The cultural production of Matthew Arnold / Antony H. Harrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Antony H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888--Criticism and interpretation.

Arnold, Matthew.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The career of Matthew Arnold as an eminent poet and the preeminent critic of his generation constitutes a remarkable historical spectacle orchestrated by a host of powerful Victorian cultural institutions. The Cultural Production of Matthew Arnold investigates these constructions by situating Arnold's poetry in a number of contexts that partially shaped it. Such analysis revises our understanding of the formation of the elite (and elitist) male literary-intellectual subject during the 1840's and 1850's, as Arnold attempts self-definition and strives simultaneously to move to

Contents:

Rationale; Acknowledgments; 1: Revolution and Medievalism; 2: Keats and Spasmodicism; 3: Poetesses; 4: Gypsies; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821443132

0821443135

OCLC:

742512872