Overcoming Matthew Arnold

Overcoming Matthew Arnold
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 1409426513
ISBN-13 : 9781409426516
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Book Synopsis Overcoming Matthew Arnold by : James Walter Caufield

Download or read book Overcoming Matthew Arnold written by James Walter Caufield and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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