Arnold by Stefan Collini
This is a study of the writer Matthew Arnold (1822-88), in which the author aims to portray him as an attractive and relevant figure for the modern reader. He argues that it is a literary and social critic that Arnold chiefly commands attention today and to this end he concentrates on his prose writing of the 1860s and above all "Essays in Criticism" and "Culture and Anarchy", rather than his religious writings or poetry. Instead of providing a summary of all Arnold's views, Collini has aimed to present the tone and temper of his mind and the distinctive style in which it expressed itself. Extensive quotations have been used to bring this out. Collini is co-author of "That Noble Science of Politics".
Stefan Collini is a Fellow of Clare Hall and a Professor of Intellectual History and English Literature at the University of Cambridge. His previous books include PublicMoralists (1991), English Pasts (1999), and Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain (2006), all published by Oxford University Press. He is a frequent contributor to The Times Literary Supplement, The London Review of Books, and other periodicals in the United Kingdom and the United States. He is a member of the Royal Historical Society and the British Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192876607 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192876600 |
| Title | Arnold |
| Author | Stefan Collini |
| Series | Past Masters Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1988-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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