The Cultural Production of Matthew Arnold

by Antony H. Harrison

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821419005
• ISBN13: 9780821419007
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"