
Matthew Arnold (1822-88), the leading man-of-letters of the Victorian age, has been the decisive influence on modern thinking about literature and criticism and his work has become an inescapable cultural reference point today. In this stylish and entertaining book Stefan...

Matthew Arnold left behind him a variety of literary achievements. This book begins with an examination of the Arnoldian "voice" and ends with an appraisal and a defense of some of the ways in which he has influenced modern English culture. The book seeks to reveal that it is...