Arnold Oxford University Press, 1988 - 127 Seiten Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)--the leading man-of-letters of the Victorian age--left behind him a wide variety of literary achievements, perhaps most notably his Essays in Criticism and Culture and Anarchy. Stefan Collini examines the whole range of Arnold's literary, social, and religious criticism, as well as his poetry, and places it in the context of the major intellectual controversies of the nineteenth century. Discussing the ways in which Arnold has influenced modern English culture, Collini reveals that especially as a social and literary critic, Arnold still commands attention today. |