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Matthew Arnold revisited / Linda Ray Pratt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pratt, Linda Ray.
- Series:
- Twayne's English authors series ; TEAS 560 i.e. 561.
- Twayne's English authors series ; TEAS 560 [i.e. 561]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888--Criticism and interpretation.
- Arnold, Matthew.
- Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 174 pages : portrait ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Twayne Publishers, [2000]
- Summary:
- The only recent critical biography of this quintessential Victorian poet and critic who proposed that poetry should replace religion as a way to "interpret life, console, and sustain us."
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Uncertain Legacy of Arnoldian Culture: Done, Undone, and Done Again 1
- Chapter 2 Duped Souls and Best Selves, 1840-1844 19
- Chapter 3 To Be or Not to Be: The Question of Poetic Vocation in the Poetry of 1844-1852 38
- Chapter 4 Empedocles and the Bondage of Mind 55
- Chapter 5 The Fairest Resting Place: Poetry after 1852 71
- Chapter 6 Culture against Anarchy 94
- Chapter 7 Religion, Poetry, and the Culture of Righteousness 121
- Chapter 8 Arnoldian Conclusions in a Postmodern Time 143.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-166) and index.
- ISBN:
- 080571698X
- OCLC:
- 43929782
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