Matthew Arnold: A Literary Life

by C. Machann

Overview

Nearly everyone agrees that Arnold is a central figure in Victorian literature, yet his place in literary history is difficult to define. Tracing Arnold's literary development through his life helps us to understand the peculiar nature of his accomplishments. Clinton Machann examines the evolution of Arnold's writings and casts new light on the forces that shaped the career of this extraordinary man of letters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312210311
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	03/18/1998
Series:	Literary Lives
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	177
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

CLINTON MACHANN

Table of Contents

Abbreviations of Frequently-Cited Sources - Preface - Juvenilia - The Strayed Reveller (1849), Empedocles on Etna (1852), Poems (1853) - Poems, Second Series (1854), Merope (1857), On Translating Homer (1861), The Popular Education of France (1861) - Essays in Criticism (1865), New Poems (1867) - Culture and Anarchy (1869), Friendship's Garland (1871) - St Paul and Protestantism (1870), Literature and Dogma (1873), God and the Bible (1875), Last Essays on Church and Religion (1877) - Mixed Essays (1879), Irish Essays (1882), Discourses in America (1885), Essays in Criticism, Second Series (1888) - Conclusion - Suggestions for Further Reading - Notes - Index