{"product_id":"9781118952481","title":"British Literature 1640-1789 An Anthology","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Anthologies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBritish Literature 1640-1789\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Anthology\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert DeMaria\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning the period from the British Civil War to the French Revolution, the fourth edition of this successful anthology increases its coverage of canonical writings, plays, and of the development of British Literature in the American colonies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thoroughly updated new edition of this popular anthology which focuses firmly on the eighteenth century without neglecting the seventeenth century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains new texts including the play \u003ci\u003eRover\u003c\/i\u003e by Aphra Behn, and \u003ci\u003eBeggars' Opera\u003c\/i\u003e by John Gay; increased canonical works, including works by Dryden, Pope, and Johnson; and historical contextual materials, with particualr attention to the Americas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures updated introductions throughout, taking into acccount recent critical works and editions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes useful resources such as an alternative list of contents by theme, and a chronolgy of literary and political events, providing valuable historical and cultural context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Robert DeMaria, Jr is the Henry Noble MacCracken Professor of English Literature at Vassar College, USA. He is the General Editor of the Yale edition of the \u003ci\u003eWorks of Samuel Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of the \u003ci\u003eJohnsonian News Letter\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Samuel Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 1993), and \u003ci\u003eSamuel Johnson and the Life of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); and is the editor of \u003ci\u003eBritish Literature 1640-1789: A Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eClassical Literature and Its Reception: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (with Robert D. Brown, 2007), and \u003ci\u003eA Companion to British Literature \u003c\/i\u003ein four volumes (with Heesok Chang and Samantha Zacher, 2014), all published by Wiley Blackwell.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 March 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118952481\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377758957708,"sku":"9781118952481","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118952481_6d9ba78e-5e7e-447d-a94f-e33b15d4dd3a.jpg?v=1780281903","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118952481","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}