Hadji Murat
Based on historical events, Tolstoy’s beloved final novella tells the story of the rebel leader Hadji Murat—whom Tolstoy described as “the leading daredevil of the Caucasus”—and of the precarious alliance he forged with his enemies during his final days. Set during the Russian conquest of the Caucasus in the 1850s and expressing empathy for the…
The Broadview Introduction to Philosophy: Concise Edition
The concise edition of The Broadview Introduction to Philosophy offers 44 historical and contemporary readings on core topics in Western philosophy, including philosophy of religion, theories of knowledge, metaphysics, ethics, social-political philosophy, and issues of life, death, and happiness. Unlike other introductory anthologies, the Broadview offers considerable apparatus to assist the student reader in understanding…
I want to tell you a story
The newly published third edition of The Broadview Anthology of Short Fiction is a unique collection of 45 stories, with more works from the past 20 years and a greater representation of American authors than previous editions. In her Preface to the anthology, editor Sara Levine—herself a celebrated fiction writer—comments on the ways in which…
On the Writing of Writing about Literature 2/e
“I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is prose, words in their best order; poetry, the best words in the best order.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Writing about Literature 2/e was written because literature and writing instructors were asking for a chapter on poetry to complement…
The Value of Poetry
I’m writing this time about poetry. To my mind, one of the most unfortunate trends of recent years is the decline in poetry sales for university and college courses. (Yes, I do have Broadview’s interests at heart here, but it’s more than that—really!) Increasingly, instructors have turned away from assigning anthologies of poetry or individual…
Happy New Year from Broadview Press: Forthcoming Spring Titles
Happy New Year! As we enter the coldest months of the year, it is cheering to look forward to new spring titles… Forthcoming Broadview Editions bring us narratives of endurance, exploration, and adventure, including the vivid depiction of a soldier’s experience of war in Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage, the building of a socialist…
Philosophizing About Sex: Teenage Sexting
In Broadview’s acclaimed new publication, Philosophizing about Sex, Laurie J. Shrage & Robert Scott Stewart discuss general issues (freedom, privacy, objectification, etc.) and show how ongoing public discussions of sexuality can be illuminated by careful philosophical investigation. In the following excerpt, they look at the complex topic of teenage “sexting.” Some recent studies suggest that teens…
The “Umbrella-Philosopher” According to R.L. Stevenson
From Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Philosophy of Umbrellas” (210). Appendix L “The Victorian Gentleman: Body and Clothing” of the Broadview Edition. More information on our new edition of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Third Edition can be found here. Any one acquainted with the growth of Society, and knowing out of what small seeds…
An Extended Stay at The Grand Babylon Hotel: My thoughts on editing Arnold Bennett’s fantasia
Randi Saloman at the 2006 Arnold Bennett Society Conference at Staffordshire University, holding an Arnold Bennett figurine gifted by the Society, with then Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent Jean Edwards in the background. [This summer we were excited to publish an edition of The Grand Babylon Hotel. Our editor, Randi Saloman, wanted to share some thoughts on her…
The Book in Society
The Book in Society: An Introduction to Print Culture examines the origins and development of one of the most important inventions in human history. Books can inform, entertain, inspire, irritate, liberate, or challenge readers, and their forms can be tangible and traditional, like a printed, casebound volume, or virtual and transitory, like a screen-page of…
Clarissa – An Abridged Edition
This classic novel tells the story, in letters, of the beautiful and virtuous Clarissa Harlowe’s pursuit by the brilliant, unscrupulous rake Robert Lovelace. The epistolary structure allows Richardson to create layered and fully realized characters, as well as an intriguing uncertainty about the reliability of the various “narrators.” Clarissa emerges as a heroine at once…
Lady Audley’s Secret – A Drama in Two Acts
Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s shocking and suspenseful novel Lady Audley’s Secret was one of the most popular examples of the “sensation fiction” craze of the 1860s. Within a year of the novel appearing in book form, no less than three theatrical adaptations appeared on the London stage. Braddon took strong issue with two of these, but…
Tales of Wonder
In the late eighteenth century, Matthew Gregory “Monk” Lewis, a notorious author of lurid Gothic novels and plays, began to gather this collection of horror ballads. Including original and traditional works, translations and adaptations, and even burlesques of the Gothic, this “hobgoblin repast,” as Lewis called it, brings together a fascinating assortment of works. Contributors…
The Victorian Art of Fiction
The Victorian Art of Fiction presents important Victorian statements on the form and function of fiction. The essays in this anthology address questions of genre, such as realism and sensationalism; questions of gender and authorship; questions of form, such as characterization, plot construction, and narration; and questions about the morality of fiction. The editor discusses…
Writing about Literature – Second Edition
Writing about Literature introduces students to critical reading and writing through a thorough and engaging discussion of the field, but also through exercises, interviews, exemplary student and scholarly essays, and visual material. It offers students an insider’s guide to the language, issues, approaches, styles, assumptions, and traditions that inform the writing of successful critical essays,…
Romantic Literature
ROMANTIC LITERATURE Moral Tales(18th C and early 19th C) Maria Edgeworth, Hannah More, Amelia Opie Jane Austen’s Manuscript Works (18th C) Sense and Sensibility (1811) Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice, second edition (1813) Jane Austen Mansfield Park (1814) Jane Austen Emma (1816) Jane Austen Persuasion (1816 / 1818) Jane Austen Northanger Abbey, second edition (1818)…
Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY The Apology and Related Dialogues (4th C BCE) Plato Philebus(4th C BCE) Plato Thomas Aquinas: Basic Philosophical Writings (13th C) The Prince (1532) Niccolò Machiavelli The Excellencies of Robert Boyle (17th C) Discourse on Method (1637) René Descartes Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy (1637, 1641) René Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy (1641) René…
City & Country: A Broadview Gift Package
Broadview Gift Packages contain thematically linked editions that are perfect for gift-giving—or for stocking your own library. Broadview staff have drawn together compelling combinations of some of our all-time favourites—and we’ve also included some works that we hope will become treasured new discoveries. They are delivered wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine: an…
Jane Austen Package B
Package ISBN: 9781488112461 / 1488112460 This Broadview bundle offers the following Austen titles at a discounted package price: Emma, edited by Kristin Flieger Samuelian (ISBN: 978-1-55111-321-0) Northanger Abbey, second edition, edited by Claire Grogan (ISBN: 978-1-55111-479-8) Pride and Prejudice, Second Edition, edited by Robert Irvine (ISBN: 978-1-55481-489-3) You may order this package with Jane Austen…
Jane Austen Package C
Package ISBN: 9781488112478 / 1488112479 This Broadview bundle offers the following Austen titles at a discounted package price: Emma, edited by Kristin Flieger Samuelian (ISBN: 978-1-55111-321-0) Northanger Abbey, second edition, edited by Claire Grogan (ISBN: 978-1-55111-479-8) Pride and Prejudice, edited by Robert Irvine (ISBN: 978-1-55481-489-3 ) Jane Austen’s Manuscript Works, edited by Linda Bree, Peter…
Sex and Gender Package
This discounted package contains Philosophizing About Sex by Laurie J. Shrage and Robert Scott Stewart and Beyond the Binary: Thinking About Sex and Gender by Shannon Dea, available a discounted price. Package ISBN: 9781039304550 / 1039304559 Components: Philosophizing About Sex: ISBN 9781554810093 Beyond the Binary: Thinking About Sex and Gender, Second Edition: ISBN 9781554815289 Please note that…
Tales of Adventure I
Broadview Gift Packages contain thematically linked editions that are perfect for gift-giving—or for stocking your own library. Broadview staff have drawn together compelling combinations of some of our all-time favourites—and we’ve also included some works that we hope will become treasured new discoveries. They are delivered wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine: an…
On Truth, from For the Sake of Argument
[The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of our forthcoming For the Sake of Argument by Robert Martin. For more information on the book, please visit our website] Truth I said this book is about argument. But why argue about philosophical beliefs? It’s a free country; everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, right? Well,…
This Language, A River and Workbook Package
This bundle offers This Language, A River and the accompanying Workbook at a discounted package price. If you require any assistance with your online order, please contact Customer Service at customerservice@broadviewpress.com or (705) 743-8990. About This Language, A River: This Language, A River is an introduction to the history of English that recognizes multiple varieties of…