but also have the 'capacity' to comprehend (both understand and include) all of God's creation. Traherne's understanding of the soul and its 'capacity' will be explained. Traherne's delighted comprehension takes in the latest scientific speculation about the atom and astronomy, and also the fascinating details revealed by the microscope, but does not exclude a clear-sighted view of Restoration society's materialism and - in one startlingly savage satire - the corruption of the royal court.