Overcoming Matthew Arnold: Ethics in Culture and Criticism

English

ISBN: 1409426521

EAN: 9781409426523

Category: Literary Criticism / Poetry/Literary Criticism / General/Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh/

Publisher: Ashgate

Release Date: 02/01/2012

Synopsis: Opening the way for a reexamination of Matthew Arnold's contributions to ethical criticism, James Walter Caufield emphasizes the central role of philosophical pessimism in Arnold's master tropes of 'culture' and 'conduct.' He argues that Arnoldian conduct is grounded in an ethic of 'renouncement' that wholly informs both his poetry and prose and has continuing relevance to much contemporary ethical criticism.

Overcoming Matthew Arnold: Ethics in Culture and Criticism

Illustrated: No

Format: eBook - PDF

Pages: 242