Matthew Arnold and the classical tradition / [by] Warren D. Anderson

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Scattered foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; x, 293 pages , 24 cm. Notes; Bibliographical references included in ""Notes"" (p. 219-274) Bibliography: p. 275-278. Contents; The student years -- The earlier poems -- The poetry of decision -- The poetry of Parnassus -- Homer -- Tragedy -- Gnomic and lyric; comedy, history, and philosophy -- Stoic and Epicurean: the poet's universe -- Stoic and Epicurean: the world accepted -- The Greeks and their achievement -- The heritage of Rome; religion, philology, and the classical -- Essence and value. Subjects; Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888 Knowledge and learning. Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888 Criticism and interpretation. Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888 Et la litt�rature. Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888. Arnold, Margot Marie Dominique. Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888 Connaissances Litt�rature. Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888 Connaissances Litt�rature. Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888 Knowledge Literature. Classical literature Appreciation England. Comparative literature Classical and English. English poetry Classical influences. Classicism England History 19th century. Comparative literature. Learning and scholarship. Classical literature Appreciation. Classicism. English poetry Classical influences. Classical Literature. Greek Literature. Roman Period. Poetry. Criticism. Classicism England. Classical education History 19th century. England.