Culture and Anarchy - Couverture souple

Arnold, Matthew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0300058675 ISBN 13 : 9780300058673

Editeur : Yale University Press, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Arnold Matthew

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Matthew Arnold, a British poet and critic, wrote on the importance of culture in this work. He defined culture, famously, as "sweetness and light" - implying that culture represented everything good, everything not barbaric. 'Culture and Anarchy' is most important for the way it forwards the notion of an "organic" society - that is, a society that evolves slowly, that grows into maturity, that does not strive for sudden "advances" led by experts working all at once to implement great change. For anyone wondering about the relationship between modern conservatism and classical Liberalism, this is a decent place to start. "I am a Liberal," Arnold writes in the introduction, "yet I am a Liberal tempered by experience, reflection, and renouncement, and I am, above all, a believer in culture." If you wish to take an intellectual journey from Burke to Bork, Arnold must make up one leg of your trip.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Jane Garnett acted as Consultant Editor for Women on the ODNB from 1994 to 2004 and was also Associate Editor for Victorian Women Philanthropists. She is a founder member of the editorial board of the Journal of Victorian Culture.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0300058675
• ISBN 13: 9780300058673
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256