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The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Short Fiction - Second Edition

Author : Lisa Chalykoff

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 434 pages

File Size : 24,28 MB

Release : 2018-05-04

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 1770487441

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Book Description

Designed for courses taught at the introductory level in Canadian universities and colleges, this new anthology provides a rich selection of literary texts. Unlike many other such anthologies, it includes literary non-fiction as well as poetry, short fiction, and drama. In each genre the anthology includes a vibrant mix of classic and contemporary works. Each work is accompanied by an introductory headnote and by explanatory notes, and each genre is prefaced by a substantial introduction. Companion websites include genre-specific quizzes and discussion questions for students and instructors. Pedagogically current and uncommon in its breadth of representation, The Broadview Introduction to Literature invites students into the world of literary study in a truly distinctive way. The second edition of The Broadview Anthology of Literature: Short Fiction includes new stories by Haruki Murakami, Octavia Butler, Lynn Coady, Leeanne Betasamosake Simpson, and more.



The Broadview Anthology of Short Fiction - Third Edition

Author : Sara Levine

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 478 pages

File Size : 30,9 MB

Release : 2013-03-14

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1554811414

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Book Description

This selection of 45 stories, from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Shaun Tan, shows the range of short fiction in the past 150 years. This third edition includes more works from the past 20 years and a greater representation of American authors; new to this edition are works by Katherine Anne Porter, Grace Paley, Donald Barthelme, Edward P. Jones, Gish Jen, and George Saunders, among others. Stories are organized chronologically, annotated, and prefaced by engaging short introductions. Also included is a glossary of basic critical terms.



The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Short Fiction

Author : Lisa Chalykoff

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 392 pages

File Size : 29,72 MB

Release : 2013-08-09

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 1554811775

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Book Description

Designed for courses taught at the introductory level in Canadian universities and colleges, this new anthology provides a rich selection of literary texts. In each genre the anthology includes a vibrant mix of classic and contemporary works. Each work is accompanied by an author biography and by explanatory notes, and each genre is prefaced by a substantial introduction. Pedagogically current and uncommon in its breadth of representation, The Broadview Introduction to Literature invites students into the world of literary study in a truly distinctive way. The short fiction volume of The Broadview Introduction to Literature gathers 39 important short stories from Edgar Allan Poe to Sherman Alexie. Examples of microfiction, illustrated fiction, and formally innovative stories are included along with classics of the genre.



The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Drama

Author : Lisa Chalykoff

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 554 pages

File Size : 44,94 MB

Release : 2013-08-08

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 1554811783

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Book Description

Designed for courses taught at the introductory level in Canadian universities and colleges, this new anthology provides a rich selection of literary texts. In each genre the anthology includes a vibrant mix of classic and contemporary works. Each work is accompanied by an author biography and by explanatory notes, and each genre is prefaced by a substantial introduction. Pedagogically current and uncommon in its breadth of representation, The Broadview Introduction to Literature invites students into the world of literary study in a truly distinctive way. The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Drama includes plays from the sixteenth through the twenty-first centuries, ranging from widely known classics to experimental works. Illustrations to several plays provide further historical and theatrical context.



The Broadview Anthology of Victorian Short Stories

Author : Dennis Denisoff

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 496 pages

File Size : 42,71 MB

Release : 2004-05-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1551113562

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Book Description

The Broadview Anthology of Victorian Short Stories beautifully demonstrates the astonishing variety and ingenuity of Victorian short stories. This collection brings together works focused on a wide range of popular Victorian subjects in many different styles and forms (including comic, gothic, fantasy, adventure, and colonial works; science fiction; children’s tales; New Woman writing; Irish yarns; stories originally published in popular periodicals; and travel stories). Both well-known and lesser-known authors are included, and both men and women are well represented. This anthology includes twenty-six annotated stories, a general introduction that discusses the history of the genre’s development in relation to key socio-political issues of the Victorian era, and suggestions for secondary readings. It also includes an intriguing selection of Victorian writings on the genre by Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Margaret Oliphant, Frederick Wedmore, and Laura Marholm Hansson.



The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Literary Nonfiction

Author : Lisa Chalykoff

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 161 pages

File Size : 25,3 MB

Release : 2013-08-08

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 1554811805

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Book Description

Designed for courses taught at the introductory level in Canadian universities and colleges, this new anthology provides a rich selection of literary texts. In each genre the anthology includes a vibrant mix of classic and contemporary works. Each work is accompanied by an author biography and by explanatory notes, and each genre is prefaced by a substantial introduction. Pedagogically current and uncommon in its breadth of representation, The Broadview Introduction to Literature invites students into the world of literary study in a truly distinctive way. The anthology is unlike others on the market in its inclusion of a section on nonfiction prose. The Broadview Anthology of Literature: Literary Nonfiction collects fourteen important essays and prose narratives, including new translations of Montaigne’s “On Cannibals” and Seneca’s “Epistle 47: On Slaves.”



The Broadview Anthology of Short Fiction – Fourth Canadian Edition

Author : Laura Buzzard

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 498 pages

File Size : 12,48 MB

Release : 2020-05-19

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1554813832

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Book Description

This selection of 45 stories represents diverse narrative styles and a broad spectrum of human experience. Stories are organized chronologically, annotated, and prefaced by engaging short introductions. The updated fourth edition offers more microfiction, graphic literature, and speculative fiction; authors new to this edition include George Saunders, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Kristen Roupenian, Lydia Davis, and Jillian Tamaki.



The Broadview Introduction to Book History

Author : Michelle Levy

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 12,42 MB

Release : 2017-04-30

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1460406036

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Book Description

Book history has emerged in the last twenty years as one of the most important new fields of interdisciplinary study. It has produced new interpretations of major historical events, has made possible new approaches to history, literature, media, and culture, and presents a distinctive historical perspective on current debates about the future of the book. The Broadview Introduction to Book History provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to this field. Written in a lively, accessible style, chapters on materiality, textuality, printing and reading, intermediality, and remediation guide readers through numerous key concepts, illustrated with examples from literary texts and historical documents produced across a wide historical range. An ideal text for undergraduate and graduate courses in book history, it offers a road map to this dynamic inter-disciplinary field.



The Broadview Pocket Glossary of Literary Terms

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Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 25,15 MB

Release : 2013-12-13

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 1770484329

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Book Description

This compact guide covers a wide variety of terms commonly used in academic discussions of poetry, fiction, drama, rhetoric, and literary theory. Definitions are kept concise; examples are abundant. The coverage ranges from traditional topics through to recent scholarship, and the straightforward entries aim to enable students to learn new terms with confidence. The pocket glossary brings together entries from a variety of Broadview publications—including The Broadview Anthology of British Literature and The Broadview Anthology of Short Fiction—and adds a number of new entries.



The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Literary Non-Fiction - Second Edition

Author : Lisa Chalykoff

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 49,63 MB

Release : 2018-04-24

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 9781554814060

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Book Description

Designed for courses taught at the introductory level in Canadian universities and colleges, this new anthology provides a rich selection of literary texts. In each genre the anthology includes a vibrant mix of classic and contemporary works. Each work is accompanied by an introductory headnote and by explanatory notes, and each genre is prefaced by a substantial introduction. Pedagogically current and uncommon in its breadth of representation, The Broadview Introduction to Literature invites students into the world of literary study in a truly distinctive way. The second edition of The Broadview Anthology of Literature: Literary Non-Fiction includes new essays by Ivan Coyote, David Foster Wallace, Richard Wagamese, and more.